Archive for year 2005
Google Bad. Me no like no more
Dec 22nd
Sorry folks, but I’m sincerely pissed right now. After an absolutely awesome evening with Ian and Emma, I get home to find that Google has decided that I’ve breached their terms of service for the AdSense program and booted me out without any recourse available on my part. No right of response, nothing. All income…
Good article about the current US Patent Office shambles
Dec 21st
The current U.S. system is harming innovation. A simplified process with stronger patents would encourage economic growth For over 200 years, the U.S. patent system has catalyzed economic growth and protected the national interest. Unfortunately, over the past few decades, patents have become irrelevant — even harmful — to the innovation process. Cutting Through the…
Google caves in to TimeWarner
Dec 21st
Sorry if I’m a little annoyed at the moment. Its after 6am and I haven’t slept yet. Not been a good night or a good week so far for me. But this bit of news this morning kind of tops everything off with a big red cherry that screams out loud some rather rude expletives.…
Updated: Its official – I’m going in to the web hosting business
Dec 20th
Just came to an agreement and by this time next week it’ll all be finalised. “SKC Hosting” is going to exist as of the new year now!. This is a killer market to get in to. Every Tom, Dick and Harry seems to be doing it, but its a start. Given the number of people…
blog-lite for a while
Dec 19th
I’m sorry folks, but things right now are not in a good way. So between now and Christmas at least (possibly even the New Year) posting is going to be pretty slow. Thats only a couple of weeks, but I need to take some time out and be alone for a while. December is the…
So what?
Dec 19th
You know, I realised something tonight. Quite aside from needing to get my ears and eyes checked. I really am struggling to even care about Christmas coming up. Completely blazé to the whole thing. I’m just fully not interested in participating in Christmas. I don’t believe in Christmas as a religious event and while I…
Drive your car to save water ;-)
Dec 18th
Now this isn’t dumb. In fact, I think Auckland City should get in on this one. Put it at the on/off ramps along the motorway and consider the savings that would rapidly acrue. Plates in the ramp move up and down as vehicles pass over them, driving a generator. “The ramp is silent, comfortable and…
TimeWarner talking exclusively with Google
Dec 18th
Okay, while there is no way in hell I consider AOL being worth $20,000,000,000, this is pretty damn impressive news. It proves, in my view at least, that not even Microsoft can buy what Google wants. One question I do have… I thought AOL bought Time Warner? ;-) Not the other way round. ;-) Google…
GMail on your Cellphone
Dec 18th
General meanderings around the Google website lead me to strange and wonderful new worlds and discoveries. This discovery is one that is bitter sweet for me. :-( Get Gmail on the go! Now you can access your Gmail messages from the web browser on your mobile phone or device. Read and reply to your Gmail…
Google’s Christmas present to Jabber and Opensource – libjingle
Dec 17th
Well now… It seems that Google have really gotten in to the spirit of Christmas and have done something that no other IM or VoIP company has done yet. They’ve opened up their voice protocols and made it available to everyone that wants it. This could be interesting. Today, two major advances have been made…