Usually I avoid taking part in Internet memes because, well, I’m just crabby like that. But I felt bad after Ana said that she had tagged me because she wanted to know more about me. Ah, guilt. Would I do anything without you? My middle name, Ian, is the Scottish form of John. John is [...]
Since I frequently get reactions to things I write about on this blog (much to my surprise) I thought in light of my failure to get a response from Relic Entertainment I’d write them a letter and publish it here. Letters don’t usually have titles but if mine did it would be called, ‘Hi, I [...]
So I’m reading this article in Edge magazine and I just have to stop. The interviewer is doing their best but the corporate blow-hard on the other end just won’t stop using words like ‘amazing’ and ‘blown away’ while he dodges questions and repeats corporate spin. The snookering of the media by corporate and political [...]
So the other Mike at work1 has been talking to me about trying to be more productive in his life. He’s been reading a few books, trying out a couple of the strategies and generally attempting to get more stuff done. This must be contagious because I’ve been feeling it, too. I’m not sure if [...]
One of the things I’ve been meaning to do for absolutely forever is to set up the WordPress installation on this blog to be able to handle Markdown. Well last week I finally bit the bullet and got it over and done with1. But first of all, what’s Markdown? From the Wikipedia entry: Markdown is [...]
This is a question. I use Microsoft Word almost everyday. I have a copy on my computer at home and another on my computer at work. Nearly every single person I know has a copy of it. It is the single most prevalent application I can think of that doesn’t come bundled with an operating [...]
So I like Twitter. It’s a source of links, small nuggets of wisdom and also a place where you can vent to the world about whatever’s got your goat without needing to write it up all good and proper so it won’t look out of place on your otherwise tidy blog. (I expend literally hours [...]