Christmas is almost upon us, so we are closing the offices today until January 4th. Over the last few days we've been inundated with Christmas cards, both real and electronic. Some of the electronic ones are very clever. We got a very nice one this morning from XMI which uses a very nice bit of Flash. You can see it here They are now taking bets on whether we'll have a "white … [Read more...] about Bah humbug
General
US elections .. the waiting begins
According to electoral-vote the race for US president is neck in neck. Up to the minute stats will be available on CNN and C-Span … [Read more...] about US elections .. the waiting begins
Google spam – sort of
Well... Not really... One of the spam trends I've noticed recently is "link swap" spam. If you only run one website you might be duped into believing it was a genuine request for a link swap.. ... except when you get 100's of them with almost identical text and very obvious indications that they have never "visited" your site except with their spam bot! Typically the text reads … [Read more...] about Google spam – sort of
Open Letter To Adrian Weckler – editor Computers in Business – Sunday Business Post
I was going to send this Mr Weckler directly, but I realised that it stood little chance of being published, so I'm putting it here instead. Sir I am writing in my capacity as MD of an Irish hosting company with regard to your most recent editorial “Cut your web-hosting costs with a little DIY”. Your article's bottom line was "don't buy Irish", however as a journalist it would … [Read more...] about Open Letter To Adrian Weckler – editor Computers in Business – Sunday Business Post
Steam in your home
Hornby have launched a new product line called "live steam". There was a 30 second advert on Channel 4 this evening and more information is on their site. The Hornby site does contain plenty of information, unfortunately it is painfully slow to load. The "live steam" range of models start at around UK£500 for a full kit and is not aimed at children :mrgreen: Of course you could … [Read more...] about Steam in your home