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<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Old routine or new rewards - it's your choice
There's great comfort in sticking to your routine, isn't there? That doesn't just apply to what you order at restaurants or how you have your coffee. Most people also stick to their routine at work, doing what they've always done.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: An invitation to write the future
Movement aims to connect almost everything to the internet.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Good law better than fast law, says US expert
Lawyer applauds NZ's cautious legal response to tech developments.
Cameron's Mars rover 3D camera plan bites dust
When one of his Hollywood blockbusters runs over budget or behind schedule, as they almost always do, James Cameron tends to confound the naysayers by eventually producing a hugely lucrative commercial hit.
A Thunderbolt from the Thunderblue
It has been remarked upon many times how Apple deletes a feature, forcing everyone to change. Cue teeth-gnashing.
Anthony Doesburg: Cyber war risk is here and now, author claims
Others dispute danger, but agree on the need to be prepared for attack.
Hands on: Internet Explorer 9
If you only tend to fire up Internet Explorer to download Firefox or Chrome, then you may want to check out what Microsoft’s elves have been slaving over.
Rebuilding Christchurch business: Cabbage Tree Creative
How lessons learned about offsite back up and remote services helped one small Christchurch company get back to work after the earthquake.
Browser wars light up as Microsoft releases IE9
Microsoft has released the full version of its slick hardware-accelerated browser, Internet Explorer 9.
Protect your information, Christchurch business told
A Christchurch private investigator is warning businesses who have been disrupted by the earthquake to make sure they keep a close watch on their company information.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Backup plans a saviour when it all falls down
Preparing for the worst and cloud-based systems both pay off for Christchurch tech firms.
<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: YouTube - it's a tool, not just a toy
If you're a typical parent, I bet you're continually chiding your children for chewing up your home internet bandwidth allowance, watching videos on YouTube.
ANZ says shift to single IT platform and restructure to cost $220m
ANZ New Zealand says its plans to put the ANZ and National Banks onto one IT platform and restructure management by laying off 45 staff and establishing a new structure will cost it a total of $220m.
IBM supercomputer puts human supremacy in Jeopardy
It seems that even with questions that require an intuitive sense of meaning, a computer has us licked.
Webstock: Michael Lopp, bridges, werewolves and Apple
Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineer who writes about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves.