“Technology X is destroying our Y”
Whenever you hear someone say this, spare a moment to think about whether they might just be talking shit.
Tag: rant
Cup measurements, oh how I despise thee
Who the hell knows what a cup of mushrooms weighs – surely it depends on the type of mushroom and how you cram them into the cup. Lunacy I tell you.
LinkedIn – Always finding different ways to send spam
Despite turning off all notifications from LinkedIn last week, I still got an email today entitled “Jobs you may be interested in”.
Adobe tires of people not upgrading their software, still screwing non-US customers
Adobe have just announced that they are no longer going to sell their Creative Suite product. Yes, welcome to the new age of you-must-have-a-subscription-for-everything.
Careful buying computer accessories in Phnom Penh
If your computer accessories break be warned – PTC Computer only gives a 48 Hour (!) warranty. Check all warranty details before buying from PTC in Cambodia
Skype Home – Eternally Spinning
Microsoft’s Skype “Home” view is broken – usually all I see is an eternally-spinning blue loading animation. Not a good thing to see upon application launch.
Extreme Mountain Unicycling
Think of the most ludicrous and dangerous thing possible; put the word “Ultimate” or “Extreme” in front of it. Well done – you’ve invented a new sport!
Microsoft Bing Apps for Office 365 Home Premium (with extra Windows Live Hotmail Outlook)
What is wrong with Microsoft and their ability to name products – why are they such a horrid mouthful.
A scathing assessment of OS design gone wrong
In this video, Brian Boyko delivers a very strong indictment against Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 8.
Bank of Ireland “Business Online” is literally unusable
I discovered this morning that Bank of Ireland’s Business On-Line does not work on Windows 8 or if you have upgraded your browser to Internet Explorer 10.
Oh, and before you suggest a modern browser like Chrome or Firefox – it doesn’t work there either.
