OddThinking

The password management facilities of three common browsers are compared and contrasted

An observation about browsers remembering passwords

Why is there so much pressure on me to lock-in to an electricity supply contract?

The scenario is that you work in the mailroom of a large company, with very odd HR policies. The puzzle is to resolve the mistyped address labels.

Oh No! I’ve just discovered my name is becoming fashionable. I feel sympathy for the over-popularly named.

Speech-enabled IVR technology is in the growth phase. I see a business opportunity here that no-one else seems to be seizing.

In 1991, I first heard of the idea of auctioning off a $20 note with the special proviso that both the winner and second-place getter must pay for their bids.

Today, I had a new insight into a way of beating this system.

A look at whether Information Theory supports the idea of a mandate from the Australian electorate

What’s the antonym of the verb to plonk?

A review of WordPress plugins for Google Sitemaps