Monthly Archives: May 2009

Dice-O-Matic, The Ultimate Dice Rolling Machine

Generating random numbers in software has historically been a fine art. Many companies and individuals have tried to generate truly random numbers in software and failed, some of which have failed in such a grandiose fashion it has costed business … Continue reading

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Offline “Home Business Opportunity” Spam

For the last six months, as I travel around the Gold Coast I keep seeing various bits of advertising at intersections and traffic lights. The advertising is normally stuck or pinned against the light post in the middle of the … Continue reading

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Who Said Kevin Rudd Doesn’t Have A Sense Of Humour

For those not aware, the Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd is an active Twitter user. That might come as a surprise to most, however with the better part of 44,000 people following his updates – he is gaining popularity … Continue reading

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Windows Live WordPress Web Activity

While playing around with the new functionality in Windows Live last night, I noticed that they had a WordPress Web Activity. Adding the WordPress Web Activity to my profile, it asked for my WordPress.com URL and provided suggested formatting of … Continue reading

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Windows Live Is Getting Smarter

A couple of years ago Microsoft embarked on a new product and brand named Live. From memory, the Live product was initially a fight back from Microsoft in response to the might of Google after they recognised that MSN Search … Continue reading

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