Year: 2011
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Fire Eyed Boy
A couple of weeks ago I took delivery of my latest toy – a Kindle Fire. I’d been eyeing Kindles for a while, and the combination of an ‘expanded functionality’ e-reader (I don’t know that I’d call it a full tablet PC) and a price point of $199.00 (and me having $199.00 worth of Amex Membership Rewards points to spare, for a net cost of zero) made the Kindle Fire an interesting proposition. It’s not really a ‘true’ Kindle in that it doesn’t use e-ink (which was really the main selling point of Kindles) but the screen is of a… Read more
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Hot Doughnuts Two Hours Ago
New Krispy Kreme storefinder app shows you when the Hot Doughnuts Now sign is on at your ‘local’ Krispy Kreme store: Do you think the light will still be list by then time I’ve driven the 126 miles?? Read more
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Worldwide outbreak of arrogance
Just noticed this on Facebook: “Worldwide (Excluding U.S. and Canada)”?? Well it’s not worldwide, then, is it? Bit like the World holding a Mr. Universe competition – a bit presumptuous, no? Read more
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How Local is Online?
OK, I know websites try to serve up relevant advertisements, but sometimes it just doesn’t work. Here, I was searching for online episodes of The Office, and I handily get an advert for local.com inviting me to search for “online” stuff locally (see third advert). But really, how local is online?? Read more
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In Memory of Steve Jobs
No wonder there’s not enough memory – iTunes is hogging it all. And this on a machine with 8 GB of main memory. Damn bloatware. Read more