cool: February 2008 Archives
I already mentioned the really cool tshirts from Despair.com this week, but they've now topped that with a DIY tool to create your own Demotivational Posters
Cool you may say, but they're also offering a discount code and a chance to win $1000 (though that hasn't been launched yet)
Cool you may say, but they're also offering a discount code and a chance to win $1000 (though that hasn't been launched yet)
I've been looking forward to this tshirt being available for a long time. I ordered mine last night!
Adrian Weckler's column this week doesn't mention facebook, but he does cover EULAs and the demise of HD DVDs. (I can't seem to find either article on the SBPost site)
Argos has opened in Carlow, so I'm going to see how bad the traffic is shortly. Hopefully the bypass will help take some of the traffic away from the town, as the commercial centres must be suffering. I'm currently in the market for DVD storage solutions and a new TV stand, so I'll be heading to a few of the shops around the town this afternoon to see what's available and at what price.
AJ has an interesting post about security. His focus is on what the search engines are indexing and highlights some common mistakes.
Tonight is the Oscars. I'd love to stay up and watch them live, but I've got to be awake for work in the morning! The Academy is offering some really cool posters again this year including one celebrating 80 years of best picture. It won't be shipping until after the ceremony (obviously)
While working on one of my quieter blogs I realised that Google Analytics wasn't installed BUT the Google Analytics web interface happily told me that it was. Moral of the story - don't trust them!
I'd love to be able to report some of the odd sales and support queries we get, but this week we've had one that I can mention:
- caller number 1 who wins the prize for odd sales query of the month wanted to know if we ran an escort service
- caller number 2 wanted to apply for a technical role and asked what a PDF was. And no - their native language was English!
Argos has opened in Carlow, so I'm going to see how bad the traffic is shortly. Hopefully the bypass will help take some of the traffic away from the town, as the commercial centres must be suffering. I'm currently in the market for DVD storage solutions and a new TV stand, so I'll be heading to a few of the shops around the town this afternoon to see what's available and at what price.
AJ has an interesting post about security. His focus is on what the search engines are indexing and highlights some common mistakes.
Tonight is the Oscars. I'd love to stay up and watch them live, but I've got to be awake for work in the morning! The Academy is offering some really cool posters again this year including one celebrating 80 years of best picture. It won't be shipping until after the ceremony (obviously)
While working on one of my quieter blogs I realised that Google Analytics wasn't installed BUT the Google Analytics web interface happily told me that it was. Moral of the story - don't trust them!
I'd love to be able to report some of the odd sales and support queries we get, but this week we've had one that I can mention:
- caller number 1 who wins the prize for odd sales query of the month wanted to know if we ran an escort service
- caller number 2 wanted to apply for a technical role and asked what a PDF was. And no - their native language was English!
Apple's latest bit of hardware, The Time Capsule, sounds like an interesting concept.
It's a combination of wireless backup unit for Mac clients and also acts as a wireless base station.
Two versions are available:
It might prove attractive for some people, though I'll probably discover that there are cheaper alternatives out there without the Apple logo :)
It's a combination of wireless backup unit for Mac clients and also acts as a wireless base station.
Two versions are available:
- 500 Gb
- 1 Terrabyte
It might prove attractive for some people, though I'll probably discover that there are cheaper alternatives out there without the Apple logo :)
And when I say "serious" this glass really is for you....
It holds an entire bottle of wine!
It's aptly named "The Full Bottle Wine Glass" (via)
It holds an entire bottle of wine!
It's aptly named "The Full Bottle Wine Glass" (via)
Krystian has done up some desktop wallpaper for his new iMac and is giving it away as a free download
