4 January, 2012 in Personal, Thoughts and Reflections by Aonghas

2012 Has Arrived!

Happy New Year everyone. Yeah woops this post is about 3 days overdue now but the partying has just finished… no I lie, I’ve been working at Cotton On for the last 2 days because I’ve been appointed acting manager while our company tries to find a replacement. Over the last few weeks I’ve learnt several things about managing people and dealing with others. The Christmas period was hectic as predicted, and I was given extra responsibility to lead my co-workers at Cotton On. It’s definitely a change from working by myself normally on Sunday afternoons. I’ve thought a lot about this coming year as well and it’s going to be an important one. My final year of my degree (if all goes well), as well as new responsibilities and my first proper year of “adulthood” – it won’t be easy but I’m excited to see how it will unfold.

I just thought I’d start the year fresh with a blog post but it’s not very long! My deeper thoughts about this year will come out in a later post perhaps

21 October, 2010 in Interests, Technology by Aonghas

Introducing… Windows Phone 7

I got to play with the display model of the HTC Trophy

Calum told me last night that Vodafone would be launching the new Windows Phone 7 at Aotea Square this morning. I just happened to be walking past when I remembered about it and sure enough, there was a large Vodafone truck trailer on the Aotea Square forecourt. I stepped up and saw the line of phones that were on display. They all looked like they were the same model made by HTC and I got to try using one myself. I must say the phone felt a little big, but probably because I’m so used to my HTC Legend which has a slightly smaller screen.

The initial impression I got from the Windows Phone 7 was that it was pretty speedy and the animations were quite seamless. The new layout was a little different to what I was used to with the tiles and the scrolling mural-like interface. I didn’t stay for long because I had to get to the labs to work on my project but initial signs are good that the Windows Phone 7 will be a big hit. Now I’m wondering if I bought my Android phone too soon… :S

Vodafone showed off their new Windows Phone 7 phones at Aotea Square today