Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Thanks to all the comment suggestions on my previous post, I tried disabling all the plugins to see if that was the issue. Nope. Then, with the help of Neil and Gill, we spent some time going down the rabbit hole of a weird SQL error having to do with language compatibility (UTF-8 vs. Latin-1). … Continue reading Aaaaand we’re back!
It’s November. Which means NaBloPoMo. Let’s see what happens when I force myself to blog every day for a month, shall we? ———————————————————————————– I saw a post the other day about a bad airline experience, and how it tied into a bad email experience. The point the author was making: don’t send promotional emails to someone … Continue reading How much does brand affinity matter?
In all the ways people can be a competent business grownup (h/t Darren), I think the most abused are communication channels. It’s like we haven’t gotten over the fact that there are Magic! Machines! that we communicate through, and we let our amazement at technology take up the parts of our brain we would otherwise … Continue reading How to be a Business Grownup: Rules for Autoresponders
One of the things I had to decide when planning this move is what on earth to do about a cell phone. In a first-world problem of the highest degree, I am unwilling to go without an iPhone. Credit history doesn’t carry over to the UK from Canada, so getting one on a plan there … Continue reading Freedom!
Because I was a very good girl this year, Santa left a PS3 under the tree for me! We’ve been going around in circles since getting our TV as to what kind of peripherals to get for it. Until now we’ve been using my laptop for Netflix (which is okay, except it doesn’t output in … Continue reading Game On!
I have some news. This may surprise you. Are you sitting down? I hope you are – or were, since the title kinda gives it away. We canceled cable. Which means we also got rid of the TiVos. And what prompted this? We got a new TV. Stay with me here – it eventually makes … Continue reading Goodbye Cable, Hello OTA+Netflix
In the week before I left my last job, I had an epic hardware failure. My work laptop, which had the most current incarnation of my iTunes library on it (and my iPhone backup data), gave up the ghost and refused to give me anything but a BSOD. Right around that same time, my iPhone … Continue reading Give Back!
I know, it’s been a shill-a-minute around these parts, but I have just one more cool product to tell you about before we get back to business as usual. So, without further ado – The Oral B TRIUMPH with smart guide! Yes, TRIUMPH necessitates the caps. I’ve had electric toothbrushes before, and yes, they get … Continue reading Brushing with SCIENCE!
Annoyed at my css right now, so I have kicked it out in a moment of spite. It’s time for a new theme anyhow – perhaps one that I actually figure out how to build and/or install myself for a change! Continue reading Techno-boob
Upgrading wordpress this morning. Please excuse the mess. **And done – with much thanks to the husband, who made this go much faster than it would’ve, were I left to my own devices. Please let me know if you encounter any strangeness over the next few days! Continue reading Maintenance
So I’m trying out this twitter thing. 140 characters seems entirely manageable right now as far as blogging and updates go. Feel free to follow me here. Continue reading Tweet!
Heather (aka fubsy, aka nuttymuffin, aka “the hotness”) has put together a 2008 calendar of her beautiful photographs. This is the same woman who captured me licking my new TiVo at BestBuy waaaaay back in 2005. That’s right – I pioneered the technology licking movement that won Tod Maffin his Wii. But I digress – … Continue reading Pretty as a Picture
So I’m in New York City! The big apple! The city that never sleeps! I’m bored. I’m sitting in a conference centre (Javits) in a dirty, industrial part of town, supervising our trade show booth setup and catching up on some work. Thank god for free wifi. But it hasn’t been all bad. Even though … Continue reading Bright Lights, Big City
At the beginning of September, my latest contract with Telus finally came to an end and I made the switch to Rogers. None of the mobile phone providers here actually offer what I’d call “good” rates on voice or data packages in the range I’m using, so my decision to go with Rogers was made … Continue reading Phone-y
The blog is undergoing a long-overdue upgrade to the newest version of WordPress. If you experience any weirdness over the next couple days, that’s probably why. The management thanks you for your patience. Update: upgrade complete, and spanky new design now showing! It’s worth clicking through to my actual site to see the loveliness that … Continue reading Boring Site Admin Note