Archive for the “blog” category
Twitter lists are smarter than I thought
by Phil on April 11, 2010
Lists know who they are following enough to filter @replies depending on whether both people are on the list. That’s quite smart, and unexpected. Here’s on with my @replies to @Erica_Jane_MP included, followed by a list that only I’m on (…)
How web services help me budget
by Phil on February 1, 2010
A quick cross post to highlight a recent post – about how I built a personal finances system using web services and free software – at my internet banking site. Money management is an area I neglected until I was (…)
What excites me about the iPad
by Phil on January 28, 2010
I watched Gdgt’s live blogging of the iPad launch yesterday. I’m really pleased the tablet’s finally made it into reality, after reading rumours for years (might even spur me into adapt my apple tablet domain for the iPad). As an (…)
My first post with the new iPhone WordPress app
by Phil on November 9, 2009
One of the things I’ve really wanted to see the WordPress app handle well is the image gallery. The photos below come from my phone, so judge for yourself whether it works or not
A definition of satisfying work
by Phil on June 11, 2009
A short post to share a quote that is currently my desktop background: [Three things] – autonomy, complexity, and connection between effort and reward – are, most people agree, the three qualities work has to have if it is to (…)
Google introduces public comments in search engine listings
by Phil on May 12, 2009
I see via Drew that Google has introduced public comments against its search engine results. ZDNet has covered the news in the US and there will be lots more buzz about this over the next couple of days. There is (…)
Twitter charging for adverts on Twitter.com
by Phil on March 24, 2009
Links for external sites have begun to appear within the side bar for Twitter.com. www.exectweets.com is sponsored by Microsoft and part of the endorsement for the service includes a promotion within the Twitter website. There’s more to read at All (…)
Wefollow: A lesson in superniches and mass marketing
by Phil on March 16, 2009
Wefollow is the new launch from Digg‘s Kevin Rose. It’s a user-generated Twitter directory to help us find each other. How WeFollow works You tweet @wefollow with 3 relevant tags that you’d like to be found for. Whever people search (…)
How to find your power users and super users: strong passwords
by Phil on February 25, 2009
If you’re looking to identify people who use your webservice who could be a poweruser, how about you run a search against passwords looking for strong passwords. Obviously, you shouldn’t look at the password itself and instead use an algorythm (…)
