PIPE Networks PPC-1 in financial trouble - what will happen to PPC-2?
Internet, posted: 2-Dec-2008 09:24
Just read this in CommsDay:
"... Pipe Networks requested a share trading halt at the ASX after proposed financing arrangements for its PPC-1 cable between Australia and Guam fell through. Pipe's international unit said it had withdrawn from nego (read the entire post)...
"... Pipe Networks requested a share trading halt at the ASX after proposed financing arrangements for its PPC-1 cable between Australia and Guam fell through. Pipe's international unit said it had withdrawn from nego (read the entire post)...
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New Zealand general election web stats - www.electionresults.govt.nz
Internet, posted: 25-Nov-2008 14:18
How "webified" was the New Zealand general election recently? Have a look at the figures below, for the official New Zealand election results site and draw your own conclusions.
Stats courtesy of xml.net on the nz.web.dev Google discussion (read the entire post)...
Stats courtesy of xml.net on the nz.web.dev Google discussion (read the entire post)...
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Violent, no-sex Bond gets a Quantum of Solace
reviews, posted: 24-Nov-2008 12:32
QoS director Marc Forster with cast Mathieu Amalric (Dominic Green), Olga Kurylenko (Camille Montes) and Daniel Craig (Bond).
SkyCity kindly invited me to a preview of Quantum of Solace and... yep, it's good. The film kicks off with a de (read the entire post)...
Customise search results with Google SearchWiki
Internet, posted: 21-Nov-2008 13:01
Introduced to day for New Zealand, SearchWiki lets you customise the search results by promoting lower-ranked ones to the top, delete irrelevant ones and commenting on them.
Here's a screenshot, courtesy of Rob Shilkin from Google:
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Here's a screenshot, courtesy of Rob Shilkin from Google:
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Intel Nehalem coming out tomorrow
technology, posted: 17-Nov-2008 15:08
It's been a while since I thought about the processor or CPU inside my computers - Intel's dual and quad Core 2 provide ample performance for most of my needs. If anything, I'd need a new video card (or cards even), some more RAM (4GB plus is where i
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Olympus competition picture speaks ruder than a thousand words
Humour, posted: 16-Nov-2008 09:18
Spoken language is difficult enough, especially when it comes to English on either side of the Atlantic, but as this contribution to the Olympus Proof Competition reveals, gesturing can produce some interesting awkwardness too, depending on the cultu
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On Radio Wammo this morning, about Windows 7
Windows, posted: 13-Nov-2008 13:54
Glenn Williams, a.k.a. Wammo, asked me say a few words about Windows 7 on his programme on Kiwi FM, so I did. Click on the Winver image below to listen to the recording, in MP3 format. (Next time, I won't call on a mobile phone, as the sound quality
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How do you trust your advertisers?
Internet, posted: 5-Nov-2008 15:00
One of the advantages touted for online is that you can have interactive advertising. But, the ads can be too interactive. In fact, they can be downright hostile, as well-known Stuff discovered earlier today. Mauricio's wife Jann got an alert a (read the entire post)...
A few reasons why you don't want to become an ISP
Internet, posted: 3-Nov-2008 15:13
1. Your customers hate you. The service you provide is only viable as a shared-bandwidth one, because hardly anyone wants to stump up the big $$$ for a service with dedicated bandwidth and service level agreements. Your service is provide (read the entire post)...
Google confirms Unity cable between Japan and the US
broadband telecommunications voip, posted: 26-Feb-2008 16:28
Commsday has the scoop on Google building a $300 million cable between Japan and the US:
Google will combine with SingTel, Bharti, Globe Transit and Pacnet to build the mooted Unity cable, connecting Japan to the United States. The $US300m (read the entire post)...
Google will combine with SingTel, Bharti, Globe Transit and Pacnet to build the mooted Unity cable, connecting Japan to the United States. The $US300m (read the entire post)...
