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 validate their own self-importance bores me — 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.
Friends that aren't real?
· 258 words (kills about 2 mins)When is a friend not a friend? In Facebook’s eyes, it’s when you dared to acquaint yourself outside of the online social sphere.
All-knowing Facebook
· 86 words (munches less than a minute)Oh woe is me. Facebook have got me pegged down to the most minute detail, it seems.
Word wrap vs line cut
· 48 words (devours less than a minute)Note to email client providers: sometimes it’s better to wrap than to truncate, to avoid potential confusion.
We can't connect to Outlook
[20 comments] · 646 words (eats up about 3 mins)Ever since Microsoft forced “new Outlook” on everybody to replace Hotmail, users have been plagued with daily connection issues. The company maintain it’s not their fault.
Why it always rains in The Cloud
· 994 words (sucks up about 5 mins)We’re told that cloud computing is the end of the road for bought software and piracy. That it’s the way of the future. So why does it feel like the 1990s all over again?
The lawyers take over
· 443 words (kills about 2 mins)There’s a time for words, and there’s a time when they get in the way. Such as when trying to do something legitimate, only to find terms and conditions stand in your path.
To infinity and beyond
· 393 words (laps up about 2 mins)Despite spam filters and increased public awareness of scams, it must still pay for companies to employ mass-mailouts. I want to know who falls for such emails. And why.
TXP is alive
[1 comment] · 300 words (sucks up about 2 mins)Extra extra! Read all about it! If it’s Textpattern and cool, it’s in the new rebranded and redirectioned TXP magazine.
