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		<title>IBM Australia jobs head to NZ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sydney Morning Herald reports IBM Australia could cut as many as 1500 staff. Many of the jobs will go offshore to Asia and New Zealand. IBM refuses to confirm or deny the report. At first sight this could be a good thing. After all we get good, well-paid jobs with a multinational employer. If [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16327&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MacBook Air or Microsoft Surface Pro?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One is a laptop that&#8217;s barely larger than a tablet. The other is a tablet with laptop characteristics. Both are powerful devices. Both cost roughly the same. Which is the better buy for a busy independent knowledge worker or a corporate suit with a BYOD cheque to spend? For many users this isn&#8217;t a choice [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16289&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry Z10 finally hits New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://billbennett.co.nz/2013/06/19/blackberry-z10-new-zealand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: Updated with Telecom price. BlackBerry&#8217;s Z10 goes on sale today at Telecom. Vodafone began selling the smartphone yesterday. The Z10 was first announced in May last year. January saw the official global launch and Australian could buy the BlackBerry Z10 in March. New Zealand&#8217;s BlackBerry fans &#8211; and there are a surprising number &#8211; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16233&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile data security: &#8220;they&#8221; should look after it</title>
		<link>http://billbennett.co.nz/2013/06/18/unisys-mobile-data-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealanders think the government should take responsibility for data collected by mobile apps. They also think the organisations providing services such as banks and airlines should shoulder some of the task. And they think the job should go to Internet and telecommunications providers. In short, New Zealanders think &#8220;they&#8221; should look after the data. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16299&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Office on the iPad and other tablets</title>
		<link>http://billbennett.co.nz/2013/06/18/microsoft-office-ipad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Microsoft quietly released it Office 365 iPhone app in the wild. The app lets users edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents from Apple phones. It has limited functionality and users need a full Office 365 subscription &#8211; that&#8217;s NZ$165. In effect this means users need to run Office on a PC as well as on their [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16291&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Last week&#8217;s top posts</title>
		<link>http://billbennett.co.nz/2013/06/17/last-weeks-top-posts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A busy week on the website with more traffic than usual. Here are the stories that made the running: Five odd aspects of Microsoft’s iPhone Office 365 Microsoft released an Office 365 app for the iPhone on Friday US time. News reached New Zealand on Saturday, traditionally the slowest day on this website. The post looks [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16287&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Computerworld NZ, Reseller, PC World: It may not be all over yet</title>
		<link>http://billbennett.co.nz/2013/06/16/computerworld-nz-reseller-pc-world-it-may-not-be-all-over-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fairfax&#8217;s decision to close the technology titles it licences from IDG Communications is sad but hardly comes as a surprise. The Australian media giant never knew what to do with the publications. I know because I worked for IDG as the associate publisher of Reseller News when Fairfax Business Media acquired the titles in 2006. At [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16165&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five odd aspects of Microsoft&#8217;s iPhone Office 365</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s Office 365 app for the iPhone announcement is unusual on a number of counts: One: the news was surprisingly low-key considering getting Office 365 on an iOS device is strategic to the company. Apple&#8217;s iPhone may be outsold by Android, but it&#8217;s an important market for Microsoft. There was no flashy press function, Microsoft slipped [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16277&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PC attack vectors</title>
		<link>http://billbennett.co.nz/2013/06/16/pc-attack-vectors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jethro Carr offers a useful guide to personal computer vulnerabilities in Attack vectors for personal computers. For non-technical readers it&#8217;s a good primer, for more technical people it&#8217;s a nice reminder of the things you should guard against. Carr points out these threats are insignificant compared with the computer owner&#8217;s behaviour. And as he says: never forget [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16263&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Which mobile OS &#8211; iOS, Android, Windows Phone or Blackberry?</title>
		<link>http://billbennett.co.nz/2013/06/15/smartphone-operating-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smartphone buyers can choose from four operating systems. It&#8217;s a tough decision. After spending time with all four I can report they are all worthy of your attention. None performs badly or has fatal flaws. While that doesn&#8217;t mean every one will be a perfect match for your needs, it does mean you won&#8217;t get [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=billbennett.co.nz&#038;blog=1129682&#038;post=16238&#038;subd=billbennettnz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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