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Category: Software | c: 08 Dec 2011 09:05 | m: 07 Dec 2011 10:25

Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter and Google+ diluted the realtime pool.

Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people copying and pasting the same thing to each other has me reaching for the Glock — I figured why not make a blog? The main difference here compared with other people's blogs is that instead of being limited to one topic, you get a little slice of everything all mashed up. Txt spk iz da bom.

Centre of the software universe
08 December 2011 · 602 words (munches about 3 mins)

Here’s a novel concept: if I’m the user of a computer, shouldn’t I be the one in control of how I use applications I’ve installed?

Virus protection no no no no no
07 December 2011 · 1476 words (wastes about 7 mins)

How effective is your virus/malware/rootkit protection? Do you think the software’s doing its job properly? I think otherwise.

Have the bad old days of SEO gone?
31 October 2011 · 829 words (eats up about 4 mins)

Manipulation of search engine rankings leapfrogs between search aggregators and designers. Have we learnt anything in 20 years? It appears not.

Version warz
09 September 2011 · 569 words (kills about 3 mins)

Quick, quick, release, release. Can’t get left behind or people will think our browser is stagnating against the competition.

Label me mad
07 September 2011 · 435 words (munches about 2 mins)

Take one sheet of 21 labels in a 3×7 matrix.
Mix with Micro$oft Word.
Waste an evening trying to get the labels to line up.

Dear Apple
02 September 2011 · 1532 words (wastes about 7 mins)

An open letter to Apple on navigating the landmines scattered between the iPod / computer interface.

Sleepy Stef is dressed by his Wife in her adorable pink crochet number

Sleepy Stef is dressed by his Wife in her adorable pink crochet number