The “Electric Sheep” Screensaver
I love this homage to Phillip K’ Dicks groundbreaking novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”.
FreshStore – The Affiliate Store Builder
How I created the affiliate store builder, FreshStore.
Backing up on DVDs and CDs? Think Again
Find out why DVDs and CDs are not suitable for long term back ups.
Online Banking Usability and The Dreaded Card Reader
Banks are passing the burden of security onto the user and making online banking less convenient.
Dunbar's Number and The Monkeysphere
For many years, one way or another, I have been stumbling back to an interesting and funny article: What is the Monkeyspehere by David Wong on cracked.com. Essentially the article explores the limit of people we can care about. This “Monkeysphere”, cited as about 150, is the rough maximum number of people we can have…
Thank You Sir Bobby
Deaths of public figures and celebrities usually don’t affect me, but the news of Sir Bobby Robson’s Death came with a bit of emotion for me. The 1990 world cup was a big part of my youth. Amongst the memories that stick out from it is Bobby Robson’s interview after being knocked out of the…
Internet in Koh Samui – Go To Big C
Just a quick tip for anyone needing internet access in Koh Samui – check out the food hall at Big C. The food is cheap (30B to 50B for most dishes), and the free internet is really fast compared to the bars/cafes offering wi-fi. They also have conveniently placed plug sockets for keeping your laptop…
The Million Dollar Homepage Poster
As most web geeks will know, the million-dollar homepage was your classic simple-genius idea and prompted people worldwide to proclaim, “I could have done that”. In fact, many people have since done that. Still, none to anywhere near the success of Alex Tew, who famously paid his way through University (and much more!) with the…
Dolphin Stranded on Cleveleys Beach, Blackpool
I heard a rumour yesterday that a dolphin had washed up on Cleveleys beach – I was doubtful, but here are some pictures shared by Joe Kennedy: After trying to get the dolphin back into deeper water without success, the coastguard wrapped it in a wet blanket and took it away to care for it….
Direct Link to Radio 1 "Listen Live" Online Stream
For those of you that listen to Radio 1 over the internet, this might come in handy: http://stream.live.vc.bbcmedia.co.uk/bbc_radio_one It is the direct link to the online stream, so you can paste this into an application like Winamp, VLC or whatever you use instead of having to keep a browser window open. I am sure BBC…