For someone who enjoys quotes such as Men who work cannot dream; and wisdom comes to us in dreams and Work is the systematic suppression of a person’s real desires, I work insanely hard. The difference (so I tell myself) is that I enjoy what I do, I am not suppressing my true desires –… Continue reading Work, glorious work
Month: June 2006
IOL Technology
One of the projects I’ve been involved in for a while, IOL Technology, has finally seen the light of day. There’s still lots to come, and a few loose ends to iron out, but the site is up. Feedback, scathing or otherwise, is welcome!
Greed and need, or why I’m excited about Wengophone, the ‘open Skype’
Free Software Magazine recently ran an article entitled Wengophone: VoIP done right, with the subtitle Dreaming about a free software competitor for Skype? Maybe your wait is over. It’s a dream I share. Again, as with my world cup prejudices, that got me questioning why exactly I share that dream. Sometimes its worth questioning core… Continue reading Greed and need, or why I’m excited about Wengophone, the ‘open Skype’
World Cup Prejudices
A comment by Walton to my previous post about the World Cup got me thinking about why I support the teams I do. Most of the time I find myself unconciously supporting a team. Walton mentioned that Trinidad and Tobago strips have been sold out in Scotland and wondered whether this was the traditional Caledonian… Continue reading World Cup Prejudices
SEO certification course
If anyone has a bit of dosh to spare, and is interested in the esoteric art of search engine optimisation, some of my old colleagues at IOL, now with Purple Cow, are offering an SEO training course.
First few days of the World Cup
That wonderful international festival, the World Cup, is underway. In what other arena can we see Iran beat the USA or Trinidad and Tobago match Sweden. Perhaps Angola will shock Portugal later today too. I read today that 80% of surveyed woman in South Africa will watch some of the games, the assumption I suppose… Continue reading First few days of the World Cup
Don’t do it
There’s a very simple principle I follow. Don’t do it. No, I’m not talking about Nancy Reagan’s ‘just say no to drugs’. It’s about not doing what you don’t want to do. Life is exciting! I have skills and interests that are crying out to be utilised and expanded. Spending time on things that don’t… Continue reading Don’t do it
M&G Blogmark mutiny
I was interested to read Bizcommunity’s article Mutiny on the Mail & Guardian blog. Blogmark (I still call it Blogspot, though any links referring to the old name don’t even work anymore, a big web no-no) has been plagued by technical problems. I subscribe to their RSS feed, and keep an eye on what’s happening,… Continue reading M&G Blogmark mutiny
Millions of zombies attack Million Dollar Homepage
OK, well not quite – apparently the figure is closer to 23 000. But that phenomonen that so many tried to copy, the Million Dollar homepage, is back in the news again. Alex Tew, who came up with the idea, promised his advertisers that their ads would remain visible for up for 5 years. A… Continue reading Millions of zombies attack Million Dollar Homepage