Blackberry Mortgage Calculator
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent CEO and chairman resign
Russo and Tchuruk to make way for new board and management Read More
Thanks Duncan from Orcon
Thanks Duncan from Orcon
I have a phone again, amazing! My internet has only failed 3 times today (it is of course only mid morning, but that's cool.
And in reply to the comment about how retro I am still having a phone line, think of it this way, it comes with the net and it means that relatives who are still more analogue don't have to pay me, but there's a thought, maybe the ones I don't care to hear from won't lol.
I have a phone again, amazing! My internet has only failed 3 times today (it is of course only mid morning, but that's cool.
And in reply to the comment about how retro I am still having a phone line, think of it this way, it comes with the net and it means that relatives who are still more analogue don't have to pay me, but there's a thought, maybe the ones I don't care to hear from won't lol.
Dell Studio Hybrid Desktop
The Dell Studio Hybrid desktops come out in the USA tomorow, hopefully we will see them soon here in NZ. They come in 6 colours with interchangerble sleeves.
Introducing the Studio Hybrid
- Sleek and Stylish Design
- Space-Saving form factor to fit where you need it.
- About 80% smaller than a typical desktop.
- Uses about 70% less power than a typical desktop and is Energy Star 4.0 compliant.
- Packaging and printed documentation was greatly reduced and 95% recyclable.
- System recycling kit included.
RIM employees prefer Javelin to BlackBerry Bold, slaving away at Thunder
RIM employees prefer Javelin to BlackBerry Bold, slaving away at Thunder
Recent chatter out of Waterloo suggests that RIM employees prefer the nascent BlackBerry Javelin to the sexy BlackBerry Bold. RIM also seems to be having troubles getting the BlackBerry Thunder to meet their high quality standards.
Recent chatter out of Waterloo suggests that RIM employees prefer the nascent BlackBerry Javelin to the sexy BlackBerry Bold. RIM also seems to be having troubles getting the BlackBerry Thunder to meet their high quality standards.
There’s some interesting chatter coming out of RIM HQ in Waterloo recently about the myriad BlackBerry devices they have in development. First off, it seems as though the internal preference is not for RIM’s flagship device, the BlackBerry Bold, but for BlackBerry Curve successor Javelin. The reason? RIM employees care not a rot for the Bold’s 3G because they spend the majority of their day on the company Wi-Fi, giving them leeway to choose the Javelin’s better battery life and slimmer design. It will be interesting to see if this internal trend will continue in the enterprise space once both devices are released.
Secondly, it appears as though our friends in Waterloo are feeling the crunch to get the BlackBerry Thunder (referred to internally as the Storm, or as we like to call it: the HalleBerry - zing!) up to RIM standards. With little time to submit the device to Verizon/Voda for review, our boys in the ‘loo seem cautiously optimistic they can improve the Thunder’s haptic touchscreen from iSuck to iPhone-level quality.
As always, we’ll keep you informed of any more RIM chatter that comes our way.
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Adobe: Flash gaining traction in the enterprise
Adobe: Flash gaining traction in the enterprise
Flash has been making progress against legacy desktop applications, says Adobe manager
Flash has been making progress against legacy desktop applications, says Adobe manager
Ex-Googler, husband launch new search engine
Rival engine has indexed 120 billion web pages, founders say Read More
CNS Treasury finalist in Microsoft awards
The Auckland-based company one of nine finalists worldwide Read More
Motorola clings to third place in mobile market
Motorola still far behind Nokia and Samsung, but ahead of LG Read More
CNS Treasury finalist in Microsoft awards
The Auckland-based company one of nine finalists worldwide Read More
The Future of Telecommunications - Some Thoughts
The Future of Telecommunications - Some Thoughts
“Different methods of communication and of identifying users on communication networks will become irrelevant. I use many different methods of electronic communication, including a home phone, a mobile phone, e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, online forums and social networking sites and so on. Why should I have to distinguish between these forms of communication and they way they identify their users – why should I have to have an e-mail address, several phone numbers, several usernames of different services – why can users not just have a single user name or number which can be used to reach them however you like? Why should I have to use multiple devices such as a home phone, a cell phone, a computer and a laptop to communicate – why not have one device that can utilise all methods of communication but that comes in many different shapes and sizes – something desk-sized like a computer, something portable and then something pocket-sized. We need to take the focus out of the “how” and turn it more to the “who” and “what” of communications.”
From the section on the future of telecommunications from my thesis (of sorts). Thoughs/feedback welcome/requested 
ihug Limited will no longer exist from 1st August
ihug Limited will no longer exist from 1st August
A lot of things are happening at Vodafone on this very special day:
It's not surprising that ihug will soon be completely part of Vodafone (rather than the current rebranding) as this fully makes their fixed line products to become part of Vodafone, and reduce confusion.
Things to note:
The webpage with the information about this changed from welcome to our place to our place is your place:
A lot of things are happening at Vodafone on this very special day:
- Prepay customers will start being charged a dollar per call to customer services when a Customer Service Representative is required
- Prepay customers will no longer be able to switch to the classic prepay plans
- ihug Limited will soon no longer exist and will completely be part of Vodafone New Zealand Limited.
It's not surprising that ihug will soon be completely part of Vodafone (rather than the current rebranding) as this fully makes their fixed line products to become part of Vodafone, and reduce confusion.
Things to note:
- Phone numbers won't change
Here are the numbers, just for reference:
Residential: 0800 438 448
Business: 0800 438 458
Red network: 0800 800 215 <- they finally release this!
- Billing is still separate, but pay Vodafone New Zealand Limited directly
Currently, we get a statement which needs to be paid to ihug Ltd, even though it's completely branded Vodafone
The webpage with the information about this changed from welcome to our place to our place is your place:
The Internet Home Users Group
IHUG
ihug / The Internet Group
(1994-2008)
IHUG
ihug / The Internet Group
(1994-2008)
Backdoor in Skype? We need an open-source replacement
Backdoor in Skype? We need an open-source replacement
A backdoor in Skype?It has long been speculated that there might be a backdoor built into Skype, something that would allow Skype (the company) or the police to easily monitor Skype conversations. Skype is closed software and can therefore ... (more in the full post) 
A backdoor in Skype?It has long been speculated that there might be a backdoor built into Skype, something that would allow Skype (the company) or the police to easily monitor Skype conversations. Skype is closed software and can therefore ... (more in the full post)
Intelligent Assistance for Desktop User Tasks. Google Video.
Intelligent Assistance for Desktop User Tasks. Google Video.
I have been watching this a few times as so much of it makes scene. I like how he displays a learning system, that with time/more samples it get better. I found this inspiring in regards to some concepts I have been learning, regarding the design of expert systems for (tag cloud)/categorisation development of forums. 
I have been watching this a few times as so much of it makes scene. I like how he displays a learning system, that with time/more samples it get better. I found this inspiring in regards to some concepts I have been learning, regarding the design of expert systems for (tag cloud)/categorisation development of forums.
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