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The Real Test if Old Spice gets the Internet
Updated: Sure the @oldspice videos have been funny, but this voicemail generator showed just how well they get the internet. Continue reading
a new look and a (partial) admission of defeat
While it’s tempting to try and do everything myself, using the work of others makes more sense. Continue reading
I miss being bored
In an age where you’ve always got an unread count, are you ever bored. Are we losing something because of that? Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Technology
Tagged amateur psychology, continuous partial attention, internet, people, Technology
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Saving power with Wake On Lan
As I was saying to my friend Nick Taylor who’s clued up about identity management, I want my ID card integrated with the IT Wake-on-Lan systems. When I walk in through the turnstiles, my card fires a message to the … Continue reading
On the Yahoo/Bing search deal
Firstly a disclaimer: I know a number of Yahoo!/flickr people, including a few who were previously involved in search. I think the deal was inevitable, and starts to define what Yahoo! actually is. Can it defeat Google, I’m doubting that, … Continue reading
Suddenly Home Networking Matters
Years ago your connection to the internet was much slower than your internal network, and you never had to worry about performance. Now we’ve got much quicker broadband speeds, home networking gets trickier because it matters. Continue reading
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Tagged connected home, gadgets, infuriating technology, networking, wifi
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On Wikipedia filtering
Now the row has died down, a few thoughts regarding the filtering of the album cover from Wikipedia. Continue reading
On Internet Filtering in Australia
I read with dismay this week about the plan to offer all Australian internet users a content filter provided by their ISP. While originally there was to be an opt-out for this, it appears this is actually a switch from … Continue reading
HDMI Fail
HDMI was sold as a next generation connector, having used it a bit recently, some of the omissions surprise me. Explicit support for Audio and Video synchronisation only appeared in version 1.3. The forth revision of the standard. That’s a pretty big … Continue reading