I tend to keep odd hours and travel quite a bit, but I don't like leaving the house too empty ie. I'd like to give people the impression that it is occupied even when I'm not there.I had been looking for some kind of timer that would allow me to have lights come on at random times, but I haven't had much luck in finding one. All the timers I've come across have fixed times, … [Read more...] about Automated Lighting
Aldi Thinks We’re Dumb
aldi-sign, originally uploaded by blacknight. While doing some shopping in Aldi this afternoon I spotted this sign. I know that vendors have to be careful, but do they think we're all stupid? … [Read more...] about Aldi Thinks We’re Dumb
Pet Hates – Adverts on DVDs
I buy a lot of DVDs. Most of them are retail ie. not ex-rental, so they are designed for home use.Why do I have to sit through adverts for bars of chocolate? If I could skip them I wouldn't mind, but any attempt to skip them fails miserably.One of the reasons I buy DVDs is to avoid adverts on TV and now the DVD distributors are making extra money from forcing me to watch their … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – Adverts on DVDs
Creative Camp Kilkenny
A bunch of us headed down to Kilkenny this morning for Creative Camp which was held in Kilkenny Castle.In typical fashion I forgot:My cameraBusiness cardsFreebies to give to peopleIt was great to meetup with a number of people who I'd only dealt with electronically to date, as well as catching up with a few people I'd met at other events over the last couple of years. Oddly … [Read more...] about Creative Camp Kilkenny
Digg – Microsoft and Google To Start Bidding War?
According to Techcrunch both Microsoft and Google are making serious advances on DiggIf Google were to buy it how long before they manage to break it? … [Read more...] about Digg – Microsoft and Google To Start Bidding War?