Life
New York, Chicago (and Ottawa)
I just had an amazing week travelling to NY, then Ottawa, then Chicago. Loved the snow, and the buzz of NYC. I would go back in a heartbeat. [imagebrowser id=1]
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VendHQ Pitch Video for Cloud Connect Launch Pad
[business:VendHQ] has been picked as one of 8 semifinalist for the Cloud Connect Launch Pad, and we plan on getting it to the finals. VendHQ is one of my projects I am chipping away at. I write the code, design the screens, develop the strategy, put together the demo
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Is augmented reality really a reality — Barcamp Auckland notes
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
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Rhys Darby, only 2 degrees of separation you know
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
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How I cycled across the straits
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
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Sneak peak on the Telecom XT network… from the fringes
As you may or may not know I have currently put most of my digital work live on hold and am cycling up the country on a bicycle, tweeting, blogging and posting video as I go all over on http://www.nzuphill.co.nz. Well, the other day I was
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stuff.co.nz re-launch
One of my new years resolutions was to not read the news online through the major news agencies and so far I am enjoying my decision. I am no less informed through other channels than I was before, either that or there is a lot of stuff that I just
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Twitter motivations?
Do you use Twitter? What are your motives for using it? If you don’t know what I am talking about, Twitter is an emerging social networking phenomenon that lets anyone “tweet” in 140 characters or less their thoughts, opinions or just what they are doing, right at that moment.
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BeIntent — Product Launch
Today a client of mine, [business:Be Intent] is launching their on-line business, www.beintent.com. It is a fantastic idea. It is a collection of great computer health exercises, motivational and goal tracking tools to help you achieve what you want from your lifestyle. It sounds a bit
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A good reason to run
Here is a good example of smart advertising. It captures your interest on number of levels. Why is he running? Why is he naked? Where is he going? Watch it again once you have figured it out. I just love the expression he gives his friends at the destination. Classic.
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3D Flash Saves the Planet
Here is a really cool and engaging flash application that really shows off the great new 3D rendering capabilities of Macromedia Adobe Flash. Explore the tree and learn about its happy friends and how they make a difference in saving the planet. Be sure to pan and scroll around with
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Are you man enough?
If only I could figure out how to summon things with my mustache… Phil McAndrew Illustrations & ComicsEdit descriptionwww.philintheblanks.com