If you’re a regular visitor, you’ll note that the website has had a major facelift – and that I’m selling stuff. I’m planning a Music Technology Event for next term and that’s been the catalyst for all the changes (including the name) and the ecommerce language on the blog. I’m really excited about this challenge, […]
Off topic. Warning : Rant ahead. Sunday, 2:30PM. Two gentleman from Mercury Energy on my doorstep offering me a really good deal on my power bill. I signed up and spoke to someone on the phone on the spot. Next day: I needed to check on my prepaid units with my current provider, so I […]
This broke my friend’s iPad and he had to restore from backup. Just in case you were planning on loading it on the fly, I would suggest you make sure you have a backup and some time to restore your device so you don’t end up having his experience.
Hold down the “.com” button in safari and you get heaps more options.
Straight-up: teachers don’t generally like the interviews. they’d rather be watching tv1 at home wearing a cardigan they’re nervous that they’re going to be berated by an angry parent they’re certain that the parents that need to be there won’t be it’s boring sitting in a drafty, noisy hall What you should say: You’re doing […]
If you ask the average person on the street to teach you something, what will they do? Explain it. Sometimes this works, but it doesn’t usually with me. People who understand learning know how to teach. Learning is observing, asking the right questions, demonstrating mastery, then answering questions. Teachers take students through these steps. “Listening […]
My wife has a coffee group that meets fortnightly. It’s pretty awesome – childcare, espresso coffee and a nifty craft activity or presentation. A really cool thing happened today: a local mum searched for cupcakes on facebook and found the group! She came along and had a great time. I love it when stuff like […]
We’ve got a very strange situation here in New Zealand. One of our foremost newscasters has entered into a relationship with Sky City Casinos. Reports are sketchy, but it is understood that he gets paid a $2000 per month retainer. He gets free meals and other benefits purely for being seen in the casino gambling. […]
I got a new iPhone about a month ago. I got the latest model, the iPhone 4S. This is the one with an eight megapixel camera and Siri, the voice recognition software. A brief word about Siri: right now I’m speaking to my phone and it is writing down what I say. It’s correct about […]
I use Outlook everyday. It is my principal business tool. This is particularly weird because in my former life as a schoolteacher I hated Outlook. I did everything I could to avoid using it. I had email forwarded to webmail as an alternative. One of the key reasons for this was to do with my […]
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