Jan 29, 2012 0
remember when the yellow pages …
Remember when the yellow pages used to be big and floppy and there were two of them? A-Z now in one 1616 page volume.
Jan 24, 2012 0
Google Santorum
Search for “Santorum” and the top result will land you on this page. I was just alerted to this long running campaign via a friend’s Facebook post. The details of it are documented on Wikipedia. Its part political activism against the US senator’s anti gay remarks, part organic google bomb. Organic in the sense that organic search terms are ones that rise to the top of search engine results pages without manipulation. The wikipedia entry of the campaign to create this neologism (a new word definition) included this account of the request to Google to address the matter.
Jan 24, 2012 0
I really should have looked at the table of contents to see what instruction these Facebook manuals provided
Dec 20, 2011 1
Varnish caching for noobs
For a while during my time at Daemon I could talk geeky with the best of them – well at least follow the conversations. Jason Barnes, Daemonite development manager was filling me in on what the team had been up to recently. This included their visit to cfObjective conference where Geoff (head Daemonite) gave a talk on Varnish. The slides are online (nice HTML 5 slide deck btw). I was like Varnish!? What the? No longer working with developers means I no longer get to learn geeky things through osmosis. A hello ping on IM resulted in my schooling in Varnish – a service that simply makes websites, like Facebook and Twitter serve content fast.
Nov 15, 2011 4
Scam Buster
The NSW department of Fair Trade is launching their new Scam Buster app today. Flyers and sunscreen were being handed out at Town Hall station this morning. The app enables people to report scams by channel and type and offers info and tips for what to look out for.
Good to see a government department engage in a relevant medium.
Sep 24, 2011 0
so much more in-app product advertising these days
Not that I’m against it. In fact I’m curious. It’s not just the notices — app updates form a compelling notice too, so take note developers, bug fixes just may be an opportunity for advertising.
Aug 21, 2011 0
Tribute to my lovely netbook as HP announces likely exit from PC market
I love my HP Mini netbook. LOVE it. It’s light, small, powerful, the keys feel and work like Apple keys, it has a touch screen that I use all the time when I am scrolling through notes on research outings, and very importantly it’s purple. Better yet I won it in a competition last year after decrying my work Dell laptop in a 25 words or less poem. The Dell works fine but just feels awful to use.
So today I hear that HP, faced with mounting competition and a more focussed business strategy are bowing out of consumer electronics. Obviously the competition is too fierce and their efforts not enough. While their electronics generate the most revenue they reap the least profit. I must admit that between an iPad and a netbook I may choose the former, but I am so glad I have the latter for now.
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