I’ve been using tumblr on and off since September 2008, but never really committed to the platform. Very sporadically I’d post things to my account, but then just forget about it. Over the last couple of months I’ve stared using my account in ernest. Why the sudden change? Because I’ve suddenly realised that, to me at least, it’s the perfect scrapbook. read more…
When I bought my iPad back in May, one of the self justifications I used was that it would be cheaper the replacing my old titanium Power Book – which had recently died. I couldn’t justify buying a new Mac Book Pro and the iPad was way cooler. The lack of physical keyboard didn’t hinder me as much as the lack of a stylus, but I’ve covered that elsewhere [Looking for an iPad Stylus?]. However roll on 7 months and with a lot more apps available, I’m using my iPad more and have started thinking I need a proper keyboard. read more…
The Mo, slang for moustache, and November come together each year for Movember. This year I’ve decided to donate my face to a worthy cause and join in with the fund raising and awareness campaign.
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner introduced us to Freakonomics, asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation and contemporary living which leads to some astonishing conclusions. read more…
Simon Surtees put me onto this fun little application which creates s summarized graphic of how the web sees you, as picked by all online traffic. While it obviously includes all namesakes, it does go some way to illustrating your online presence.
With this in mind I wonder if I revisit this in a few months, after my blog has been up running a while, whether I can influence any change?
Why not visit the Personas website and try your name, it even works with company names too.
Nice example of a Facebook mashup, Friend Wheel is a simple Facebook application that creates a radial graph out of all your Facebook friends. It creates a lovely info-graphic, here’s my Friend Wheel:
Get your own Friend Wheel
So what’s your companies holiday/vacation policy? Probaly X number of days, if you’re lucky you might get some extra days after a certain period of time worked. If, however, you work for Netflix, their’s is rather different: take as much as you’d like. Just make sure your work is done.
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