We’ve shifted the ZoomIn website from our hosting provider in the US to NZ.
In the lead up to Xmas, we had a number of issues with our hosting provider in the US, and we made the decision to move the site back to NZ. The site has been up since the weekend, and is noticeably [...]

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We’ve created a fun Xmas game Santa vs the Grinch using ZoomIn maps – santa.projectx.co.nz . Find out who will win this Xmas showdown, Santa or the Ginch? Collect more gifts than the Grinch to win the game. Complete the 10 levels and put your name on the high score table.
Have fun!
Kudo’s to Tim [...]

Amazon has expanded their webservices to include a database – SimpleDB. (I’ve been predicting it ever since ec2 arrived) From first glance it looks like a simple spreadsheet where you can lookup values. The API has CREATE, GET, PUT, DELETE, QUERY and you pay for the data being stored and bytes transferred in and out.
Data [...]

Here’s my wishlist for Xmas:

$NZ500 smart phone with 2MP camera and GPS – iPhone has redefined what a phone should be all about. (And at a sensible price $US399) I want to update my aging Treo to GPS phone and N95 is too expensive.
Instant messaging style status on Phone: When I look up a [...]

Google have announced a new programme to encourage students to get involved in coding – Highly Open Participation contest. They’re offering cash and a trip to the Googleplex for contributions to open source projects. New Zealand’s own Silverstripe are offering projects for the competition.
Kudo’s to Google and Silverstripe more encouraging students into IT. We’re looking [...]