December 2005

Ricky Gervais – a free stocking filler?

December 21, 2005 Humour

Anyone stuck for a last minute Christmas gift idea could do worse than get an MP3 player – something like an iPod and then pre-load it with episodes from Ricky Gervais podcast . Apart from providing entertainment, it could introduce someone to one of the ‘new’ forms of communication. Our American cousins are already switching [...]

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Speed of light

December 20, 2005 General

This is how fast things can get done: Two posts back I mentioned CPA Technology Firm Blog . I’d linked to their site as a courtesy for the information I learned. That was timed stamped at: 20:03 local time. At  22:49, principal Brian Tankersley tried to contact me on Skype. I missed the call but [...]

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Advertising 2006 style

December 20, 2005 Innovation

I’ve never had a good word to say about advertising. Until today that is. How about a banner ad (yep – I said that as well) which has an application behind it. (aah – got your attention now?) It could for instance trigger a 2-minute video of a client talking about their experiences with the [...]

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America calling…

December 20, 2005 General

There are interesting things going on in the US that have future impact for the UK profession. I get a lot of stuff from CPA Firm Technology Blog . Clearly, the US is miles ahead of the  UK but hey – let those guys make the mistakes first. Today, I found SOX TV – Sarbanes-Oxley [...]

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2006 – the future decoded

December 20, 2005 General

We’re approaching that time of the year when we can both reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Unless stung into action, I don’t have that level of eruditon others seem to enjoy most of the time. Anyway, this is my list of predictions for 2006 – check them out in 6-9 [...]

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Glasses and Malaysia

December 20, 2005 Humour

I jokingly replied to some comments on the Bug Hunt story and playfully asked Shamsul if he knew anyone who does good glasses, cheap. I need ‘em after yesterday’s stupid non existent bug hunt He said: "The one that I usually use is a nice litte shop in Jalan SS21/62 Damansara Utama (next to the [...]

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New pricing models

December 20, 2005 Marketing

Harvard wallah Nick Carr nails the argument about the new world of utility computing we’re living in. Discussing Oracle’s convoluted pricing model , he says: "Oracle’s certainly not the only software house jumping through hoops to retrofit traditional (and lucrative) pricing programs to a world of multicores, virtualization, commoditization, open source and software-as-a-service. At some [...]

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Arctic Systems postscript

December 20, 2005 General

Nichola Ross Martin’s excellent summation of the Arctic Systems case, taken with her preliminary analysis make instructive reading. The case is not quite over and government has yet to make its next move clear. But the variety of comments made me think about what the community does and how it could be more influential. Nichola’s [...]

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When you've got quality airport time

December 20, 2005 Humour

Ever wondered what it’s ‘really’ like inside Microsoft? If so then take a click through to MiniMicrosoft . This is a completely anonymous site that started off as a way for a single employee to blow off steam and is now one of the most popular sites about Microsoft. Cynics might say the site is [...]

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Eating dog food

December 20, 2005 General

One of the great things about this environment is that you soon find out whether you are among ‘Kindred Spirits .’ Ever since I splattered my thoughts on the 6A espisode around various websites, site traffic has increased significantly. And it’s gathering some pace. Earlier this evening, I listened to the For Immediate Relase – [...]

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