Rob the Geek

Barcamp Auckland 2010 – Redux

Rob — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:47:55 +0000

The following is intended to be a summary of various links covering Barcamp Auckland 2010 as my notes only capture what I was able to attend. Much of the discovery was done via a twitter search, so I’m not expecting it to be an exhaustive list – please let me know if I’ve missed anything [...] Related posts:

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Notes from Barcamp Auckland 2010

Rob — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:38:18 +0000

Barcamp Auckland is an annual gathering of developers, designers, start-ups and social-media types. It’s a full day event held in an ‘unconference’ like style, where the attendee (see my attendee & interested folks list on Twitter) set the schedule – and people turn up to discuss topics which interest them. The following are the session [...] Related posts:

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Profiling my Power

Rob — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:30:31 +0000

To celebrate the introduction of the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS*) in New Zealand today (1 July 2010), I thought I’d publish the following article on what I’m doing in terms of residential Power Monitoring. Read on for: The Back Story The Unboxing Installing the Device Configuring the Software Results The Back Story A few years [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Setting up the EEE 1005PE

Rob — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:49:37 +0000

This post has been far too long in coming – mainly because some miscrent broke into my car and stole a bunch of my gear – including the charger for my 6 hour old ASUS EEE 1005PE. The replacment charger took over 40 days to source (that’s what you get for living in New Zealand). [...] Related posts:

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These are the Droids you’re looking for…

Rob — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:45:17 +0000

Hat tip to @VodaphoneNZ for re-igniting my interest in having another crack at the following post which I originally wrote for an internal publication for my employer. I’ve changed some of the phraseology,but the basic content – apart from the opening paragraph – remains pretty similar. Once again, these are my personal opinions and are [...] Related posts:

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Tabnabbing – An Even More Evil Phishing Attack

Rob — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:42:24 +0000

Wow – I’ve just finished reading a recent blog post by Aza Raskin (creative lead for Firefox) and he presents an interesting new phishing attack vector for us to be(a)ware of, that of ‘Tabnabbing’. For many of us, phishing attempts, (that is – attempts by ‘evil’ sites or emails to pretend they are from legitimate [...] Related posts:

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A PC for the Kids: Introduction

Rob — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:00:09 +0000

With my wife adopting a new notebook we’ve found ourselves with an additional, usable machine which we’ve earmarked for our boys use. The unit in question is a rather dated IBM Thinkpad R51 which ran fine with Windows XP, but given that our boys are now of an age where they are being more inquisitive, [...] Related posts:

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What is this “Android” thing that people are talking about?

Rob — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:00:06 +0000

The first week of April 2010 saw the announcement of Telecoms first Android handset, with the exclusive launch for the XT network of the LG GW620. Telecom is not alone in the New Zealand market with Android handsets. Vodafone have been selling the HTC Magic since the end of June 2009 and independent device importers [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The Big Move: Weather Station is GO!

Rob — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:18:41 +0000

Okay – after a bit of fnarkling, we’re back with Temperature, Humidity as well as that ever useful Wind and Rain data. Not only are we transmitting in elegant Flash interactivity, we’re also on Twitter – should that be your thing (note, this is currently set to tweet every 15 minutes). So – there we [...] Related posts:

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The Big Move: Weather Station BACK!

Rob — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:35 +0000

..well, mostly. Over the last week I’ve managed to run some power to a nearby cupboard where the La Crosse WS2300 LCD has been sitting and I’ve now got a PC in there gathering the data, and spitting it out to the Weather Page via a very slow WiFi link. The biggest stinker about this [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

“If something seems too good to be true…

Rob — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:00:51 +0000

…it probably is.” It’s an old, well-worn saying for sure, but it holds as true today as it did way back whenever the anonymous, cynical, amateur philosopher came up with it. Recently in New Zealand, there have been an increase in phishing attempts trying to get people to open email attachments which then deploy malware [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Installing VMware Server 2.0.1 on Ubuntu Server 9.10

Rob — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:33:45 +0000

Seriously, this was simple – and even better, it’s STABLE! Instructions for this install are basically the same as those for my previous post using Ubuntu 9.04 and VM Svr 2.0.1 – except, now we need new patch files and the good folk at Ubuntu Geek have already written a great HOWTO Guide which steps [...] Related posts:

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Adding more functionality to Kubuntu 9.10 NBR

Rob — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:20:32 +0000

In a previous article, I covered off the installation of Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) onto an aging, but much loved and reliable ASUS 701 EEE Netbook. In this entry, I will detail a few of the additional bits of functionality I’ve added to the already awesome Netbook Remix (NBR) of this latest OS drop. Topics [...] Related posts:

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Installing Karmic Koala (9.10) on an ASUS EEE 701 netbook

Rob — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:57:31 +0000

So – Karmic is out, and for those who are looking to upgrade to the new goodness, there’s a few simple tricks to make the process pretty much painless. If you’re already running (K)Ubuntu 9.04, simply open up a terminal window and type: update-manager -d For those installing from scratch (and to be honest – [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Commentary on Corporate Approaches to Social Media

