Year: 2007

  • March 24 is Shutdown Day

    Can you imagine not turning on your computer at all for one whole day? Actually, I can imagine. Many people I know can quite happily go for days without using a computer. They’re weird, of course :) I find the…

  • You can’t take democracy for granted

    Living in a democracy is something just about everyone in Europe, North America and a large majority of countries around the world take for granted. Basic freedoms – of speech and political expression, to name but two – are things you don’t…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #225: March 22, 2007

    Content summary: Another bumper listener episode; Lee Hopkins reports with advice on broadband for Irish listeners; Shel from Las Vegas on social media tools for recruiting; Google searches for European lobbyists; survey finds challenges for podcasters; product launches in Second…

  • Software personality disorders

    I had a big chuckle reading “Is your app an ass-kisser,” in which Kathy Sierra asks: If your app was an employee, what kind of employee would it be? When it’s employee performance review time, how would you rate it?…

  • Thresher wine discount version 2

    Hugh’s doing it again – 40 percent discount off any still wine purchased from Thresher‘s in the UK from today until the end of the month. The first Thresher discount offer last December generated incredible buzz throughout the blogosphere and…