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review of Habari 0.5

IntroductionHabari is a blogging platform, created back in January 2007 and in the subsequent 18 moinths, the software has matured and version 0.5.1 was recently released.Originally, I downloaded and experimented with Habari late in 2007 but it wasn’t …

Posted 26 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Web 2.0 relationship scorecard

+1 for a ‘friend’+5 for a ‘follower’+10 for a blog comment+25 for a blog contact+50 for an email+100 for a photo+250 for a NSFW photo+400 for an audio conversation+99,999 for a hot steamy IM session+1,000,000 for sharing a pint

Posted 25 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

onwards and upwards

After over five varied and enjoyable years working for Siebel (and then Oracle) in Expert Services, I am changing jobs. However, I will continue to work for Oracle as part of the group responsible for ‘Social CRM’.Although this was a internal transfer,…

Posted 21 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Top of the Podcasts

I recently got an iTouch and, as I have been commuting into London recently, I have been listening to a few podcasts in an effort to usefully pass the time.Digital Planet - BBC’s short (30 minute) roundup of technology news. Tends to cover new and inte…

Posted 21 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

London omnibus bell hell

Last night, I took a number 521, red, bendy bus from St. Paul’s to Waterloo station.As the journey progressed, someone insistently and repeatedly pressed the bell to indicate they wished to disembark at the next stop. Nothing too unusual in that.At th…

Posted 18 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

dot bombs

Returned from holiday to find correspondence lying on my doorstep from two internet companies. Both were big names and continually in the news during the internet boom in 1999.Firstly, two cheques resulting from travelocity’s takeover of lastminute.com…

Posted 14 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Noel goes stage diving

I have a penchant for some of Oasis’ tunes and, although he’s a City fan, I also like Noel Gallagher.I like his sense of humour, I like his professional Mancunian accent and his occasional digs at United. I also agree with him that Morrissey’s lyrics a…

Posted 14 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

protected rights restrictions lifted

I have written before about the consolidation of my various pension pots into a self-invested pension plan (SIPP).One slight irritation was that the Protected Rights elements could not be transferred so I was forced to hold these funds in a stakeholder…

Posted 13 September 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

R.E.M setlist Twickenham - 30 August 2008

Orange CrushWake Up BombDriveWhat’s the frequency Kenneth ?I’ve been highHorse to waterSupernatrual SuperseriousLiving well is the best revengeMan on the moonElectroliteWalk unafraidIgnorelandExhuming MccarthyLet me inFall on meMan sized wreathI’m gonn…

Posted 31 August 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

R.E.M/Editors

The time has finally come to shave my head and don blue facepaint.

Posted 30 August 2008 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °