One of my pethates (I seem to have a lot!) is blogs that aren't actually blogs. All they seem to have is the person's Twitter updates and maybe their latest saved links. Either blog or don't. I don't mind if you don't post that often, but if I wanted your Twitter updates I'd just subscribe to that instead. … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – Wannabe Blogs
Blackberry vs. Apple iPhone
Whoever is behind this comic strip obviously isn't paying the crazy data rates some providers want to charge ....Taken from JoyOfTech … [Read more...] about Blackberry vs. Apple iPhone
Automated Lighting
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