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Updated LifeCam software
19 December 08 08:22 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

It's not exactly "news", since the Microsoft LifeCam web-camera driver & software package was updated a few months ago, but I only picked up the latest version the other day and it brought a few smiles when playing with it today, during a call with Read More...

Filed under: IM, Humour, OCS

I need some Flo Control - or Arnie Control, more like
02 January 08 08:31 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

Regulars may remember the trouble my PC was having with Arnie the cat ... well I could use some more technology in and around the house to solve another little problem. Arnie & his sister have now got quite big - they're just over a year old, so fully-functional Read More...

Filed under: Consumer Tech, Humour, Random Stuff

The lost art of the OOF
29 December 07 10:10 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

Some time ago, I posted about how the ".sig" has faded from grandeur. I'd like to add the somewhat terminal dryness of the OOF message to that list, and propose a solution. OOF is a Microsoft term for Out of Office. It should really be OOO, Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, Humour, Outlook, Office

When bean counters start counting things they don't understand the value of.
15 November 07 09:58 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

I've been having a discussion with an old friend, who's telling me of a large financial institution that have suddenly started getting very picky about spending on IT. Maybe it's the financial environment right now - the tabloids are desperate to paint Read More...

Filed under: Humour, Business

Careful what names you give to Outlook Contacts when using UM!
05 November 07 09:45 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

This is a follow up to Friday's post about what happens if you have Exchange Unified Messaging set up to send you notifications on missed call alerts (and on voicemail), using caller-ID to reverse lookup against the personal contacts folder. Stephen Spence Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, Humour, Outlook, Unified Comms

Geek T-shirt cool - or not
19 October 07 08:05 AM | Ewan | 2 Comments   

I always like reading Jason's blog, and had to laugh the other day when he posted a great picture of a now-favourite t-shirt, which glows when in a WiFi zone. I'm not much of a t-shirt wearer, but I think the best geek slogan I've seen so far is (from Read More...

Filed under: Humour, Random Stuff

Laptop melts, for once it wasn't the battery
07 August 07 12:00 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

Here's a funny - it happened a while back, but I was sent a link to this story today. The author kept her laptop in the oven when she wasn't at home, since it was a high-crime area and it seemed a non-obvious place for a laptop to live... Then one day Read More...

Filed under: Humour

Picture association - a new variant of word association
12 June 07 11:15 AM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

I've seen this crop up a couple of times on web discussion forums - basically a game kicks off where people post photos and the responses need to be tenuously linked to the previous picture, the more tenuous and clever the better. I'll add explanations Read More...

Filed under: Humour

The lost art of the .sig
30 May 07 01:18 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

Whatever happened to elaborate and amusing '.sig's? It used to be common practice to have a signature with some kind of witty/pithy quote appended at random to every email. Nowadays, the autosignature that most email programs can insert (such as Outlook's Read More...

Filed under: Exchange, Humour, Outlook, Random Stuff

Mac vs Vista ads
23 February 07 05:37 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

I think Apple scored a home run with their "I'm a Mac"/"I'm a PC" ads, and in the UK have done a great job (and no doubt spent a good chunk of cash) in getting Mitchell & Webb to feature in them. You can see the UK ads on Apple.com/uk if you have Read More...

Filed under: Humour

Which File Extension are you?
21 January 07 05:07 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

I remember this 10-question quiz being sent around a couple of years ago, but was reminded of it the other day. The first time I did the quiz I was... but after re-taking the test, apparently I'm now... That's progress I suppose :¬| Read More...

Filed under: Humour, Random Stuff

Low-cost hands-free kit, anyone?
15 December 06 08:00 AM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

I had to keep this post for a Friday. Was in a taxi going back to Barcelona airport after IT Forum last month, and had to laugh at the driver's low cost solution to what to do with his mobile phone... Actually, talking about mobility and Barcelona... Read More...

Filed under: Mobile, Humour