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How to Avoid the Worst of the New Zealand Traffic Jams During Horse of the Year this Weekend
Horse of the Year is coming up in Hawkes Bay. For commercial travellers and holidaymakers, this generates traffic congestion, with a cortege of horse floats on SH5 from Taupo and SH2 from the south pretty much all day before and … Continue reading →
Posted in Car Navigation, Google maps, GPS Navigation, holiday traffic, New Zealand, real time traffic, road trip, safer driving, safer journeys, Sport, traffic, traffic congestion, Traffic Information, Traffic jam, Truck Navigation
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Tagged Google directions, Google Maps, Hawkes Bay, Horse of the year, real time traffic, real time traffic information, SH2, SH5, Traffic Information
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YOU’RE ALL FROGS
Of course it doesn’t actually apply to you because you read my blog and you know how tirelessly I have worked to encourage people to make smarter decisions about their travel, especially their commute. So don’t think of this as … Continue reading →
Posted in Car Navigation, Car Technology, cars, commuting, congestion, cycling, drivers, driving, driving app, freeway, Google maps, Government, GPS Apps, GPS Car Nav, GPS Maps, GPS Nav, GPS Navigation, HERE, Intelligent Transport Systems, ITS, love of cars, Nav Maps, Navigation Maps, Navman, New Zealand, People, Public Transport, road rage, RTTI, Telecommuting, traffic, traffic congestion, traffic demand, traffic design, Traffic Information, Traffic jam, Traffic Management, Traffic Optimization, travel demand management, Unusual Traffic, Urban design
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Tagged car navigation, Frogs, Google Maps, gps nav, HERE, RTTI, traffic, Traffic congestion, Traffic jam, travel information
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You’ve Got To Stop Those Hacking Waze, Baby
I was told about a great new route to commute to work by a colleague and it was really good for a while. The 14km trip took about an hour by motorway and not much quicker taking the main arterial … Continue reading →
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How to Get Notifications and Avoid Traffic Congestion During Christmas and New Year
I don’t know about you, but I hate being stuck in traffic. I live in Auckland, New Zealand where traffic congestion is a fact of life, but that doesn’t mean you have to be stuck in it. You have choices … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Australia, car accidents, car crash, cars, city GPS travel apps, commuting, congestion, Crash, driving, earthquake, emergency, Emergency Services, Flood, freeway, Google maps, holiday traffic, Intelligent Transport Systems, iPhone, Location Based Servces, Mobile Apps, mobile travel apps, nav apps, New Zealand, New Zealand Maps, News, real time traffic, road toll, road trip, safer driving, safer journeys, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, traffic, traffic congestion, Traffic Information, Traffic jam, Traffic Management, Transport, Travel, Travel Apps, Travel Information, Twitter, USA
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Tagged Buffer, Buffer podcast, Google Traffic, Holiday Journeys, how to get traffic alerts, how to get traffic notification, how to get twitter notifications, live traffic video, live video, New Zealand Traffic, NZTA, Social media algorithms, the science of social media, traffic alerts, Traffic congestion, Traffic Information, Twitter notifications, Waze, Waze Traffic
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House Hunting in Auckland with the Barfoot and Thompson Real Estate App
It’s been 5 years since I last looked at the Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate App. I did a brief review of it back in 2013. That version was a finalist in the Designers Institute Best Designers Award and they … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Australia, Australia Real Estate, burglary, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada, Canada Real Estate, census, climate change, commuting, Crime, Crime Prevention, Family, First Home Buyer, Flood, Future Technology, Futurist, Gadgets, good books, Google, Google Glasses, Google maps, Google Mobile App, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home, Innovation, Internet Privacy, Lifestyle, Location Based Services, Map apps, mapping buildings, Maps, Market Research, Mobile Apps, mobile friendly, New Zealand, New Zealand Maps, New Zealand Real Estate, People, property, Public Transport, Selling a House, SmartPhone, Smartphones, Technology, telecommunications, theft, top apps, track crime, traffic congestion, Traffic Information, UK, United Kingdom, USA
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Buying a Family House – In a Child Friendly Area
One of the reasons we buy a house is because we have or are planning to have children. We focus a lot on the house and property itself, but if you think back to your own childhood, it was very … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Australia Real Estate, bikes, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada Real Estate, driver behavior, drivers, Family, First Home Buyer, Google, Google maps, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home, home loan, house hunting, Lifestyle, location based apps, Location Based Services, Map data, Maps, Mistakes Buying a House, Money, mortgage, Neighbors, Neighbours, New Zealand, New Zealand Real Estate, People, Real Estate, risk, SoLoMo, The Location Guru, traffic, UK, UK Real Estate, Urban design, US Real Estate
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Why Do Real Estate Agents Take You to Houses You Don’t Want? Could it be You?
