Yahoo! forbids staff from working from home. Countertrend or just plain stupid?
I was quite amazed to read that Yahoo! forbids staff from working from home. At first glance this appears to be a kick in the teeth to the teleworking movement. Then again you realise that we are talking about Yahoo which was once the darling of the Internet is now just a shelf of its former self, at […]
How to stop this 75 year old woman from destroying your business!
Granny might be out to destroy your business and you had better act fast if you want to stop her and her kind. If you think that this sweet old lady can’t bring your business to its knees then you’re in for a rude awakening. Learn how to protect your business in my latest blog post on IBM’s […]
Would MOOCs have allowed Einstein to teach the whole world?
Sometimes it’s useful to take an idea to its extremes and see where you arrive at. With MOOCs you arrive at a truly wonderful place, filled with exciting possibilities for humankind. MOOCs Explained MOOCs are free courses, taught online to a large number of students at the same time. This is the bleeding edge of education. Think […]
Love is in the App.
Still searching for that perfect Valentines day gift for your beloved? One enterprising young man has developed an App in order to win his ex-girlfriend back. I’ve been wondering how long before we’ll start seeing extremely personalised apps, targeted to very small number of users. It appears that this may a big step in that direction. And I guess […]
10 Great Ideas Someone Should Invent
Some innovative and unusual ideas from TechCrunch. I especially like the idea of turning Klout into real $ – the conversion of online activities into real currency is a curious concept and bound to feature more in the near future.
Hello, this is Microsoft Technical Support…
Just had a “This is Microsoft Technical support…” call. Long story short, when I said “I know this is a scam”, she said “Don’t use that sort of language with me” and hung up. I feel sorry for the old and technically illiterate who might get caught up in these scams. I wonder what these […]
14 quinquavigintillion years to break my password.
How secure and robust are your passwords? Or more importantly, how long would it take a hacker to break your password? How Secure is My Password claims to calculate how long it would take a hacker, using a desktop PC, to crack your password. I tried a password of “A Rabbi, a Priest, and a Minister […]
Free Book: The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript
Anyone doing web development these days knows the importance of JavaScript. Those that know me, also know that JavaScript is one of my least-liked languages, and my opinion is well summed-up by my favourite Javascript quote: Develop by Netscape over a weekend. And it shows! Nevertheless Javascript marches on and is now also becoming used […]
Qantas phone customer put on hold – for 15 hours
It took him 15 hours to think about hanging up and calling back again? Why is the SMH bagging Qantas instead of calling this guy an idiot? http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-phone-customer-put-on-hold–for-15-hours-20120802-23id8.html Another example of the degradation of SMH’s journalism standards. The guy’s call got lost in the phone queue. Technology, like life, is not perfect. Hardly cause for a front […]
Silicon Valley Says Step Away From the Device
Interesting article in the New York times about even people at Facebook trying to lessen the amount of time they spend online. This reflects my own personal experience and also the experience of many of my friends and colleagues. There seems to be a growing view that too much time can be wasted online especially on […]