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The Future As Seen By Me In 2010

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Well looky here, things one has scanned in eh. (ignore the photo, that's some guy that made some accounting software, not sure what became of him ;) MIKE RIVERSDALE is fuming. The expensive headphones he bought in Sydney three weeks ago have just died. His first reaction is not to randomly spill expletives into his coffee, but to use his iPhone to vent his frustration to his Twitter con- tacts, under the moniker Miramar Mike. "I will also put, 'What should I do?' It's a conversation. I'm reaching out to the people following me." The council predicts hand-held digital devices such as smartphones will rule the world in 2040. They already rule the life of Mr Riversdale, whose company WaveAdept helps businesses adapt - their computing sys- tems to allow staff to work from anywhere - and with anyone. In order of fre- equency, he uses his iPhone to tweet (1136 followers; 8363 tweets since joining), e-mail, make phone calls and use online services, such as checki
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NetHui 2013 - My Plan Of Attack

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I'm going to this year's NetHui ( tickets are available and, for $40, it is a absolute bargain) The programme is chock full of awesomeness and I love how some of the session facilitators have been, through proper and right channels, promoting their particular sessions. Right, my plan of attack will be: Monday ( G+ event ) Be Registered and Welcomed Be very active in the Wellington Workshop – Making Digital Visible Eat lunch Hmmm, not sure what to do here as I will be joining halfway in to other workshops - might pop back to the Pikselin office for a bit Sip afternoon tea Listen to Russell Pop briefly to the Digital Inclusion meetup Tuesday ( G+ event ) Listen to Jordan and Amy Quaff morning tea Listen to Quinn Learn at  Issues, Issues, Issues Enjoy lunch Be active in  NZ Inc and the Internet Delight in afternoon tea Listen to the "Faster Broadband" panel Be wrapped-up Meet up at the Creative Commons do Solve X with Google X Wednesd
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