http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog random musings Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:34:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the last few months I've realised that I have an interest in archaeology. Tracing it back, I came to the conclusion that a single book was responsible for my trips to Avebury and Stonehenge, my need to see the Uffington White Horse, my fascination with standing stones, my interest ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2008/07/22/flag-fen/ I love the Internet, I do, I really do, but it wears me out.I have more RSS feeds in my feedreader than I have time to read, and I come across more every day that interest me. The Internet is absolutely fatal to anyone with wide-ranging interests: it's so easy ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2008/03/15/information-overload/ I'd like to think that I'm not particularly motivated by money in order to do my best at work. I'd like to think that working hard brings reward. I'd like to think that being conscientious, dedicated and enthusiastic would mean success. But I'm realising that just isn't the case. I've just ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2008/02/02/keeping-score/ If my television license fee goes towards the development of content (whether or not I choose to *watch* the content), then why do I have to pay *again* to get this content on a DVD? Surely the price of the DVD should just reflect the cost price of DVD production ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2008/01/31/bbc-content/ This strikes me as a continuation of those 'Best viewed in $browsername $version' badges, that irritate me beyond all measure. I will use what version and what browser I choose, to consume your content. If I choose to have the text chiselled out onto the back of a passing badger, ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2008/01/27/obligatory-comment-on-x-ua-compatible/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Mac Mini and TV, originally uploaded by Purplekitten. My Optio T20 went sadly blind (camera functional but all it could see was black) so after an attempt to use my Optio s4 again, I ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2008/01/11/new-camera/ http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2007/12/21/random-cat-vs-tinsel-thingy/ I've just caught myself providing my household with twitter-like updates as a sort of running commentary. Apparently this isn't a new feature of wife 1.0, I've always done it. Thinking about it, I guess it dates from my time as a home carer. I used to look after a variety of ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2007/12/21/voice-tweets/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } GoGoGadgetLemon, originally uploaded by Purplekitten. It's been a while, and we're probably the only people who care about them, but it's time for an update on the lemon-children.. Sadly we lost two of them over ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2007/12/15/lemon-update-45-years-old/ Much has been said on this topic, by smarter people than me. I won’t attempt an educated version of the topic (as I’m not actually educated in that subject area other than by experience), I have nothing backing this rant other than an ability to empathise with end users and ... http://www.purplekitten.co.uk/blog/2007/11/19/why-user-experience-should-matter/