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2013-05-05 22:56:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-03-10 07:50:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Louise Noble was tagged in Chris Noble's album.

2013-04-30 07:07:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Chris Noble and 1 other was tagged in Chris Noble's album.

2013-02-22 04:39:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Besides the doodle for Edward Gorey's 88th birthday, the Google NZ homepage is also sporting a little red poppy for the 2 year anniversary of the devastating 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch that killed 185 people. Nice touch Google on a tough day for many here in NZ.

2013-01-19 04:24:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This NASA/MODIS satellite image from this morning (Sat 19 Jan, 2013) shows ash from Australian bushfires spreading over the North Island of New Zealand.

2013-01-17 03:08:56 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

‎"One more year of numbers isn't in itself significant," GISS climatologist Gavin Schmidt said. "What matters is this decade is warmer than the last decade, and that decade was warmer than the decade before. The planet is warming. The reason it's warming is because we are pumping increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere."

2012-12-15 09:49:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Oooh look, 1pm Christmas Day according to ECMWF (deterministic t+240 forecast). Not too shabby if that pans out - stay tuned...
#christmas  #weather #forecast

2012-12-10 06:54:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Forecaster Jonathan Tunster presents an insight into the MetService role in the Tropics. A timely post as the tropics starts to gain energy ahead of the pending Cyclone Season...

2012-12-10 06:27:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

:D

2012-12-04 02:45:38 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

The new MetService website, sporting new colours and branding, is now available for testing at:
http://beta.metservice.com

For more info on the redesign, see this blog post:
http://blog.metservice.com/2012/12/the-new-metservice-website/

2012-11-21 04:42:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Tongariro Eruption links

Google News - realtime coverage
http://news.google.co.nz/news/rtc?ncl=dzFQ0xc3LkBWlzMKxtjd_vRp3UUSM&topic=h&pog=false

GeoNet Volcanic Alert Bulletin
http://info.geonet.org.nz/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3801145

GeoNet Tongariro page with webcams and quake drums
http://geonet.org.nz/volcano/info/tongariro

Wellington VAAC - MetService - for ash advisories and graphics
http://vaac.metservice.com/wellington 

Air New Zealand updates
http://www.theflyingsocialnetwork.com/archives/6264

Lake Taupo webcams - with history (uses flash)
View to Tongariro/Ruapehu across lake
http://www.takeabreak.co.nz/accommodation/taupo.asp
Zoomed view
http://www.takeabreak.co.nz/accommodation/national-park-village.asp

#tongariro... more »

2012-11-09 18:57:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

"This may be an uncomfortable truth, but it is one we ignore at our peril. The world's best scientists have been sounding the alarm for many years," he said. "There can be no looking away, no persisting with business as usual..."

2012-11-05 19:12:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Comic up! “The Maulgic Kingdom” http://www.myextralife.com/comic/the-maulgic-kingdom/

2012-11-05 05:40:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Moustache Season. Now Open. :{

Yep, for the 7th year running I'm growing a mo this Movember in support of the Cancer Society and the Mental Health Foundation of NZ. If you'd like to contribute to the cause, hit my Mo Space here:

http://mobro.co/ChrisNZ

#movember   #moustache  

2012-08-06 20:00:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Slight content fail on the Stuff mobile website this morning... :P

2012-07-29 06:02:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Nice to have Nexus factory images available. :)

2012-07-29 05:56:50 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"...if we continue to observe melting events like this in upcoming years, it will be worrisome."

It's is already worrisome imho... :|

2012-07-29 05:52:19 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Works a treat! :)

2012-07-27 20:14:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

But is it syncing playback positions (PC<>iPod) properly like the Audio/Video apps do?

2012-07-25 04:25:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hello Jelly Bean! :)
Got this early this morning on my +Nexus S here in NZ on Vodafone.

2012-07-21 08:14:33 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

...begins checking for system updates hourly... ;)

2012-07-16 20:40:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Celestial bodies above Wellington this morning.

2012-07-15 20:52:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Lovely shots of the aurora from Canterbury last night...

2012-07-10 00:50:10 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Tend to agree - when they started the rapid updates and broke the add-on model it killed it for me. I do still keep a copy of Firefox around for local rendering of php files I'm coding (which Chrome still doesn't do! -grrr!) but that's it. Mozilla has a tough road ahead - on the desktop at least...

