tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67412862026-07-24T18:01:46.220+12:00Observations, aspirations and recommendations from the desktop of Richard Phelps (v7)Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08405135351171085194noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6741286.post-4978432228134160132013-01-24T19:00:00.000+13:002013-01-24T19:00:06.818+13:00

So after a few months at our apartment, and the dust of moving in had settled, I did some research on a few internet providers. Found one who offered unlimited ADSL for $39 a month. They look quite reputable. Other packages are on par with Telstra pricing, and our location was in their 'inner network' which shaved a further $10 from the monthly fee. So $29/mo for unlimited ADSL? Bring it!! I'd

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It was a stinking hot day - one that came out of the blue. 23 deg already. Suns got bite! — Richard Phelps (@richardphelps) October 4, 2012 I had to lug a heavy laptop up a hilly street for the days first client visit. In addition, I had 600 postcards to drop off. Reluctant to put on my work clothes, coz I'll be walking to some meetings today. Lugging a laptop. In blazing sun. #deodorant —

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Today I was looking for a tweet i'd, erm, tweeted about at least six months ago. Unfortunately for me, Twitter itself is (currently) shit at two things. Search, and history. I was looking for a website that would show my tweets without any formatting, going back as far as the Twitter API would allow, which is around 3200 tweets. So many companies use this to data mine, enabling them to have

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Google, you sneaky bitch! What have you done to Blogger? What's with this super clean back-end interface? Did you fire the person who came up with #FFFFFF as the primary way to keep what could be a turd of a site, clean and simple? Looking around I have options to label this post, which I will - one will be WTF - I can schedule this to publish tomorrow, or whenever, like 12:12pm on 12

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At first, that campaign drove me nuts. By chance, I needed to drop into a supermarket, and Coles was the nearest. In I went, greeted by those big red "down down" hands... ugh. Got what i needed, and decided to have a look around. I was a little staggered at how cheap some stuff was. As I noted on a comment to the Yardy Yardy Yardy 'Food Fight' blog piece about consumers in NZ's demanding the

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I am appalled that it's taken me this long to discover Tumblr. I am appalled that Lady Gaga of all people beat me there. Fuck that. Anyway. My Tumblr account is more about work than personal thoughts. You can find me here.

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Last year, I blogged about Big Brother. The idea that Foursquare wanted to track your every move. You know, I stand by the principles of what I wrote. Privacy in this day and age is fast becoming scarce, and anything you share is probably irreversible. You can't delete it. With anything though, times change and yes - I use Foursquare. As soon as I got a new smartphone (an Android), I saw the

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Forget the big papers. Print your newspaper, on toilet rolls. It's our favourite place to read your paper, it comes in handy, and it's recyclable!

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Previously, my blog was swamped with errors, from Photobucket. This has nothing to do with anything I've done. The templates available by Blogger, are provided by 3rd parties. It looks like the template I chose had images hosted on Photobucket. Thanks for all the correspondence. I only just remembered to change the template. And here it is :)

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Okay, let me begin my suggesting that this article really is for Twitter users, however if you aren't then - apply this theory: You receive an interesting fax, and you feel compelled to send it (by fax) to your entire contacts list. That's re-faxing... and for Twitter, that's the same theory for re-tweeting. If you put time and energy into composing a Tweet, you can measure a whole range of

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08405135351171085194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6741286.post-52499245697448442382010-12-31T00:38:00.000+13:002010-12-31T00:38:17.031+13:00

I've bitten the bullet and created a new blog over at Posterous - but NOT to replace this one. Too many blogs = too much work = no life, and I'm busy as it is. This one, however is simply to serve a little side-project that I'm really into at the moment. The Twitter community has these things, such as "follow friday" where you simply type #ff and a handful of account names of interesting people

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As if you weren't over the Cee-lo track by now, I gotta say, this is pretty clever. Take a listen.

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Yo, Facebook. What's up? Saw your movie. Anyway... I've seen your "like" button for a while now. I've clicked on it here and there around the web (as you no doubt are aware of), and I thought i'd make a suggestion. Some people also want a "hate" button. I reckon if you considered this, you shouldn't use the word "hate". I know you can't use "un-like" either. We're already using that to change

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Not bad, kid. Not bad at all... Pity you have an un-supportive douche as your coach.

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I put a post out on Twitter a little while ago about Mixtapes. I still reckon they're on the comeback. I have no evidence, and if I go digging I'd probably find some interesting stat about how the hip hop community is using the web to share mmore mixtapes than ever = a movement etc, but I'm finding that I really enjoy the challenge of thinking about the songs to include on a mixtape. No more

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So...you've seen the list of prohibited items at this years Commonwealth Games? Some highlights: Chair(s)/ tool(s) - So I need to stand upright for the entire duration of the event? Firearms - There goes my assassination idea. Eatables (except baby food) - Eatables? What the hell are eatables? Are we not allowed to EAT? Dangerous goods - Damn, and I packed some TNT, a pot of nuclear waste and

Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08405135351171085194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6741286.post-36001646495571272462010-09-14T23:50:00.001+12:002010-09-15T00:01:11.830+12:00

There are some great things about morning radio. The continuous fresh approach (and longevity) of the hosts is a factor, the music as the 'good glue' in between the personality also counts for a lot. Now, I'm racking my brain but I can't give an example, so I'm left to say that brekky hosts who have witnessed sunrises in front of a mic for at least 5 years, have this amazing ability to keep you

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Many years ago, I wrote and recorded a song about people who park their cars on the grass. It was inspired by seeing great lawns turned to mud cos inept guests couldn't stay on the driveway. Who do they think they are parking on someone elses lawn? Anyway. Of late I've been noticing something missing from my coffee. By 'missing', I really mean it is actually there, but it shouldn't be there

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I am fairly chuffed about this. I own a Digital Radio! As of May this year, I received a promotion at work into a newly created position which centres around Digital Radio broadcasting. As long and as hard I have worked for this (5+ years), and as the excitement escalated once an official launch date for Digital Radio in the city where I live, I quickly realised that I had a hurdle to overcome.

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Tweets are fast becoming "quotes" by those who choose to comment on various things. Now, these quotes can be delivered - in complete context - around the web. Twitter presents Blackbird Pie. (Still trying to figure the name out). And to show you how it works, here's a Tweet I prepared earlier. To stretch the analogy further, here's a slice of my Blackbird Pie about Blackbird Pie .bbpBox{

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So then. How are you finding the internet? I've been feeling a bit befuddled lately, with the new wave of services that are available - more notably, location services like Gowalla and the big one - Foursquare. 2008 was "the year of Facebook", 2009 saw the "rise of Twitter" and 2010 so far, seems to belong to Foursquare. And i've done pretty well by steering clear, but more on that later. As

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Further proof that NZ radio is, and always will be - about Auckland.I just watched a "live" broadcast of the 2010 NZ Radio Awards - and by live, I mean prerecorded and edited for streaming. A function was held for Auckland broadcasters, which looked like a Friday night piss-up in the Viaduct. We only get to see static pictures of winning talent who are outside of Auckland.I continue to loathe

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Whilst doing a bit of research, and trying desperately trying to find her original version of "That Ole Devil Called Love", I became familiar with the story of Billie Holiday. A great talent who often had the pros dumbfounded of her abilities in singing. Her full autobiography reveals some great examples.Billie Holiday's grandfather was one of 17 children of a black Virginia slave and a white

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Saw this on Mediawatch last week... and posting it here for international friends who can't watch it on Australia's ABC iView (plus it gets deleted after 14 days or so...)Does your country have a Mediawatch type program?

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