Most definitely I am not. It harkens back to the day when I was at University and spent the entire 3 years of my computer science degree and did not touch a PC at all.
Now, I have always thought that Universities are supposed to prepare you for your career after you leave, but to not even use a PC is a bit of a joke.
Anyway, we used Apple computers for the first two years doing programming and other things. My flatmate was an Apple devotee, I was not. I can see the design aesthetics, I can sometimes see the usability benefits. But I much preferred my PC.
Zoom forward nearly 20 years and we have now have two iterations of the iPad.
I am using one (v1) at the moment for a client project and so have had quite a play with it.
It’s nice, it’s easy to use (for some things) and it makes my kids go all gooey, but it still leaves me cold.
My smartphone and my laptop seem to be a better combination that the iPad. It just seems to me to be a device that does things OK, but it doesn’t seem to fit a need.
What is there that the iPad can do that other devices can’t? What is it that made it a “must have” device?
Seeing the recent launch hysteria of the iPad 2 makes me wonder if it is any better than the original.
Beware of a directory listing scam that is being emailed out to people offering a business listing with Free Updates!
What is hidden though is that by signing and sending back the form, you lock yourself in for a three year listing at EU995 per year.
But they do let you update your details for free.
Transcript is here:
From: contact@business-listing.info
Subject: EU Business Register 2011/2012
Dear Madam/Sir,
In order to have your company inserted in the EU Business Register for 2011/2012, please print, complete and submit the enclosed form to the following address:
EU BUSINESS REGISTER
BOX 252 – 28020 Madrid
SPAIN
Fax: +34 91 791 9167
Updating is free of charge!
These kind of scams are pretty common, I get ones faxed to me a few times a year. Similar ones for overpriced domain names are common as well.
You know your business and will know the kinds of places that are worthwhile advertising. If anything comes across your desk or into your inbox that offers advertising, check it thoroughly before committing, this one had the price in the fine print in the attached PDF, not in the email itself. IT’s terms and conditions were even further hidden on a website not linked to in the PDF.
The anglers are at it again, phishing for your personal details.
I got two emails this morning, both titled “Royal win!” to two different addresses. Aren’t I lucky to win two 1st category prizes. Especially when I didn’t enter!
PDF’s are attached that ask for personally identifiable information, such as Passport, Drivers License or other ID.
Together this, with the other standard info such as contact info, can be all that is required for identity theft.
Don’t fall for these kinds of scams. Any time someone is asking for information that can be used for identification such as middle name, passport or date of birth, be very careful you know who you are giving it to.
These guys are using the lure of winning money to entice people to hand over these details.
Don’t be fooled.
Below is the email contents, there are also two pdf’s attached, a claim application form and a terms and conditions document.
OK, I am biased, I am a football nut. I think they deserved to win the Halberg Award and given that the 28 person panel voted accordingly, there was obviously enough support from the people who mattered.
The panel consist of 10 media types and 18 sports people from a wide range of sports. Interestingly, none of them are from Football.
Possibly sentiment carried the day, Dick Taylor is due to resign as he didn’t “agree with the end result.”
As the President of the Canterbury Rugby Supporters Club, you could guess that football is not his favourite sport, but his beef seems mainly that he thinks you must win something to be eligible.
“Really, they (All Whites) didn’t win anything. Part of the criteria for the Halbergs is about people winning or high achieving.”
He mentions that bit at the end “or high achieving” as a bit of a throw away, but it does change the criteria significantly.
Is high achieving significantly surpassing everything people expect of you?
If so then the All Whites were a shoe in for the award.
People expect the All Blacks to win, The Kiwis and Silver Ferns are one of only 2 or 3 contenders for every trophy. This is a massive achievement in the world of football.
Giving the award to a “non winner” has precendent:
Here is a list of recent winners:
1990 Halberg Award Winner – Peter Blake
1991 Halberg Award Winner – Philippa Baker
1992 Halberg Award Winner – Annelise Coberger
1993 Halberg Award Winner – New Zealand Men’s Amateur Golf Team
1994 Halberg Award Winner – Philippa Baker & Brenda Lawson
The 2004 triumph of the Tall Blacks is a similar award of the Halbergs to a non winner, their amazing 4th in the world championships is arguably an ever bigger non winning achievement.
It was also a great result for Winston Reid’s equalising goal as the Sporting Moment award. I was awake, ready to pack the kids off to bed after a competent, but anticpated loss.
But THAT goal changed everything. The kids were buzzing. They didnt want to miss the other games and the whole World Cup took on another dimension from that point onwards.
One month down already, plenty to keep fingers typing furiously. January has been full on. Some exciting projects either close to release or due to start soon.
Here are those new clients and existing ones with recent changes
Most definitely I am not. It harkens back to the day when I was at University and spent the entire 3 years of my computer science degree and did not touch a PC at all.
