Phone Scams

I don’t usually get a lot of phone scams on my office phone, probably because it’s unlisted. But I did get one today. Being April Fools’ Day, I wasn’t sure whether it was a prank or a scam; after hunting around a bit on the web I think the latter.
It was a brief call, an [...]

Balisage Deadlines

Balisage is this new XML++1 geekfest, put on by some of the people who used to put on the Extreme Markup conference, which is aimed to get the brain cells running again after summer. It’s being held in Montréal in the middle of August, which means all those street-level restaurants, and brushing up on French [...]

Personal NV Musings

I just got back from the NorthernVoice organizing committee’s post-conference lunch. The conference motto is personal blogging and social media but lots of people who attend or speak are interested in the professional or corporate aspect as well. As a result, one of the perennial topics we talk about is who the conference is for, [...]

Asus eee: first looks

I got an Asus to take on holiday (vacation) with me, and to play around with. They’re cute and small and way easier to lug around than a laptop. With the small screen doing serious work is more difficult (a plus when you’re not meant to be working) but I can still check email and [...]

Minor WordPress Plugin Problems

I realized while installing the latest WordPress upgrade, that I hadn’t yet blogged some solutions to issues I had some time ago. These are all issues related to plugins.
Problem 1: I installed the Organizer plugin to help organise my pictures. It wouldn’t show them, which somewhat defeats the purpose of an organizer. Looking at [...]

Sunday Amusement

Even if you don’t have kids, you might find the sight of some outfits people dress their kids up in to be amusing - 8 Good Examples Of What Happens When Geeks Have Children (found in the Ravelry geekcraft forum).