Rants
I was privileged to be invited along to participate on the NZ Tourism 2050 Future Maker project and workshop to discuss themes and issues that NZ will face in the next 40 years. I was in the unfortunate position to be a technologist trying to predict trends 40 years out.
OK, so I haven’t posted for ages, I’ve been busy! But excitingly I have just been contacted by my close personal friend Walt Mossberg and he shared with me the first review of the iSlate/iTablet/iThingamegiggy. Wow, enjoy! I for one am looking forward to the unicorn
I seem to be getting a few hits today from people obviously looking for this post from last year. It must be Movember… :}) I can summon things with my mustache! Phil McAndrew Illustrations & ComicsEdit descriptionwww.philintheblanks.com
Stuff I Like
Yesterday I did a brief presentation on augmented reality (AR) at Barcamp Auckland. Having no internet connection, and no mini DVI connector for a VGA projector, I kinda had to roll with it and talked more and showed less visuals apart from a few vids. Here are some notes from
Getting Things Done
Today’s interconnected world has torn down the barriers and now you can be 2 degrees of separation from the Queen (supposedly) and through social networks this certainly true, follow @rhysiedarby for example. Rhys even plugged my charity bike ride (but then we were mates so that’s like 1
Stuff I Like
I keep getting asked, how hard was it cycling across Cook Strait on my south to north cycle of NZ. Well to all you smart arses, THIS is how I did it so shut up. Well actually I didn’t have one of these puppies but, damn, I wish I
Getting Started
So you have planned your trip, have got your gear sorted and now you are on the way to the finish line which seems so very far away. How do you make sure you get there? When you get tired, wet ,cold, lonely, and sore how do you stop yourself
Getting Started
Doing a solo challenge is not only tough physically, but mentally and emotionally too. There are a bunch of people out there who will ultimately be the people who will get you to the end, through the highs and the lows and they are your supporters. They will provide you
Getting Started
The short answer: just enough. This of course is pretty hard to do. The trick is to err on the side of taking too much. You don’t want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere without something imperative to your success, like food, water or a spare inner
Getting Started
Its all in the planning baby. Really. If you plan well then you will succeed. The secret to planning is to eliminate as much risk as possible, but leaving enough risk still there to make it interesting. Planning can be broken down as when to do it, how to do
Getting Started
I just rode a bike from one end of New Zealand to the other and as I went I raised funds for a small charity, TASC, that does fantastic things for people with spinal injuries. When I started, right back at the very beginning when I came up with the
Notes From The Bike
Being on the home stretch now, things were starting to sink in a little. The fact that the end of my journey was only a few days ride away was both exciting and a little disconcerting. I was so excited to be heading into my home turf and getting closer