OK, so we didn't win this year's New Zealand Open Source awards but the gala was fun and we met some very nice people. While we were sitting around drowning our sorrow with caffeine and dunking our disappointment with Japanese donuts, we found out we've just been nominated for a SMAC award!

The SMACs are chosen by industry professionals and awarded to the best website and design practitioners in the North East of England. We figure, if you go far enough, New Zealand actually IS northeast of...