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Website usability 101

I logged into HSBC internet banking today. In fact, I tried to log into HSBC internet banking today…. The message reads: Issues with Safari Browser 3.2.1 The latest Safari update from Apple which was released on Monday 15…

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Don't vomit in public!

I saw this outside the Mile End tube station in East London. It reads: “GET DRUNK, VOMIT IN PUBLIC & YOU’LL BE FINED £80.” “Cutting Crime TOGETHER” I guess it does it’s job, it gets your attention.

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Expensive advertising

This was the state of one of CBS’ electronic signs at Liverpool street tube station today. I took the photo just before 3pm. It was still like this three hours later at 6pm. I wonder who is paying…

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WordPress Version 2.7 "Coltrane" Released

WordPress, the publishing platform I use to write and host this website/blog released a new version yesterday. Upgrading from version 2.6.5 was a piece of cake and the administration interface is brilliant – Modern and Clean. You can…

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Me: Now available in Certified!

I’ve just sat and passed my first Microsoft certification exam making me a MCTS: SQL Server. I spent the best part of two weeks studying for it. My main study guide was the Microsoft Press book: If you…

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A car on a tree stump? – Now on Google street view!

I wrote back in May about a car on a tree stump. Google recently released street view for New Zealand which shows this treestump in it’s full glory. Here again is the photo I took… And here is…

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A car on a tree stump?

While driving from Rotorua to Auckland yesterday, I came across an old Mercedes on a tree stump. It was a bit weird.  Here’s a photo of my GPS receiver. The GPS puts the tree stump right here (google maps). The strange…

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My bags are packed, I'm ready to go

I’m off back to New Zealand tomorrow to get a new Visa for the UK. I’ll probably be around 3 months.  I hope to keep updating this site, especially the Crop Kiwi as I’ll be doing that while…

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