I’m composing this blog entry using an app on my iPhone while sitting in Dunedin’s Octagon in the lunchtime summer sun. It is now so easy these days to share your thoughts online from whereever. I now tweet and post multiple status updates daily without a second thought. My Iphone and it’s “always on” Internet connectivity – I can’t imagine being without. As a “news junkie” my days of watching tv news or listening to [...]

OK I’m showing my age but I found this on YouTube today and had an ‘oh wow’ moment. I can recall watching this movie as a kid and thinking at the time it was actually going to happen one day. Well I was wrong (as far as I know) but the fact that such a cool computer generated movie was on the big screen as I grew up did influence and grow my fascination with all [...]

After updating my blog software to this latest release I have to say I’m very happy with it. There have been a few nice extra features added and a bunch of bug fixes as well. If you have not updated your blog software for a while I suggest you download this version and act now!

It’s that time of the year again. The word SALE is everywhere around town and most folks I see out and about are looking very frazzled. You do have to wonder when the right time to head out the door and bag a bargain really is? Boxing day sales seem to me to be a joke. Yes I’m sure there are a few loss leader bargains to be had but for most I think folks [...]