I’m not normally into activism, but here is something that I feel needs to be addressed. Amongst all the bruhaha about Digital Rights Management (DRM) and the music industry effectively becoming a law unto themselves by going to extra-ordinary lengths to ensure that I can’t play the CDs I personally paid money for on my … [Read More »]

I read the article Wikipedia founder admits to serious quality problems with interest, given that I’m in the process of setting up my own wiki over at InvestEd … the Investing Encyclopedia (aka Pedia). I haven’t yet figured out how we guarantee the quality … but some of the key differences with our project is … [Read More »]

It sounded like a good idea at the time…. The following domains are real. Firstly there is Who Represents?, a database for agencies to the rich and famous: www.whorepresents.com Second is the Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views: www.expertsexchange.com Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island: … [Read More »]

Bought a new scanner the other day – a Canon DR-2050C. I’m hoping to minimise the amount of paper I store – or more the point, minimise the amount of space I use storing it, and the amount of time I spend handling it. I get a LOT of mail (bank statements, investment statements, utility … [Read More »]

Okay – I was chatting to my friend PaulZag online last night and he asked whether I use the social bookmarking system del.icio.us. I had actually looked at it briefly, but with so much else on my plate at the moment, my response was: I looked at del.icio.us … yet another web system of questionable … [Read More »]