TechNet Plus Microsoft Promotion Codes

TNWIN7RTM
US $261.75

TMSAM15
US $261.75

TNCP210
US $279.20

TNUSG1
US $296.65

All amounts are in US Dollars and all codes functioning as of 24th Sep 2009

SelectaDNA - Some questions answered

Email response from SelectaDNA (NZ) Ltd to my query regarding the newly advertised SelectaDNA product.

Hi Hayden,

The SelectaDNA solution will last for up to a year as long as it is kept out of direct sunlight, and that the bottle top is screwed back on firmly. As it is glue based, if it is subjected to long periods being open, it will harden. The solution itself is white in colour – I liken it to PVA glue. It goes on cloudy but dries clear. There are microdots within this solution that look like glitter. They will be visable on light coloured surfaces – for this reason we recommend that they are put on the bottom or back of the article to be marked.

I’ve attached a picture of the property marking kit and it’s contents so that you can see what it looks like. These will be uploaded into our website along with other imagery in due course.

If you need any further information please don’t hesitate to contact myself on the numbers provided.


Best regards

Alice

2degrees website leaking customer information?

The new 2degrees mobile network has gone live in New Zealand, with the official launch tomorrow.

Wasn't I surprised when I went to their website and added a SIM card to my cart in their online store, went to the checkout, and found the page pre-filled with somebody elses details!

I have removed some of the details in the below screenshot.

It appears that someones full name, email and postal address have all been compromised by the site.

Some poor customer service from Steven Morey at Private Box

I recently initiated a trial of Private Box which offers a postal mail forwarding service.  The service is run by Steven Morey of Wellington.  

They advertise on their website a 28 day change of mind policy along with a two month free trial.  After signing up for their free trial and finding out a bit more about the company I decided to cancel the service.  

Cancelling by email was not very straight-forward, and I received a rather rude response from the owner Steven Morey.  I invite anyone who has had dealings with the service to comment below.

Due to some threats I have received from Steven Morey I have moved the entire post to the following location:

Some poor customer service from Steven Morey at Private Box

http://nztechie.baywords.com/2009/05/10/some-poor-customer-service-from-steven-morey-at-private-box/

First Security Response Times - Dannemora

Varying response time claims from First Security.  Varies from 8 to 25 minutes.

From: Jacques Gerber [mailto:JacquesG@firstsecurity.co.nz]

Sent: Friday, 3 April 2009 11:57 a.m.

To: Bernadette Webster

Cc: De Wet Cronje; Izak Nel

Subject: RE: RESPONSE TIME : Dannemora AREA

Good Day Benadette

Our standard response time for this area is a target time 15min at night

and 25min during day time.

Regards,

Jacques Gerber

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Subject: Re: Security Enquiry

From: Mark Catley

Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 08:35:38 +1300

To:hayden@xxx.xxx

Thank you Hayden,

We would be more than happy to work with Signature, unfortunately I am unable to do anything about the Annual fee. 

Our average monthly response times have been between 8-10 minutes and some attendances have been as low as a couple of minutes. It just depends on who is the nearest patrol. 

Regards

Mark

BNZ website goes tits up

Google Adwords disaproves of term Netbook

I ran a brief experiment with Google Adwords which included the term 'netbook'. I ran the campaign for a few days and then paused it.

I received the following email today from Google asking for the removal of the term 'Netbook' due to trademark concerns.

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Campaign: 'Affiliate Test,' Ad Group: 'Asus 1000HA'
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AD TEXT:

ASUS Eee PC 1000HA
Get yourself a netbook! portable
power on the go [Affiliate Link]
www.amazon.com/

Action taken: Suspended - Pending Revision
Issue(s): Ad Text Trademark Term
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SUGGESTIONS:
-> Ad Content: Please remove the following trademark from your ad:
Netbook.

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POLICY DEFINITIONS:

Ad Text Trademark Term: Due to trademark complaints, we do not allow
advertisers to use certain trademarked terms or elements in their
Google AdWords campaigns.

It appears that Google is currently removing adwords campaigns using this word.

Check out the link below for more information about Psion's claim of trademark ownership for the term Netbook.

http://www.nztechie.com/psion-threatens-to-sue-netbook-profiteers/629/