Reading time: 5 mins Uh-oh. It’s that time of year again, when bloggers across the blogosphe interweb start ranting about how they “only do it for themselves” or how “it’s not a competition” and so on and so forth. But that’s just the people who weren’t nominated. Like me. Again. But let’s not dwell on that. This year there…
Reading time: 3 mins Right there are a few things that have zipped past the McLean radar in the past few days, none of which are THAT big they warrant a mention outright but I do just want to say that: I’m beginning to see the appeal of the iPod Shuffle (the new ones come with newer headphones ya…
Reading time: 5 mins Further to my Too Simple post, and in response to the comment from Annie about the state of software manuals, I thought I’d try and give a bit of insight into the basic workings of my profession. Yes, that’s right I DO have a day job. I am a technical author and I write software…
Reading time: 2 mins So here’s the thing. We all use computers to do things. Whether it’s hardcore hacking, or browsing the internet for aubergine recipes, it’s just a tool that does ‘stuff’. Right? As such, once you’ve mastered the basics and understand the main conceptual ideas, it’s a pretty easy tool to use. The mouse is relatively intuitive…
Reading time: < 1 min As mike says (and from where the bulk of this post has been lifted) Post of the Week is ready, and open, and waiting for YOU.THE MISSION. To highlight great writing on personal blogs. To draw attention to blogs that you might not have heard of before. To point you to one absolute guaranteed humdinger…
Reading time: < 1 min I’ve mentioned Gifttagging.com before (over on the left), but it’s worth another look as they’ve recently updated the site and added some new functionality plus a little extra ‘polish’. Best new piece of functionality: If you have a login, you can now “Reserve” an item to save any duplication. This is a half-step towards an…