OddThinking

I have been noticing an odd phenomenon when I am in the zone…

War-story about a word processor

I find it quite amusing when we find that we have internalised such obscure rules without ever realising that they existed.

With Brainsnorkel experimenting with Writely, I thought it was about time that I evaluated Ecto as I promised a month ago. I am going to talk almost exclusively about the user-experience rather than the features of the tool. Why? Because that’s the reason I am giving it the thumbs-down after only the briefest trials. It […]

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?

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

A review of WordPress plugins for Google Sitemaps

Examination of the ethics of editing photographs and blog comments.