by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | Science
Some more considered remarks on anti-depressants from Ben Goldacre (my mistakes are here) .He’s right to point out that the SSRI news isn’t news, and that the really interesing part of the discussion is around which trial results are published or...
by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | Business
Very interesting concept: outsource your staff, partly. A PEO employs your employees (and does most of the HR and payroll stuff you would expect) and leases them to you for their operational role on a service contract.
by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | Reading
My gut instinct tells me that Adobe AIR won’t be mainstream despite some nice looking applications. Why? Isn’t it easier for most purposes to be in the browser, with a single set of enhancements (like plugins – how mainstream are they though) that...
by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | IT
I like the idea of a collaborative collection of “hidden” application preferences and a preference pane to list them. Neat.
by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | Reading
Hadn’t come across Magellan’s, a US travel supplies company which has a UK arm. I was led there by sleep masks.
by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | Reading
Kluster looks interesting: targeted online NPD.
by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | IT
Along with Witch (which looks great). I am trying these things for greater Mac happiness:TinkertoolmucommanderSecure your Leopard installAdiumHandbrakePerianFlip4Mac
by Tom | Feb 27, 2008 | Reading
For some reason, this world chart made me laugh. The others in the set are also worth a view, although I can’t work out which songs many of them are.
by Tom | Feb 26, 2008 | IT
Weave looks like an interesting route for bookmark sync (and more). I’ve been missing Google Browser Sync and Foxmarks on the new Firefox.
by Tom | Feb 26, 2008 | Science
I hadn’t realised how ineffective a stomach pump after overdose can be (after 12 hours) given the toxic nature of paracetamol. Pills can seem like such an easy route with a way out and a way back if it was only a cry for help. Doesn’t look like the way...
