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New Blackberry Announced

If you’ve read my blog you’ll know that I’m a Palm user with a possible hankering for an iPhone.
RIM’s recent announcement could open me up to the world of the Blackberry however.
Is it just me, or does the Bold look like a cross between the Centro and iPhone??

When TV Controversy Meets Internet Advertising

Back in September last year, Ford NZ was up in arms about an ad that the Land Transport Safety Authority was showing on TV. They have a long standing agreement with car companies that if cars are shown in their safety advertisements, they can’t be identified.
Now anyone that knows anything about cars (you know, [...]

Enough Horsepower?!

Is it just me, or does this announcement from AMG/Mercedes remind you of a certain Ghz war??  Remember Intel stopping development of its 4Ghz chip in favour of other means of boosting performance?

Bidder Beware

My daughter and I are in the market for a second-hand car - her first.  A fair amount of money has been saved, and this is well earned money too.  The first port of call is Trademe Motors of course - isn’t it for everyone.
Having bought and sold a number of my own cars I’m [...]

Going Overboard with Traffic Lights

I’ve been a little bemused by the installation of many new traffic lights on Jervois Quay in Wellington recently.  They totally remind me of the laser gates in The Phantom Menace where Darth Maul is being chased by Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan.
Between Bowen Street and Frank Kitts Park (approx. 1km) there would be around 8 sets [...]

Service Station Etiquette

A few things have happened over the last couple of months that have driven me to write this post. In some situations I may have been in the wrong, but I’m sure that on the balance, most frustrations could have been avoided with a bit of common sense.
With the ‘new’ supermarket discounts that are [...]