Nine To Noon
2012
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2011
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On the web
My blogs and web presences

On the radio
Me on Radio New Zealand

In print
What I've published

 

Recent posts

New Life: New Zealand

In Defence of Auckland
It's not such a bad place after all…

Coffee, among other things: the joys of coffee in New Zealand

Well and Truly Wellington

Steve's TechBlog

Served: the Lion Server review

The S stands for...same?: The long-awaited iPhone 4S review

Making Power While The Sun Shines: solar power in New Zealand

Going wireless

Since June 2011 I've been one of Nine To Noon's two new technology commentators. Alternating with Donald Clark, I discuss new developments and trends in new technology with presenter Kathryn Ryan.

To listen to any of my broadcasts, click on the date in bold at the end of the description.

2011

December
Cellphones on aeroplanes, Google and Twitter topics of the year, and tracking Santa Claus on the internet.
15 Dec, 2011 (10′52″)

Tracking shoppers by cellphone, shopping by cellphone, and why Netflix won't be coming to NZ any time soon.
01 Dec, 2011 (15′29″)

November
Sandboxing, security and the Apple App Store model.
17 Nov, 2011 (16′35″)

Virtual format wars.
03 Nov, 2011 (17′21″)

October
Microsoft's US$8.5 billion purchase of Skype, Google drops Buzz and the death of software tool creator Dennis Ritchie.
20 Oct, 2011 (18′31″)

The succession issues facing Apple, the $30 Indian tablet and BlackBerry, and government and server failures.
13 Oct, 2011 (20′17″)

September
Net neutrality, Facebook's website tracking and Google+.
29 Sep, 2011 (19′46″)

The dangers of the Web; domain names; and acne... there isn't an app for that.
15 Sep, 2011 (17′54″)

Individual solar generation in NZ, the patent war between Apple and Samsung and why Web surfing makes you work better
01 Sep, 2011 (19′30″)

July
Microblogging service Twitter marks its fifth anniversary; the imminent demise of the optical drive; fake Apple stores in China; more on iPads in schools; and are scientists closing in on the 'God Particle'?
28 Jul, 2011 (20′20″)

June
Steve McCabe talks about Apple's annual World-Wide Developers' Conference and Facebook.
09 Jun, 2011 (20′21″)