Why are you looking to buy a house? Is it an investment for the future? Are you getting married? Are you planning to have children or perhaps already have some? Are you really clear on what you want? Whether you … Continue reading →
Posted in Australia Real Estate, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Canada Real Estate, eBook, Education, First Home Buyer, Google Street View, grocery, home, location based apps, Location Based Education, Mobile Apps, Money, New Zealand Real Estate, property, Selling a House, The Location Guru, UK Real Estate, US Real Estate
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Tagged access to public transport, Buying a home, Buying a house, Buying a House in Australia, Buying a House in Canada, Buying a House in New Zealand, Buying a house in the UK, Buying a House in the US, buying a house wish list, buying real estate, Climate Change, cost of buying a house, ethic mix, ethnic community, floodplain, FREE eBOOK, Getting married, global warming, good schools, handyman's dream, home burglary, house feature list, House for sale, house viewing app, junk mail, local community, nearest bus stop, neighborhood, neighborhood crime, Neighbourhood, noisy neighbours, open homes, planning childern, Public transport, race, Real Estate, Real Estate Ads, real estate agent, real estate apps, Real estate broker, real estate listings, Real Estate web site, realtor, rent before you buy, rent or buy?, research buying a house, rising sea level, safe neighborhood, School zone, sense of community, statistics, Stats, Uber, why buy a house?
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STOP. Before You Buy That Business, Talk to the Neighbors
I’ve just finished the draft of an eBook called ‘5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House’ and it struck me that there are many similarities when buying or locating a business. In this case I want … Continue reading →
Posted in Auckland, Business, Business Consultant, Buying a Business, Buying a House, carpark information, carparking, Collaboration, Customer Research, Education, First Home Buyer, Foresight, good books, Google maps, Google Street View, grocery, Lifestyle, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Education, Map apps, Map data, Maps, Market Research, Marketing, parking, People, property, Real Estate, real estate agent, Restaurant, Retail, retail survival, SoLoMo, The Location Guru
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Tagged 5 top mistakes people make when they are buying a house, advice on buying a business, business location, Buying a Business, Buying a house, buying a shop, buying property, buying real estate, car-parking, Collaboration, commericial property, foot traffic, FREE eBOOK, Google Street View, gossip, Hospitality, leasing a building, Location, mistakes, mistakes buying a business, Mistakes Buying a House, Neighbors, Neighbours, Questions about buying a business, rental investment, rental property, Retail, talk to neighbors, talk to neighbours
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House hunting and Remembering Which Feature Went With Which Room
I remember so many debates over the color of walls, the type of appliances, the wallpaper with a rip in it and other positives and negatives when viewing open homes or homes for sale in general. I don’t know what … Continue reading →
Posted in Australia, Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, First Home Buyer, Google maps, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, GPS Maps, house hunting, location based apps, Map data, mapping buildings, Mobile Apps, Mobile Maps, People, photo apps, Real Estate, SmartPhone, Smartphones
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Tagged collecting notes about a hoouse, house hunting, House photos, how to remember what you saw in a house, note taking when buying a house, open homes, Real Estate, realtor, viewing a house, viewing homes
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First Home Buyers can save a lot of time and grief with Google Street View
A few years ago I was looking for low cost houses that I could invest in as rental properties and I found one that sounded great, going by the story the Real Estate Agent told in their book of current … Continue reading →
Posted in Buying a Home Research, Buying a House, Buying a House Mistakes, Cool Tech, First Home Buyer, Google, Google maps, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home, location based apps, Location Based Consultant, Location Based Services, Map apps, Map data, Maps, Market Research, Mistakes Buying a House, Mobile Maps, Neighbors, Neighbours, Real Estate, real estate agent, road trip, Selling a House, SoLoMo
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Tagged Buying a home, first home, First Home Buyer, Google Maps, Google Satellite View, Google Street View, home buying mistake, home hunting, house hunting, how to buy a house, Real Estate, real estate agent, real estate listings, Satellite view, Street View
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