Archive > January 2007

Business Jargon Explained

The Business Jargon Dictionary has a comprehensive list of business-speak including some absolute gems. So if you have no idea how to Think Outside the Box, or Repurpose your Initiatives then check it out.
Some of my favourites:
Assmosis [v.] The apparent absorption of success that comes from sucking up.
Deceptionist [n.] A receptionist whose job is actually to delay [...]

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I done gone done it again

No content with BSG, Heroes & Veronica Mars as my weekly viewing, I seem to have acquired a copy of season 1 of 24 … I’ve now been late to work* twice in a row … bugger.

*But only 3 or 5 minutes

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Things that take you by surprise

A sign on a van this morning:
Mistymax – join the glamourous world of modern air fresheners.
I’m still not sure if they were being serious or not.

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Worth watching

As BSG returns after its Christmas hiatus (the latest episode aired last night and I haven’t seen it yet) I can settle back into my usual viewing. That said their are a couple of programmes that I’ve discovered lately that have filled the gap. Be aware that neither of these is particularly new:
Heroes is a [...]

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5 Things I’ve achieved this week

1) Bought a new iPod Nano as the Shuffle had decided to abandon the left ear completely. And I love it. 4GB of storage and a nice wheely thing. Plus the 2G Nano’s look much more like the old iPod Mini (hey sis ) and are generally lovely.
2) Grabbed a USB mixer and [...]

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ROVT – Phones, Photocopiers and Phloating …

Stretching it a bit?
Yeah ok. Well due to a complete lack of effort on my part you’ll only be getting 3 clips this week, and they’ll be a day late at that.
1) The iPhone caused a lot of fuss … and rightly so as it seems to do everything.
2) Ok, it’s not a photocopier, it’s [...]

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MySQL Cheat Sheet

A must have for any MySQL developer with a short memory – Link

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Default Password List

Came in very handy yesterday. A list of factory passwords for routers, BIOS, etc – Link

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10 CSS Tips from a Professional CSS Front-End Architect

Some pretty good tips for the beginner and expert alike – Link

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The Web Developer’s List of Resources

A massive list of web dev resources. I may even bother to read some of them in a while – link

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