How a Live Pet Project Can Help You Learn
I have a pet. It’s a bit of an odd pet, and it grew from a childhood obsession. My pet is Unique Sentence, a website I run for saving, well, unique sentences. Sentences said in everyday conversation that you know have just never been said before. Like this one: “Kylie Minogue is not going to come […]
A SQL Server Correlated Subquery Gotcha
Warning: exceptionally geeky post coming up. Those reading for Kindle reviews and other fluffy stuff will want to skip this one… I was hanging out Stack Overflow the other day, and saw a question title that resonated with me: Column does not exist in the IN clause, but SQL runs. It resonated because I’d fallen victim […]
Pretty Poor Security, Apple!
Apple just emailed me someone else’s account name and password. On Monday I got in touch with Apple’s MobileMe “Chat Support” service. I was having a problem with my MobileMe account. Specifically, I’d deleted an event in my local calendar, and it had disappeared from the MobileMe calendar, too, but it was still showing up […]
Books Are Cheap
I’ve been prodded into this post by the recent Agency Pricing announcement on the UK Kindle discussion forums, and subsequent furore. But really this stems from a conversation I had with a friend a couple of weeks ago about e‑book pricing in general. My take on it is this: books are cheap. I believe that […]
Review: Duragadget Kindle 3 Leather Case with Adjustable Stand
In my marathon Kindle 3 review, I bemoaned the price of the official Amazon Kindle case (£30 for the basic version!) Also, though it’s great that I can put the Kindle down on a table and read it — it doesn’t fold itself shut like a paperback would — the slightly-glossier-than-paper screen means it’s more sensitive to viewing angles […]