Darren Rowse, the informative and helpful ProBlogger, is back from his Easter holiday with many many gems to share.  One post which I am going to investigate further refers to Blogaholics and the series on blogging for business. I also noticed a post which asks whether full feeds are killing comments: Tris writes a good…

We all know the tale of the Evil Microsoft who conquered the land and made almost all the friendly inhabitants slaves to its evil and corrupt software.  This is a story I have relayed (in typical broken telephone fashion) many times and have lately begun to re-examine.  For an interesting perspective, here is a post…

Here is a completely arbitrary realisation I had tonight and which I am going to share.  I get really cranky when I am tired!  Sheesh!  I was making tea for G and myself when I mentally told myself to get a grip because I could sense my own crankiness.  One day, I am sure G…

Ok, this is becoming a very tired story. It is old news reinvented and I am getting frustratingly tired of telling it and yet it is a story that needs to be told. Once again, ITWeb carries a story about Telkom’s pricing structure: Telkom has defended its tariffs as US-based NUS Consulting again says its…

I was waiting for G after watching "Million Dollar Baby" last night (brilliant movie, go see it!), when I saw what must have been a behind-the-scenes video of "The Last Unicorn", the first in (Michael pointed out that The Last Unicorn does not form part of the seven book series, "The Lion, The Witch and…

According to eMarketer: "A new poll conducted by CNN, USA Today and Gallup uncovers some surprising data about blog readership in the US. Few US adults are aware of blogs — just 7% say they are "very familiar" with them, compared to 56% who say they are "not at all familiar." Similarly, few read blogs…

I don’t remember when I added the d2 redefined blog to my NewsGator feeds.  I have been working to get through the majority of the feeds I have subscribed to and thoroughly enjoyed reading Martin’s posts.  In addition, his site must be one of the coolest sites I have ever seen! I have flagged some…

I mentioned that I was going to download ecto and try it out.  A number of people recommended it to me (thanks to Rich and Michael) and while I don’t doubt their experiences have been great, mine didn’t get off to a good start.  I suspect it may have to do with me using a…