Still posting even though nobody reads this

So a couple of weeks in, and no one has signed up to read my blog. Not even my partner cares to have a look..although come to think of it, I don't think I've told her about it.

So basically, I'm writing this to myself.  Hi me.

If you are reading this please let me know.  Comment, or sign up.  I promise it will get better over time.  PROMISE!

Continuing my tablet obsession..

And some would say my toilet obsession also..

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/tons-totally-tooting-while-tweeting-from-tablets-taken-to-toilet/

Ha! I knew it!

I found this whilst surfing the net at work...

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/08/surfing-the-web-at-work-can-actually-make-you-more-productive/

HP Touchpad- ba bow.

I had the day off yesterday. I have a Harvey Norman 5 minutes up the road from my house. I didn't know they were selling HP Touchpads for $98. Bummer. Below is the old price (which by the way is still being displayed at Town Hall Station on 24 August).

Apple - it's the vibe

Apple's recent injunction against Samsung over the similarities between the ipad and the Galaxy Tab is a bit of joke in my opinion.

One of the things they are claiming has been infringed is 'the look and feel' of the ipad.  Such a vague catch-all phrase can't help but remind me of the Australian movie 'The Castle' with "it's the vibe".

Hopefully commonsense will prevail otherwise I can't really see how any company can produce a half decent tablet under these conditions without being sued.

In other news, Apple is suing the Sun as it has a patent for a big hot fiery thing in the sky.

Google plus

So I've been on Google plus for a few weeks now and can't say it's really doing it for me.  It doesn't help that 99% of my Facebook friends can't be bothered switching over. Actually, if it was a case of switching over they'd probably do it but the annoying thing about it at this present stage is the fact you pretty much need to do double the workload.  Update your status on Facebook, do it again on Google+...

There are a few Chrome extensions that are supposed to do that for you but I haven't been able to get any of them to work which means I usually end up doing it on Facebook and that's it.

Yvonne the cow

This story is just strange..

http://www.smh.com.au/world/holy-cow-search-for-runaway-yvonne-gathers-force-20110820-1j37z.html

Liking bigots

I just came back from my neighbour's house across the road. They are a very friendly couple in their late 50s or early 60s and I get on with them quite well but occasionally they come out with a pearler of a comment that reminds me 'oh yes, I'd forgotten you're a racist'.

For example today Keith (not his real name) commented on how he shouted at some 'Arabs in pyjamas' that they don't belong around here.

My dilemma is this: Regardless of all this I still like them and I can't be bothered arguing against their bigotry (mainly because I know their opinion won't change).

Should I care?

Too many Passw0rds!

My god. If I have to think up one more password I will die. Or perhaps  that should be d1e. As God forbid I choose a password without a number! I am so sick of thinking of a nice password that I might remember 5 minutes later, only to be told it needs to have a capital letter, between 8-15 characters long, must contain a number..blah blah, you get the idea.

I know that security is important and using "password" is probably not ideal but last time I checked I live in a democracy so if I want a hopelessly easy to crack four letter password all in lower case then I should bloody well be allowed to have one!

As an example, this is the password criteria for one of my online universities I "attend"

• Between 8 to 16 characters in length.
• Consisting only of letters (a-z, or A-Z) and numbers (0-9).
• At least two numbers, one upper and one lower case letters within your password.
• Passwords must not contain your given name, last name or student/staff id.
• Cannot have been used in the previous 12 months.
• Minimum two character change from previous password.

Best deal I've seen for an Android tablet - Toshiba AT100

I saw this on OZbargains today http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/51142.

If you combine it with the $50 AMEX credit card rebate deal https://amexnetwork.com.au/retail/home/?cid=auhome_network and  the 5% discount on first purchase deal (just signup to Bing Lee newsletter) you can end up getting a Toshiba AT100 tablet for $376.55!!!

I reckon the Toshiba tablet is not half bad and seeing its RRP is around $550 you could sell it on ebay for a profit if you didn't like it.

Not that any of this logic will convince my scrooge of a lifetime partner to part with our hard earned wages!

She seems to think you need to 'need' something in order to buy it.  Crazy talk!  As if anyone needs a tablet!

Welcome

Hi,

Welcome to my new blog. 

This blog is for me to add anything I feel like adding..it could be cool things I've read about on the web, gadgets I like (or want), things that annoy me..the list is fairly endless.