2012-07-09 01:22:54 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

MetService are seeking feedback on widget designs for the MetService Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metservice.kryten 

See this post on Facebook and add your vote/comments: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=385946004800797&set=a.154197624642304.35091.136819026380164&type=1

or send a tweet to @MetService on twitter: http://twitter.com/metservice

#metservice   #android   #weather   #app   #widget  

2012-07-06 19:52:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Good to see it's not just me who wants to rant about this! I like the idea of a single app for podcasts, but the lack of syncing playback positions to iTunes kills it for me. Not to mention duplicate entries in the library, no method to remove played episodes from the list, no notification of new episodes on the tile screen of the library... Until Apple fixes this, it's back to the old Music/Videos apps for me.

2012-06-28 19:52:06 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Jupiter and Venus rising over Wellington, 7:02am this morning. View is from the MetService building in Kelburn.

2012-07-15 04:46:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Lots of Google updates - must be a Google event on or something... :P

2012-06-28 01:27:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It's a tad hazy out there today.

2012-06-18 02:56:32 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Tried out Google Navigation to/from work today. Brilliant. Flawless experience - stoked the phone GPS works so well, and having the street view pop-up near the destination is pure awesome.
Yo Goog, you can drop the beta tag for me. Kthxbye. ;)
+Google Maps

2012-06-12 09:20:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Defeat the Lord of Terror. Tick. :)
#Diablo3

2012-06-10 02:14:10 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Tracking a stolen phone - possible or too hard basket?

My old phone was stolen a couple of weeks ago, without a SIM in it (wife was inheriting and using on wifi only at time).

We changed her Google account password immediately, so presumably (hopefully!) the phone can't access my wife's Google account in any way.  However, as it was linked to her Google Play account (presumably by a UUID of some sort) it is still listed alongside her replacement phone. Google Play can clearly still track the device and now says it was last used a few days ago on carrier 2Degrees. So, the thief/recipient has put a SIM in and is now using the phone...

What are the chances of getting info out of Google (like an IP for the device or other) and then getting 2Degrees to track the phone to pass on to police? While theoretically possible, is this actually doable or simply not... more »

2012-06-05 23:30:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The Solar Dynamics Observatory imagery is incredible (even without a planet getting in the way!) Here's Venus just before first contact - latest images at:  http://venustransit.gsfc.nasa.gov/
#venustransit   #transitofvenus  

2012-06-05 23:15:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Miserable, grey, cold and occasionally windy - the MetService facebook banner :D - apt for today!
http://www.facebook.com/MetService

2012-06-02 07:40:43 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Something tells me they have a sale on... :P

2012-05-03 07:31:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Nice. Been waiting for this feature. :)

2012-04-27 04:24:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Well done lads! :)

2012-03-22 22:54:58 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The historic Wellington Aero Club building has been relocated - mostly! - next to RNZAF Air Movements and right across the road from the beach.

2012-03-22 20:39:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-03-19 08:09:48 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Seatoun School Gala yesterday. :)

2012-03-19 08:07:24 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2012-03-19 08:07:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2012-03-09 08:47:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

What is wrong with us in the USA? Why can't we get it together in regards to a standard worldwide measurement? Metric is not that complicated. Simple.

2012-03-09 08:40:47 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

:)

2012-03-07 19:39:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I just felt a great disturbance in the Tech, as if millions of fan boy wallets suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something Apple has happened.

2012-03-01 16:34:02 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

It's alive! My version of Windows 8 Consumer Preview running in a VM. Very fast to install and setup. Now to explore...

2012-02-28 22:46:06 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

The view from my desk this morning... First time I've seen fallstreak hole in Wellington - actually, it might be the first time I've seen one ever!
#cloud #weather

2012-02-19 22:42:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Nice look at the old and new Windows logos from The Windows Team Blog:
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/02/17/redesigning-the-windows-logo.aspx

Must say I'm surprised they're abandoning the basic windows flag (yes it's a flag imho despite what they say!) that's been with us since 3.1.

Regarding a new design, I like the concept proposed by Juan Perez at The Verge which still retains that classic flag shape in a more modern looking logo:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/18/2807566/the-real-missed-opportunity-integration-rebranding

2012-02-09 08:01:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Nice work by Liam Platt for the Google Doodle on http://www.google.co.nz today - National Winner for 2011. :)

2012-02-09 01:37:31 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS ftw!

This is one of the coolest tropical cyclone animations I've seen... The animation is centred on the eye of TC Jasmine and covers the last 48 hours as it passes north of New Caledonia and just south of Vanuatu.

Full credit to the Tropical Cyclone Research Team
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
University of Wisconsin - Madison

#weather #tropical #cyclone #satellite #microwave