Movember – half way!

Day 15 and the handlebars are coming along nicely… Some have likened my mo to a 70’s pornstar, others to Merv Hughes (-gee thanks!) – and here it is in all its glory,

:)

What’s all this about? Glad you asked!

For the fourth year running, I’m growing a moustache for Movember to help raise awareness and funds for men’s health – specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. Nearly 600 men die of prostate cancer each year in New Zealand and one in ten men will experience depression in their lifetime. Sobering facts, so I’m putting down the razor (partially!) for a month and hoping you’ll support the cause.

To sponsor my Mo, you can either:

  • Visit my Mo Space (where you can also track my progress) and click “Donate to me” to donate online using your credit card
  • Write a cheque payable to ‘Movember’, referencing my Registration Number 314352 and mailing it to: Movember, PO Box 12 708, Wellington 6144

All donations over $5 are tax deductible, and your donation will earn you a “Mo of honour”,

Mo of honour - I've donated!

So how effective is all this? Movember is now in its fourth year and, to date, has achieved some pretty amazing results by working alongside The Cancer Society and the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand. For further details check out Movember Outcomes. This year in particular, the more than 10,000 men participating in NZ have raised more than $250,000 as of today (Nov 16th), with some impressive totals in other countries too – see Mo Money.

If you’re considering donating, please do! And to those that already have, thanks for your support.

Mo Bro Chris.
Boldly growing where few have grown before.

Citizen of Movember

Happy Birthday Amy

One year old today!

Boy how time flies. This time last year we had our little girl at home after an exceptionally good delivery in the wee hours of the morning, with just 4 hours or so in hospital. Since then she’s delighted us as she’s grown up into a cute little girl who will soon be running around after her cheeky brother.

For a look back on the past year in photos, check out Amy’s Introductions, 3 Months, 6 Months and 9 Months albums.

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

Damn, our secret has been exposed!

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

:D via xkcd

My Firefox Add-ons

A sneak peek at the add-ons I use in my default Firefox setup at home,

My Firefox add-ons

I also run another profile for website management that uses a slightly different set. Combined, you can find all my fav add-ons in my Add-ons Collection over at mozilla.org.

Google Transit comes to Wellington

In a New Zealand first, Wellington’s public transport info is now available in Google Maps letting you plan trips via bus and train with Google’s Transit service. To test it out, I gave it a simple trip from home to Molly Malones on Courtenay Place and it presented an interesting solution first up,

Google Transit service

The recommendation (to get me to town at the earliest time possible) was to take a bus the couple of hundred metres to the end of the street, walk down to the airport, then jump on the Airport Flyer to town. The second option was to wait 20 minutes and get a direct bus to town arriving 15 minutes after the first option. Think I’ll stick to number 2!

This type of public transport trip planning was already available in Wellington via the metlink website, but Google’s implementation is far superior in that you can enter business and place names, not just streets or addresses as with the metlink journey planner.

The real benefit however, is likely to be for Google Maps users on mobile phones. Google’s services work particularly well on cellphones (esp “smart” phones) and this will be a boon for anyone out and about in town (even those enjoying a beer at Molly’s) wondering about public transport options…

So props to Greater Wellington and Google for further improving an already useful service!

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