Rob — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:34 +0000

Honestly, this is brilliant – while the clip itself has been mashed up to cover everything from Hitlers replacement motorbike to his choice in gaming consoles, this subtitling by Laurel Papworth (original article) has a bunch of agencies across the ditch resorting to ad-hominems – a classic sign of “oh-bollocks-what-do-we-do-now”. Disclosure: I have met and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Google Maps Navigation

Rob — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:46:04 +0000

Oh very very cool… and if you are lucky enough to be able to source an Android 2.0 based phone (like the Motorola Droid) it’s also very very free. Couple this with the just announced Google Music service and Google Voice and you have a take everywhere, contact, entertain and communicate solution – Not much [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

TEDx Auckland – Session Two: Wendy McGuinness

Rob — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:46:47 +0000

Second to the stage was a ‘Reluctant Futurist’ namely Wendy McGuinness from Sustainable Future, an “independent think tank specialising in research and policy analysis.” Wendy spoke on “The Danger of Now” which, in summary, was about ensuring you take into account whereabouts you (or your project/strategy) fits in the grander scheme of things. Some takeouts [...] Related posts:

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TEDx Auckland – Session One: Michael Henderson

Rob — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:35:07 +0000

As I alluded in my initial TEDx Redux, the inaugural Auckland event was awesome. In the next three posts I will briefly cover my perspectives on the presentations delivered at this, the first TEDx event in Auckland, New Zealand. The first speaker was a fascinating guy called Michael Henderson [UPDATE: Looks like something 'weird' is [...] Related posts:

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Ideas Worth Spreading – My Journey to TEDx

Rob — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:01:37 +0000

TED. Three letters, a veritable treasure trove of new ideas, challenging thinking and incredible people with finely honed presentation skills. I first stumbled across the TED initiative in 2006 when I was shown a presentation by Hans Rosling using Gapminder to do some incredible data visualisations. From that day onward, they have been a regular [...] Related posts:

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TEDxAkl Redux

Rob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:58 +0000

What. an. event. There is simply too much to type to do justice to what I got out of last nights event, so I’ll post this entry as it is, unfinished, but linking to some of the cool stuff which was discussed… Keep up with the tweets surrounding the event here – and I’ll be [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Education and the Future of Learning

Rob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:15:12 +0000

As I gear up for this weekends unconference, I’ve been looking through my Delicious bookmarks, specifically on things around Education, which is one of the sessions I’d like to run, if nothing else – to get a different perspective from that discussed at this years BaaCamp where I was part of a similar session. I [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

TwitterSheep for NZRob

Rob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:30:55 +0000

Below is the Tag cloud for the start of October 2009, based on the keywords in the biographies of the people I follow on Twitter. I created an earlier snapshot of this in February – it’s quite interesting to compare the two. October 2009: February 2009: No related posts. Related posts brought to you by [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Larry Ellison talks Cloud

Rob — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:46:51 +0000

I was reading a CIO Magazine article this morning on ‘The Cloud’, and found this wee video embedded in the article of Larry Ellison (CEO Oracle) talking about ‘The Cloud’, he certainly calls a spade a spade… No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Site Design and UI – An Educational Video

Rob — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:09:24 +0000

The embedded video came across my Twitter feed this morning (thanks @rgoodchild) under the heading of ‘The Perfect Geek Rapper’. Now while m0serious may not be in the same league as NerdCore rapper MC Frontalot,his material will still coax a smile from those of us who have an interest in site design, UI and Ux [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Installing VMware Server 2.0.1 on Ubuntu Server 9.04

Rob — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:00:11 +0000

The following guide will take you through installing VMWare Server 2 on a minimal install headless Ubuntu v9.04 (Jaunty) Server. For a step by step on setting up the minimal server, read the article I posted here. Getting the Pre-requisite Packages First up, you will need to SSH into your server, and paste in the [...] Related posts:

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Rob the Geek

Barcamp Auckland 2010 – Redux

Notes from Barcamp Auckland 2010

Profiling my Power

Setting up the EEE 1005PE

These *are* the Droids you’re looking for…

Tabnabbing – An Even More Evil Phishing Attack

A PC for the Kids: Introduction

What is this “Android” thing that people are talking about?

The Big Move: Weather Station is GO!

The Big Move: Weather Station BACK!

“If something seems too good to be true…

Installing VMware Server 2.0.1 on Ubuntu Server 9.10

Adding more functionality to Kubuntu 9.10 NBR

Installing Karmic Koala (9.10) on an ASUS EEE 701 netbook

Commentary on Corporate Approaches to Social Media

Google Maps Navigation

TEDx Auckland – Session Two: Wendy McGuinness

TEDx Auckland – Session One: Michael Henderson

Ideas Worth Spreading – My Journey to TEDx

TEDxAkl Redux

Education and the Future of Learning

TwitterSheep for NZRob

Larry Ellison talks Cloud

Site Design and UI – An Educational Video

Installing VMware Server 2.0.1 on Ubuntu Server 9.04

These are the Droids you’re looking for…