Archives for: March 2007
Creative answers to technical questions
Yes, you've probably seen all of these before. I think they're funny and worth repeating.
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Want a lot of hits of your name in Google? Write an Amazon review
Or better still, don't.
Every now and again I do the vanity search thing on Google. Typically a search on my full name brings up a couple of pages, mostly associated with other people who share it. This time a slew of pages appeared which is a trifle… more »
Filing taxes electronically
Last year I decided that I'd had enough of paying quite a lot of money to an accountant to do my taxes. I'm less than convinced about the "Tax Experts" of H&R Block, and thought that that yearly purchase of a package like QuickTax or UFile seemed… more »
VoIP patent reaffirmed
Like to use Skype to talk to people who use POTS (the plain ol' telephone system) rather than a computer? Maybe Vonage's equivalent? Be prepared to say bye-bye to it. In the linked-to article, Vonage has been found guilty of infringing on three VoIP… more »
Fewer seats on the LRT
One of the issues that's hit Calgary what with all the growth an' all is that the public transit system is overloaded. In particular, the LRT is horrible for hours around rush hour due to incredible density of usage. more »
The visible hand of the marketplace, et, traffic circle
Link is to an exhibit in New York where one of the presentations is a Korean artist's video of a hand overlayed on a traffic scene. It's quite effective.
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"Magic Man Done It"
Very funny riff on creationist thought. Posted since Ritchie appears to have taken a long holiday somewhere and I think we're dropping below our monthly quota of rationalism and snark.
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"Ship It"
The MacMojo blog over at the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit (or MacBU for short) has quite a good post on the problem of corralling in developers' enthusiasm for new and better features during the implementation cycle. more »
Interesting job perks
This New York Times article covers a perk of working for Google that I wasn't aware of: free bus shuttle rides to and from work.
Now that's a cool bonus for anyone living in a sprawling city.
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