Why cycle shorts should be black
December 6th, 2006
Have you ever wondered why most professional cycling teams wear black shorts? Here’s the answer:
| Black shorts | No Black Shorts |
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Don’t get caught in the rain in non-black shorts, boys!
Computer security: It’s hopeless
December 5th, 2006
A couple of days ago I spent the evening helping a not particularly computer savvy friend to set up her new Windows laptop computer. Among other things, she wanted me to set up Skype for her and during the installation process I created an account and asked her what user nickname and password she would like to use. The resulting conversation made me realize that computer security is not going to happen in our lifetimes.
The Sony K800i as an MP3 player
December 4th, 2006
Steve Jobs and everyone else at Apple must sometimes wonder why their competitors make everything so easy for them — it must feel like shooting fish in a barrel. I just updated my cellphone account and got a new Sony Ericsson K800i as part of the deal. Among other things, this phone has full MP3 player capabilities, and since you can insert a memory card with up to 1GB of storage you could theoretically put quite a few songs and podcasts on it.
If only…
Katie Melua
December 4th, 2006
If you haven’t heard Katie Melua’s music yet then rush over to her website or the iTunes store and have a listen. (Her own website appears to be experiencing difficulties at the moment.) Born in Georgia and raised in Belfast and London since the age of eight, Katie is one of the most exciting female musical talents to emerge in years.
Like all true creatives she defies categorization. Her music is blues jazz or jazz blues with elements of folk, rock and pop, but none of that really matters and none of it is really relevant. Her music is her music, and she is what makes it special not her genre. She is a breath of fresh poetry and feeling in a world of shallow pop.
Vaio SZ: The world’s worst laptop keyboard
December 3rd, 2006
Alongside all their travails with the Playstation 3, the audio CD rootkit disaster and the fact that a Korean manufacturer (Samsung) is in the process of taking over their former position as Asia’s leading innovative tech company, Sony now has the dubious distinction of being the manufacturer of a series of high-end laptops with the world’s worst keyboard.
The dangers of getting friends to switch
December 3rd, 2006
Like many geeks I tend to be treated as the universal computer guru resource and free support line and repair shop by many of my friends, at any time of the day or night. Liked many others in my position, I’m always trying to find ways to reduce my FFSO in an effort to get a life back. The Mac’s easy-to-use operating system and programs once seemed to be the ideal solution.
The God Who Wasn’t There
December 3rd, 2006
I just found a great 1-hour documentary on Christianity. It’s by Brian Flemming, who was brought up as a born-again Christian and educated at a particularly obnoxious Christian school (which has a medieval crusader in full armor as its emblem), but then he started to think for himself. This documentary is the result.
How to give a telemarketer a really bad day
December 3rd, 2006
Getting sick of telemarketers? Tom Mabe found a great way to give them a really bad day. Listen to it here.
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