Category Archives: Asides

Wordpress for iPhone

Testing out the new WordPress for iPhone app. Pretty cool but typing links is a bitch.

Advertlets, you are fired

Advertlets keeps on getting bad press. 

Green Pope BXVI

Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday that mankind’s “insatiable consumption” has scarred the Earth and squandered its resources, telling followers that taking care of the planet is vital to humanity.
Amen
Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars which mark the surface of our Earth: erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world’s mineral and [...]

BarCamp Malaysia

I forgot to mention, I’m attending BarCamp Malaysia this 26 July

blogjunkie <3 flickr

blogjunkie <3 flickr, originally uploaded by blogjunkie

i heart <3 my flickr account

Searchable Flash

Adobe is making Flash searchable.. but only to Google and Yahoo. Link

Download Day

I’m downloading Firefox 3 and helping set a Guinness World Record this 17 June - Download Day.

RM66.30 for a full tank

RM66.30 for a full tank, originally uploaded by blogjunkie

Sigh… petrol prices went up again. Suddenly I’m really glad I drive a Savvy, otherwise a full tank of petrol would cost much more.

Social Media in Plain English

Social Media in Plain English. Another great video by Lee LeFever

Official Google Reader Blog: Brand new Google Reader for iPhone

The new new Google Reader for iPhone is sweet!

Over Capacity

Twitter is over capacity. Again. Then again, the picture they put up is real cute.

5675

5675 - my highest score ever and the first time that I ever managed to finish a game of Desktop Tower Defense on Medium difficulty. Don’t play DesktopTD if you have deadlines.

iPhone beggars

Mark Pilgrim comments on Apple’s philosophy of locking products in regards to the iPhone. Money quote:
I thought the big draw for Apple hardware was that “It Just Works.” By breaking it, you must know you’re giving up the “Just Works” factor, so what’s left? Rounded corners?
If wishes were iPhones, then beggars would call [dive into [...]

Mailplane

Just bought my Mailplane license with free Family option upgrade because I was a beta tester. Check out Mailplane.

SitePoint ROR book giveaway

SitePoint is giving away Patrick Lenz’ book for free! The giveaway expires in 57 more days so quick go get it now! Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications - free download.

Stand with the Burmese Protesters

Stand with the Burmese Protesters - Avaaz.org is organising an online petition to urge action against the Myanmar military regime.

Microsoft unveils revamped Zunes

Microsoft unveils revamped Zunes | CNET News.com
The problem is that the newest Zune models don’t offer anything demonstrably better than the iPod
What? Did you expect something original out of Microsoft?

DSC00587.JPG on Flickr

I don’t usually vandalise stuff, but with this spammer advert I just couldn’t resist. The cheek of these guys trying to draw others into their dirty tactics. DSC00587.JPG on Flickr

Amazon redesign

Amazon’s had a facelift - A Quick Tour of Our New Remodel.
Update 30 Sept: Safari isn’t supported. Frigtards.

BlogRush

Get a rush of traffic to your blog by installing the BlogRush widget. Delivered via Javascript so it works on all blogs e.g. Blogger, WordPress, etc.