Monthly Archives: July 2012

MS Volume License Service Center

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Occasionally I have to touch Microsoft software, thankfully most of our customers have their licenses entered into the Volume Licensing Service Center these days which makes finding the install media a lot easier than rummaging through CD wallets in the … Continue reading →

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IRD online services registration

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I recently signed up with IRD’s (New Zealand’s Tax Department) online Kiwisaver service, so I could view the status of my payments and balance of New Zealand’s voluntary superannuation scheme. The user sign up form is pretty depressing (and no, … Continue reading →

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Exchange, I will have my revenge!

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jethro Carr

It’s been a busy few weeks – straight after my visit to Christchurch I got stuck into the main migration phase of a new desktop and server deployment for one of our desktop customers. It wasn’t a small bit of … Continue reading →

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Android via serial to Arduino

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Whilst I’ve been pretty busy lately, I recently made another order from Mindkits and got to work with testing some of my ideas for my Arduino-based remote management solution for my home server. There’s 4 major parts to this solution … Continue reading →

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Joe’s Garage (Christchurch)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Whilst in Christchurch I visited Joe’s Garage in Riccarton a couple of times to brunch and coffee – I’ve been to the Joe’s Garage in Wellington before, but only ever for coffee. The fit out of the venue is garage … Continue reading →

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Drexels Breakfast Resturant

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jethro Carr

As part of my Christchurch visit, Lisa was determined to take me to Drexels all-day-breakfast restaurant, providing an American-diner-like eating experience, going for big hearty meals and novelties like unlimited filter coffee. Drexels originally had two restaurants, one in the … Continue reading →

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Christchurch Day 4

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jethro Carr

On my final day in Christchurch Lisa’s parents were heading off in the morning, so we decided to take our rental car and explore the city a bit before heading to the airport in the early evening. After brunch, we … Continue reading →

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Christchurch Day 3

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jethro Carr

It’s been a bit of a gap since my last post, unfortunately a large project (think 80 hr week) took away my spare blogging time, so now I’m playing catchup game, with blog_* folders all over my desktop of content … Continue reading →

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Christchurch Day 2

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Early start today, Lisa’s family had made bookings for 08:15 (yes, the morning, wtf) at Drexels in Christchurch, so whilst I had to get up early, there was thankfully unlimited coffee and some pretty decent food as well. After breakfast … Continue reading →

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Christchurch Day 1

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I’ve spent my first day in Christchurch catching up with Lisa’s friends and family, but also went for a short walk from Riccarton, through Hagley park and into what remains of the CBD. The flight down was all smooth, great … Continue reading →

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