Time to bring back the fruit bowl
Whatever happened to the bowl of fruit in the workplace? Not to mention the endless supply of soft drinks and the gaming machines.
Techie Isles
Darren Greenwood keeps his feet on New Zealand's shaky ground and his head up in the long white cloud.
Darren Greenwood
Darren Greenwood has been in journalism, not all of it IT, since the days of typewriters and long before the web spun its way around the world. Coming from Yorkshire, he can be blunt, and though having resided in New Zealand, as well as Australia, for quite some time, he insists he is not one of the 'sheeple!'
Latest Posts
Kim Dotcom's fibre fantasy
Kim Dotcom was right to raise the issue once again, even if his ideas are a pie in the sky for now .
How I became an internet pirate
If the entertainment industry actually provided legal avenues for timely movie distribution in countries other than the US, would piracy be a problem?
Security breaches threaten NZ e-government
The security breach at New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development last week was nothing short of an embarrassment.
The trials and tribulations of the Trade Me wannabes
Kiwi auction powerhouse Trade Me gained two new competitors this week, and both have stumbled at the first hurdle.
Trade Me's 'greed' fuels new rivals
Is New Zealand's premier auction site Trade Me justified in going for a money grab by raising its fees, or will it open the market up to those that might do a better job?
Outsourcing good, offshoring bad
There is much sense in outsourcing, but offshoring is a different kettle of fish.
The shame of Vodafine NZ
The fine Vodafone New Zealand has been handed this week for misleading advertising is absolutely deserved.
Wise for NZ Govt to keep its cloud Kiwi
The New Zealand Government has moved another step closer in its plans to adopt cloud computing.
Short-termers get service (finally)
People who move often have in the past been caught in technological limbo, forced to use wireless connections, because fixed connections require too much commitment. But change is afoot.