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Wishing for Colorado Springs Next Week
Chris is running a debate tournament in Colorado Springs next week, and the debaters are teenagers. Chris writes about the “big deal” of the event: “Our culture is muddled with an opinion of young people that is depressing. Teenagers are baggy, disrespectful, foulmouthed, slothful, ugly. The teenage culture […]
The Hobbit – It's Coming
A super-cut of the various trailers, features, and footage released to date for the film. Hurry up mid-December.
Air NZ Pulls Out of Hong Kong to London Route
Over the past four years I have flown from New Zealand to London … at least 10 times, with the most being four times in one seven month period. If it has been possible, I have always chosen to fly via Hong Kong, due to getting access to […]
My Tulips are Out
A few years ago Katrina gave me some tulip bulbs for my birthday, and even planted them just outside my office window. For a couple of weeks a year I get to enjoy them … and now is the time. I’m not into flowers, but I think the […]
Cutting Travel Costs
Many of the routine meetings we hold today can be replaced / enhanced with new ways of meeting, without having to travel to get there. But when travel is required, there’s a set of common sense ideas you can follow to reduce your costs: – plan ahead, and […]
Windows 8 – "a tax on your brain"
Tim, a game developer, tried out Windows 8 on his main PC and hated the experience. He explains why in a long post that drew many comments: “As a cruel trick on myself, about a month ago I installed Windows 8 on my main PC to see what […]
A New Mac
I’ve had two Macs for the past two and bit years; an iMac 27 for in-the-office work, and a MacBook Pro 13 for out-and-about work. The balance has worked well, but as I’ve been doing more workshops and seminars, I’ve been noticing that the 13″ screen was getting […]
In Praise of Radtech – Covers for Apple Gear
It was my friend Peter Crow some years ago who introduced me to the wonders of the form-fitting covers from Radtech for Apple products. He’d purchased a MacBook Air and somehow scored a grey Radtech cover in the process. What I immediately loved about the idea was that […]
TUMI Case Studies – Cool Insights into Luggage, Packing, and Travel
TUMI has released three videos in a “case studies” series, focused on how people pack for upcoming trips. Each video is less than two minutes, and you get an insight into different approaches to packing. It’s worth a look if you have to travel frequently. The other two […]
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