Author Archives: Andy Dingfelder

About Andy Dingfelder

Andy has been working with technology for over 30 years. Full bio is available at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dingfelder He lives in Wellington, New Zealand with his wife and two daughters.

Hot New Project

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Andy Dingfelder

I have started a HOT new project. My house is HOT when the weather heats up. Why? Because house technology is a bit backwards here in New Zealand. Imagine this: The temperature goes up outside. The temperature in the attic … Continue reading →

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Mega vs Dropbox (vs the others) which is the best?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Andy Dingfelder

BitTorrent? BitTorrent on Thursday unveiled a new service, dubbed Sync, that will let users synchronize personal files across multiple devices.  The system uses peer-to-peer technology to sync files between devices. Details are scant, but a BitTorrent spokesman explained that Sync … Continue reading →

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Knomee – Initial reactions

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

Well, the online New Zealand online auction site business just got a bit more crowded, with the addition of Knomee. Initial reactions?   I’m not overly impressed. What needs work? Listing fees – too high.   Not much different than trademe.  (The … Continue reading →

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The NZ selling market is a mess. What is going to happen?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

We all know about Trademe.  They have recently raised their rates,  Trade Me said the fee for selling an item valued at $50 – about its average trade – would rise from $3.75 to $3.95, an increase of 5.3%.  The … Continue reading →

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The best-selling smartphone in the world is no longer an iPhone.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

The best-selling smartphone in the world is no longer an iPhone. New data released on Thursday by market research firm Strategy Analytics finds that Samsung’s Galaxy S III was the world’s top-selling smartphone model in the third quarter this year, … Continue reading →

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Triumph of the Nerds, Math and Modern Political Polling: Nate Silver Wins in 99 out of the last 100 States

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

Barack Obama may have comfortably won re-election in the electoral college, and squeaked a victory in the popular vote. But here is the absolute, undoubted winner of this election: Nate Silver and big data. The Fivethirtyeight.com analyst, despite being pilloried … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Microsoft Office for iPhone, iPad, and Android revealed

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

Microsoft’s Office for iPad, iPhone, and Android is a reality. Although Office Mobile has been rumored and reportedly spotted in the wild, Microsoft has remained persistently quiet about its plans for the product. Now it sounds like the company will … Continue reading →

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Microsoft ditches Windows Messenger for Skype

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

Microsoft has announced it intends to “retire” its instant message chat tool and replace it with Skype’s messaging tool. The news comes 18 months after the software giant announced it was paying $8.5bn (£5.3bn) for the communications software developer. Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Conflicting options for Windows Administrators

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

It’s approximately 11 years since Windows XP was unveiled, and this week Microsoft was still at it trying to convince users that it’s time to upgrade. A post on the Windows For Your Business Blog calls on businesses to start … Continue reading →

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The latest on Do Not Track? Advertisers say they are getting stiffled. ???

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Andy Dingfelder

I read an article yesterday on the New York Times about the Do Not Track process and was amused to read the following: First came a stern letter from nine members of the House of Representatives to the Federal Trade … Continue reading →

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