Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Part of an email I got recently on the AUGD list:
I accidently clicked on the wrong link on the Reunion.com site and it created Spam from my Gmail account. I am sincerely sorry. I have called Reunion and have filed a complaint and requested a call back ...
Posted in Annoyances | No Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Crass stupidity
Microsoft is allegedly crafting a completely brand new operating system, completely removed from the Windows code base...
...Rob Helm, director of research for Directions on Microsoft, notes that it is "possible," having previously heard of a secret OS project headed by former Microsoft Servers and Tools vice president Eric Rudder. ...
Posted in Commentary | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Some people claim that their iPhones are starting to show cracks:
Critically, the owners all claim not to have abused their phones, only subjected them to normal use.
Hm, I call bullshit.
Why? Years and years of working with electronic devices. People bring them in with all sorts of abuse - dents, broken ...
Posted in Commentary | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The Mojave Experiment is a new push from Microsoft to see if marketing can fix Vista (where engineering failed).
Welcome to the "Mojave Experiment." What do people think of Windows Vista® when they don't know it's Windows Vista? We disguised Windows Vista as codename "Mojave," the "next Microsoft OS," so regular ...
Posted in Annoyances, Commentary | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
...considering I'm in a barbers in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
photo posted from my iPhone
Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
photo posted from my iPhone
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Anyone who has followed this blog for any length of time knows that's quite poignant.
Here are the instructions.
Posted in Syncbridge, infurious | 3 Comments »
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Mike Cane gives his considered opinion on Cuil, a new search engine which challenges Google immediately by having a black background!
Of course the first search item anyone uses to test out a search engine is a vanity search. Because we all know our online presence best.
Well this sucker splashed so ...
Posted in Commentary, Made me laugh | 7 Comments »
Monday, July 28th, 2008
TechWire writes:
For dull, repetitive reportage, stick with the blogs.
Somewhat ironic considering that's the second post on that blog made decrying the Irish blogging scene as "crap" or "dull".
You have to ask though - what is TechWire (and by extension, Damien Mulley and TwentyMajor) expecting from blogging?
There are a lot ...
Posted in Annoyances, Commentary | 8 Comments »
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Daft mutt! Anyone know a good trainer?
photo posted from my iPhone
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