WordCamps in NZ & Australia

WordCamps in NZ & Australia

In February I was fortunate enough to be part of a dual  event held in Wellington, NZ and a week later in Melbourne. As one of the NZ organisers we curated a number of talks on what WordPress users are doing here; as well as how they do some of that. All of the talks...
Why I like Bandcamp

Why I like Bandcamp

As a music fan, I love it when I get to work with musicians on their websites. I like it even better when I find a service that really helps musicians in practical ways. Bandcamp is that service. The music industry business model which was really a distribution...
Future Optimism

Future Optimism

One of the nicer things about getting older is being able to take a longer term perspective on the future. More specifically; how our lives and those of our friends turn out based on decisions and actions in time past. It is a truism that we often don’t know or...
A creative living space

A creative living space

Got some sad new today. An young friend has passed away. He had been sick for a long time and it wasn’t unexpected but still a shock when it happens. I had been looking at this video of Bruce Feiler who had a cancer and wanted to pass on some fatherly advice...
NZ Elections Warm Up

NZ Elections Warm Up

Both National and Labour are obviously thinking about the next election as battle lines are being drawn up.  On one hand National is signalling a sell-down of profitable SOE’s to ostensibly to reduce debt.  Labour has flagged the idea of no tax on the first $5k...