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Entertainment Industry v Truth

Drew — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:49:23 +0000

I’m usually skeptical of statistics that are bandied about by the mainstream media. I’m especially skeptical when those figures come from the entertainment industry. From their wildly over estimated numbers of sales to the ludicrous notion that everyone who has ever downloaded something would buy it at full r.r.p. if the download were not available. [...]

Broadband – The Bad News

Drew — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:48:20 +0000

There are some phrases that we all know. “Don’t rock the boat.”, “Leave well enough alone” and “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”. I not only know all of these but also follow them wherever possible. Every now and then though I fail to heed them and always regret it. My latest lapse has [...]

It’s the Microsoft Amateur Hour

Drew — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:57:22 +0000

Some people have an almost irrational opposition to Microsoft and everything they do. I’m not one of them, when they do good things I praise them, when they do bad things I criticise.

So this morning they are well and truly in the corner with their dunce cap on. What has brought this about? The [...]

Call Centre Hilarity

Drew — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:37:26 +0000

I’m sure we’ve all had those mind boggling conversations with call centre operatives but I have just had the best one I’ve personally experienced to date.

I recently received a new credit card to replace an expiring one. Upon receipt I had to do the usual call to activate process but unlike some that are [...]

Speed Cameras – I say good!

Drew — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:58:12 +0000

I was reading the news the other day when I came across a story about a group of chancers trying to get out of their speeding fines. This was the final straw.Â I have been going to put this rant down in writing many times but this one finally tipped the balance.

So, what was [...]

MOAB – Time for Apple community to take stock?

Drew — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:29:05 +0000

I picked up on a blog post today, the author posted a summary of thoughts on the Month of Apple Bugs that ran throughout January.

Tales of Being TJ Â» Blog Archive Â» What did I learn from the MOAB? Not much

Having read the post I commented as follows;

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I would agree that [...]

my.name+tag@email.com is – I say again IS correct

Drew — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:19:03 +0000

I’m a fan of Google Mail (that’s GMail for those of us in territories where the name was already taken) and route all of my email accounts through it, thereby giving me an instant backup of all my mail. One of the features that I’ve always liked is the ability to add the + sign [...]