Kate Carruthers
Microsoft Office 2007 Upgrade
I recently upgraded to Microsoft's Office 2007 and what a pleasant surprise it was! The upgrade process was really easy, the product itself has a really nice user interace, and it's easy to use. This is so much better than the previous versions, although I do
Thomas Paine & the Declaration of the Rights of Man
I am reading Christopher Hitchen's Thomas Paine's Rights of Man: A Biography. Paine's writings were highly influential in creating the world we know today, where equality before the law and democracy are normal. I'm also dipping into the The Thomas Paine Reader
Gmail crashing in latest version of Firefox
Gmail has been crashing my Firefox since I upgraded to version 2.0.0.11
It is very annoying so I've started running IE7 again
How addicted to Apple am I?
During 2007 I have become a fan of Apple - just a Macbook and and Ipod nothing fancy. But they are sooooo easy to use, and sooooo stylish in design. According to this quiz:
81%How Addicted to Apple Are You?
But I must note that I prefer to use Microsoft
Cancelling Commercial Christmas
In my house, somewhat to the consternation of various relatives, we have decided that we are not doing anything for Christmas or on Christmas day. This means no presents, no family get together, no shopping at the mall (except for basic foodstuffs). We are just going to stay home and
SnapShot of twitter.com (rank #3,778), jaiku.com (#25,108), pownce.com (#21,420)
Thanks to Chris Brogan for this link. This is interesting - as mentioned I don't get pownce; but use jaiku and twitter. My preferences seem to match the stats: twitter, jakiu, pownce.
The stats on number of people show a clear preference for twitter:
twitter.com 469,914
jaiku.