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31 January to 03 February 2012 Tech Universe Digest

Tech Universe: Tuesday 31 January 2012 LONG LAUNCH: So you think you’ve seen rocket launches: that big whoosh and the thing hurtles into the sky. It’s all over in seconds. Not if you watch...

Review: The Motor Camp

Two families take their caravans to The Windmill Motor Camp for the summer holidays. University lecturers, Frank (Tim Spite) and Jude (Danielle Mason) Redmond, along with their daughter Holly...

What The Privacy Commisioner Thinks Kiwi’s Should Ask When Moving To The Cloud

For some time now the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner has had a draft “The User’s Guide To Privacy and Cloud Computing” set of guidelines that she/they would like your input on. Here’s...

Cloud Sherpas Accepts Google Enterprise 2011 Partner of the Year Award

Cloud Sherpas is thrilled to accept the inaugural award of “Google Enterprise Partner of the Year” for 2011. This recognition is based on our proven track record of working with and...

Cloud Sherpas Named Google Enterprise 2011 Partner of the Year

Google’s Head of Global Partner Programs Cites Cloud Sherpas’ Success Helping Clients Use Google Apps and the Cloud Service Provider’s Impact on Google Apps Customers ATLANTA, Georgia —...

Digesting An Eventful Month

February is shaping up as an inspiring month on the start-up, technology and innovation event calendar throughout New Zealand, illustrating that our tech scene is alive and well and continuing...

Understanding Google’s Updated Privacy Policy

The goal of any privacy policy is to help the user understand how their personal information is used and protected by the person or organization with which it is shared. For decades, privacy...

A walk on Te Raekaihau headland provides great views

It’s hard to find any information about Te Raekaihau headland on Wellington’s South Coast.  But I was driving past recently when I glimpsed the start of a walking track. Today was the day for...

23 to 27 January 2012 Tech Universe Digest

Tech Universe: Monday 23 January 2012 SUPERBUS: Big cities need to move a lot of people around, so forget your piffling city bus that carries maybe 50 people to work in the morning. Go big:...

Summer fairs are here

After the rush of pre-Christmas shopping when it’s all about everyone else and the right present for the right person and being lovely and selfless, it’s rather nice when summer fair season...

‘Ireland’s SOPA’ to pass without parliamentary vote

Stop SOPA Ireland Wired UK report that “Ireland is soon to have a law similar to SOPA passed that would give music and movie companies the power to force Irish ISPs to block access to sites...

Paolo Coelho Invites You To Pirate His Books

Paolo Coelho As a highly talented and internationally successful writer we won’t even attempt to explain his case better than him: “I have nothing against people earning money from their...

iWantMyName Applauds Startup Alley Finalists

Webstock is a world class web usability and design conference being held right here in our own back yard. This year Kiwi web companies attending the event are getting a leg up through an...

The Restaurant Website Drinking Game

In our review of Capitol, we mentioned how we go there despite the dreadfulness of their website (but you probably missed that bit and cut straight to talking about negronis). What especially...

Mega Takedown

The Coatesville police raid and subsequent removal of the MegaUpload site should serve as a reminder to us all about how powerful governments and corporations now intend to exercise increasing...

Batucada Sound Machine in town to shake it

Cuba Street Carnival favourites Batucada Sound Machine have returned to New Zealand with a new album of tried and true road-tested tunes entitled Don’t Keep Silent, due for release January...

Capitol opposite of punishment

With a couple of family birthdays taking place over the holidays, January was a good time to assemble for dinner together. Having dined at Capitol before (in fact, it’s been nominated for TAWAs...

16 to 20 January 2012 Tech Universe Digest

Tech Universe: Monday 16 January 2012 JUST BREATHE: European scientists are developing biosensors that can detect the presence of tumour markers of lung cancer in exhaled breath. Our breath...

Dear US authors, from us readers, in the rest of the world

One of my Internet pals in New Mexico gave me a little gift yesterday, which left me grinning like a fool. Virginia DeBolt went to hear one of her favourite authors speak —  someone who’s one...

Results of the blackout protest

SOPA Protestors. Photo: Demand Progress FightForTheFuture report that as we approach Monday’s crucial Senate vote there are now 35 Senators publicly opposing PIPA. Last week there were only 5....

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