Jake Kuramoto from Oracle Apps Lab has a great post about common search terms for the three main search engines and notes that ‘facebook.com’ (and variants thereof) appear in the lists of most frequently used keywords. Recently, I have been observing my wife who is a non-technical (Firefox) user although I must admit to a vested interest here. I am keen to understand any areas where Linux Mint is ‘worse then Windows’. Over the last few weeks, I have noted the following: ...

Short answer - She was in a meeting. I sent a polite email asking why my MP Susan Kramer failed to vote last night on the third reading of the Digital Economy Bill. Dear Mrs Kramer Many thanks for taking the time to send me a long and detailed letter is response to my email inquiry about your stance on the Digital Economy Bill. You’re right - it’s a very complex issue and may yet be subject to refinements before it finally becomes law. ...

One attraction of my glamorous life as an IT consultant travelling all over Europe is the opportunity to conduct illicit affairs with beautiful lap dancers from Prague (who are definitely not transvestites). For the last three years, I have been secretly engaged in such a liaison with a beautiful young lady called Iris. Unfortunately, due to Iris’ work commitments, our meetings are limited to brief, breathless, stolen trysts in the arrivals and departure halls at the various terminals at London Heathrow. ...

Idea for a new TV series - ‘When Ethernet cables go bad’ - A fascinating 60 minute documentary into the wide range of issues people have with wireless networks. The program would also include some ‘C’ list celebrities and a phone/text in competition to win something. I have had a wireless network in my house for at least four years. Perusing the annals of this blog reveals that while I have experienced various, sporadic issues over this period, by and large, the wireless network has been pretty reliable with three PC’s, a laptop and an iTouch device using it without problems. ...

Working title: the dangers of Facebook, online dating, stranger danger and gross stupidity. The (now defunct) Chameleons remain one of my favourite bands but were responsible for the most embarrassing night of my life. After the band reformed, I went to their London gigs and occasionally frequented the (now defunct) Wishville forums for discussion about the band, concert reviews, banter about football, discovering new bands - all the usual stuff we did before Twitter and Last.fm came along. ...