Now, for your enjoyment: Skype spam!
My second piece of Skype spam arrived today. I hope this isn’t becoming a trend, or I’ll have to disallow chat messages from anyone not on my buddy list. Good to know, however, that I can track my package “lively” on the internet.
links for 2007-05-12
Geocaching (livebait.tv) A video on geocaching, something that I’ve wanted to try ever since I bought Damir a GPS. (tags: travel) StartupNorth “The life and death of Canadian startups”, documenting goings on in the Canadian startup community. (tags: business canada)
Striving for guru status
One of my favourites from Jessica Hagy’s daily scribbles on index cards:
Hotel as art
Earlier this week, I was at a conference at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis hotel. Built (I think) when Atlanta hosted the Olympics in 1996, it’s undergoing some serious refurbishment that had half of the atrium level under construction while we were there: only really a problem one day when we were having a meeting in [...]
links for 2007-05-08
FactoryCity » We found women in tech, so why are you still not reporting about them? A great post by Chris Messina on the misogyny that still runs rampant (although oh-so-politely) in technology today. (tags: torcamp women)
links for 2007-05-07
YouTube – Spike Jonze Ikea ad A wonderful parody of Pixar’s Luxo Junior short, in an Ikea ad created by Spike Jonze. (tags: advertising)
Today’s mystery
Why do people think that a loudly-vibrating phone (usually a Blackberry in a hard holster, to get the maximum vibrating resonance) is less annoying than a beep to announce an email? Okay, it’s less annoying than hearing a tinny rendition of Mariachi music, but it’s still annoying. Turn it off, already — just put it on [...]
Where have all the t-shirts gone?
Back in the good old days, you couldn’t turn around at a tech conference without being handed a t-shirt with a logo on it. In the past few years, however, t-shirts have gone out of style as conference schwag, to be replaced with USB flash drives, coffee mugs, and this year’s favourite, notebooks of various [...]
Free calling day on Skype
On May 13th (Mother’s Day), you can call any phone in the world free from your computer using Skype. If you don’t have SkypeOut service now and are eager to try it out, Sunday’s your chance to do it for free.
links for 2007-05-04
ThomasPurves.com » How to Save $150 or More a Year on Bank Fees Tom tells us how to ditch our pricey chequing accounts and replace the same functionality with a line of credit account that has no fees. (tags: finance)
