Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter et al diluted the realtime pool.
Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people retweeting the decades old picture of that cat with the lime on its head using bit.ly links reduces my vocabulary to four letter words — 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. I'm too good to be tweeting.
Windows 10 End User License Agreement to the rescue
[2 comments] · 466 words (munches about 3 mins)Why do software companies think they know what’s best for everyone? In the case of Microsoft, rolling out Windows 10 without asking… make… Stef… mad. Stef SMASH Microsoft.
Downloading danger
· 576 words (munches about 3 mins)Copyright. Restrictions. Legal threats. DRM. Piracy. Alligators befriending canaries. There are lots of inexplicable things in this world, but the entertainment industry take some beating.
TTIP, ISDS and the contract mismatch
· 858 words (wastes about 4 mins)The proposed trade deals between the US and Europe are shady at best. Shrouded in secrecy until recently, I couldn’t figure why aspects of it were necessary. Until now.
On choosing a good corporate identity
· 316 words (laps up about 2 mins)There are some ropey domain names out there that should never have made it past the first round. Note to the world: think before you buy.
Eye test technology is always right
· 447 words (wastes about 2 mins)If opticians want people to visit more regularly and not regard them as wealth-sucking ogres, they’re going to have to start listening.
PC World scam laptop buyers
· 899 words (sucks up about 4 mins)Beware the high street sharks masquerading as “experts”. Their currency is your fear of technology, and it’s easy to turn the tables with a little confidence, saving cash in the process.
The Hurt Locket
· 256 words (kills about 2 mins)Coughs, colds, sneezes, sore throats. Lucky for us we have lozenges like Lockets to soothe our throats and unblock our noses. But what kind of alien substance is the wrapper made of?
Top-level domain name madness
· 293 words (devours about 2 mins)Dot-ninja, dot-guru, dot-news… every month there’s a new set of domain names to choose from. But are the choices that sensible?
