I’ve made a brief mention, in the past, about my second cousin Vivian Lee, who is quite the illustrator. Her work will be published in the second volume of Outlaw Territory, out February 1. You can order it now from Amazon and it will be dispatched after release. You may also like Live from Level […]
Month: January 2011
Mapping friends on TouchGraph
Although my piece on Social Media NZ about my scepticism toward Quora was published today, written while in a mood of being “virtually socialized out” (one that has not totally passed, incidentally), I did get a buzz with TouchGraph, which is an app that my friend Laura used on her Facebook in 2009. I only […]
One danger of linking your YouTube and Google accounts?
A hypothetical situation here, between two Gmail users (I don’t use Gmail, so you know this is hypothetical). User 1 is in to some sick stuff and has been watching it on YouTube, using an alias for his YouTube account name. However, his account is linked to his Google account. User 2 is […]
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Opel is not a snob brand
Arthur Daley, Opel’s last New Zealand spokesman: ‘Never mind the Capri, Tel: I sell Opels now.’ In the Fairfax Press, General Motors has apparently confirmed it will bring in Opel-branded cars to sell alongside Holden-branded ones. It’s an obvious move. For years, a good part of Holden’s range was Opel-designed. Like Vauxhall, the model […]
McAfee did good: a software company that didn’t jerk me around in ’10
A new computer arrived at the office, Firefox 3·6·13 was installed on it. Boom goes the dynamite (thanks, Jen—since I watch very little television I had no idea of this reference). It wasn’t the ‘unmark purple’ bug, either (sample size so far: 1). It’s a different set-up to the rest. For starters, it has […]
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Surely something all Chinese can agree on
It’s 2011, which, by my calculations, is the centenary of China kicking out the corrupt Ching dynasty. It’s the one event that both Republicans and Communists can agree on as being positive. It’s why Dr Sun Yat-sen is such a uniting figure for all Chinese, as the father of the nation. I can’t […]
Firefox betas and me: a summary
For those who found the last post too technical, too long, too boring, or too repetitive, a summary: Bear in mind I haven’t drawn for a while, except typefaces which I know I can modify (and which I spend a lot more time on). I’m no Hugh MacLeod, OK? You may also like The real […]
Jack tries another Firefox beta—we all know what happens next
Title says it all. Except this time, it’s not just the fonts. No link in a Google results page is clickable: in fact, Google hangs the entire browser (though I can still scroll up and down—yay). The program, after clicking on the close icon, stays in the Task Manager for at least 10 minutes (I […]
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All I wanted to do was to say, ‘Thank you,’ to Telstra Clear
I seem to be to computers what Frank Spencer is to life. Long-time readers will know that in 2009, Vox locked me out. We went round and round for months, with the company suggesting all sorts of solutions, usually putting the blame back on me or the ISP. I had tried logging in […]
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What the suck?
I think Telstra Clear’s Captcha for its Customer Zone is broken. I wish I took screen shots of each failed attempt now, since it’s kicked me off after five tries. But this one was intriguing. I never expected to see a quaint s, especially in a context as digital as a Captcha, in usage […]