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 writing #incomprehensible #twaddle u n me l8r lol @knickerlicker 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. 'Coz propah spelling is so last century.
Royal Mail's random number generator
[2 comments] · 877 words (laps up about 4 mins)Royal Fail and their offshoot, Parcel Farce, appear to be crumbling under their own postage rules and regulations. Keep it simple for the benefit of all concerned, I say.
The acquisition scam
· 676 words (eats up about 4 mins)Buy, buy, sell, buy, sell. The scramble for your customer data is as hot as ever, but it comes with a price tag that need recouping.
Wears the keys
· 476 words (laps up about 3 mins)Despite the title of this post being an homage to that old joke about two nuns in a bath, it isn’t ecclesiastical in nature. Keyboards just aren’t what they used to be.
Insult my loft
· 373 words (wastes about 2 mins)You’d have thought that unsolicited callers would have given up calling us by now. The number of times I’ve bought anything or given any detailed info about us is zero. But still they persist.
The bank security myth
· 411 words (sucks up about 2 mins)Don’t get me started on the “security” offered by systems like RBS Secure when buying things online. Can anyone spell snake oil?
Quote me awkward
· 70 words (kills less than a minute)Doc Brown stumbles into difficulties dealing with customer service computer systems that aren’t designed for eccentric inventors.
Version warz
· 569 words (laps up about 3 mins)Quick, quick, release, release. Can’t get left behind or people will think our browser is stagnating against the competition.
Dear Apple
· 1532 words (eats up about 7 mins)An open letter to Apple on navigating the landmines scattered between the iPod / computer interface.
