by Tom | Oct 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Is it bad form to wear a T-shirt to the gym saying Department of Redundancy Department the day of the staff redundancy consultations? # @jwatson1 Congratulations! When are you moving? Can I come and see you before you go? in reply to jwatson1 # @jwatson1 Cool. I had...
by Tom | Oct 28, 2009 | Reading
I love the fact that Walt Disney is having to refund Baby Einstein purchasers because the DVDs are positively detrimental to their children. Brilliant.
by Tom | Oct 28, 2009 | IT
Worth thinking about backing up some online accounts (e.g. Facebook photos where other people mention you) as well as your own machine.The current round of good USB app suites (PortableApps for me).Windows 7 boosters.Evernote looks like a great solution for my work...
by Tom | Oct 28, 2009 | Business, Reading
Nice idea to allow you to check the supply chain for goods you purchase. Additionally neat to use QR codes to link products to the site.
by Tom | Oct 28, 2009 | Reading
Nicely done Onion on Scientology.
by Tom | Oct 28, 2009 | Reading
Thanks to La Moule for two links: Rachmaninov had big hands and O Del Mio Amato Ben. The first is a splendid piece of musicianship and very funny to boot. The second is a gorgeous lament for a lost love.
by Tom | Oct 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
After a particularly bad spell of missing four calls from Caroline, I wondered what was going on. I upgraded my Hero to the latest Modaco build and radio which seem good, but not staggeringly faster. While investigating, I discovered that most modern phones...
by Tom | Oct 27, 2009 | Business
An interesting chart looking at the speed at which businesses grow. Don’t be expecting a hockey stick: it is very unlikely.
by Tom | Oct 26, 2009 | Personal, Science
I was unpleasantly annoyed by a Clive James item on the radio yesterday, which you can read in full. I enjoyed the discussion of the golf ball crisp, but then he moves on to scepticism about man’s responsibility for climate change, suggesting that because there...
by Tom | Oct 23, 2009 | IT
If only I’d known about this when I was upgrading to Windows 7. Choose the apps you want and let it get on with installing them. Far better than search-download-install. Brilliant idea; I’ll be using it next time I have to wipe a PC.
