Friday, August 15th, 2008
I often wonder about the way people use their computers. It's almost like they are arcane instruments that magically make information available with very little input from us.
A new e-mail message, for instance, may announce its arrival as we’re glancing over the latest headlines at a newspaper’s site. The result ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
I google myself. That sounds kind of bizarre, but in setting up the new site and blog, I'm interested in where I appear out there. Part of the reason for this blog is to increase my web presence, so it would be appropriate to google myself. Vanity ...
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Sunday, January 29th, 2006
Okay, I don't know whether to be afraid, or very afraid.
I just did a google search for the phrase "reality used to be a friend of mine" and google came up with a contextual ad for Qld Real Estate.
My first thought was how do they know I'm in Queensland?
Maybe I ...
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