Tag Archives: list
Five guests I would invite to dinner
This topic gets kicked around in blogs from time to time. The usual formula is to select a world spiritual leader, world leader, celebrity, babe/hunk and novelty guest. Here is my list: 1) Allan Border. Arguably Australia’s greatest cricketer of … Continue reading →
Online translation error
I would never rely on an automated online translation service to communicate with someone who speaks a foreign language. I might use it for a short sentence, or with apologies in advance, but never in a formal sense. The Israeli … Continue reading →
Newspaper novels: The truth will make you fret
There aren’t many novels about newspapers. Stories involving print journalists are far fewer than those about lawyers, soldiers and police for example. That’s a little surprising when you consider that journalists are writers. But when you think about it, we … Continue reading →
Christmas parties
Does anyone share my view that Christmas parties are overdone? I'm finding it a strain just keeping track of invitations let alone responding to them all and attending a reasonable number. I'm grateful that people think to invite me, but … Continue reading →
Zoho virtual office
I’m typing this in ZohoWriter, a web-based word processor. It’s similar to Writely, but offers a complete suite with online equivalents of desktop programs for spreadhseets and presentations. Funnily enough, I’m writing this on the day that Google formally integrated … Continue reading →
New forum script
I experimented today with a new forum script called Vanilla. My initial observations are that it’s easy to install, attractive and minimalist. The download was just 380kb. It’s not bloated or overloaded with unnecessary features. There’s an active support community … Continue reading →
Archives
I’ve been writing here since July 2003 and there are several hundred entries. The archive list was getting too long so I’ve installed this dropdown menu instead: Select…
