Archive for the ‘Tech’ Category
This is just how I see it too
It’s hard to say I told you so without sounding like a dork. But this is how I see it too. Especially about design really mattering. Following on the heels of Apple’s enormous success … Watching Apple Win the World — John Gruber at Daring Fireball 26/01/12 David Heinemeier Hansson, on the satisfaction of being a [...]
Shit tech guys say: ‘Well, technically…’
For my geek pals … a laugh a minute from the sharp Daniel Eran Dilger … fantastic!
Poor Siri caught up in an argument
A little swearing, but I had to chuckle at the tagline… See all the CollegeHumor Original Videos here. via stumbleupon.com
iOS 5: Tips, Tricks & Hidden Features
OK, just because I upgraded to Apple’s new iOS5 yesterday (with millions of others) I’m not assuming everyone who reads this blog will be interested … but some of you might: iOS 5: Tips, Tricks & Hidden Features by Chris Herbert at macstories.com. Me? I like it so far. – P And, naturally, John Gruber [...]
Steve Jobs RIP
Am so sad to hear this. – P
Write no early obituaries for Steve Jobs
Following up on the medical leave Steve Jobs took from Apple in January, this, today, while of course not unpredicted, is still a bit of a psychic bang. August 24, 2011 Letter from Steve Jobs To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day [...]
Reading between the lines
These aren’t exactly the actions of an ally, now are they?: (from the Financial Times) “The US now has information that Pakistan, particularly the ISI, gave access to the Chinese military to the downed helicopter in Abbottabad,” said one person in intelligence circles, referring to the Pakistani spy agency. The Chinese engineers were allowed to [...]
Browser choice and IQ
What a hoot reading the different ways a ‘study’ ‘finding’ that browser choice has been correlated to IQ has been (cough) ‘reported’… People with higher IQ are shunning Internet Explorer: study IE Users Have Lower IQ Than Users of Other Web Browsers [STUDY] Internet Explorer Users are More Stupid Than Others: Study Internet Explorer Users [...]
Black hat techniques
Reminded me of Review: An odious little volume… – P
Start spamming young…
Now, look, I know Twitter meant this image as a joke … … but the line “I’m a 7 year old SEO GURU!” just soooo reminded me of the Geekversity Instant Expert Shaun Stenning so breathlessly promoted by down-on-their-luck ‘property experts‘. I needed to visit Twitter’s how to respond to spammy mentions page after I [...]
