Love this extremely low effort phishing attempt, I don’t even think they deserve marks for trying – because they didn’t!
Category Archives: tech
Trouble checking in?
Checking in is now mandatory at all shops and venues in Victoria. A lot of people still don’t check in, though. Why? It’s framed as a compliance problem, but I’m absolutely convinced it’s also a user experience problem, and that a simpler, more robust process, would lead to higher checkin rates. I’ve watched people attempting …
Digitising 35mm negatives – a quick method
Between my father and I, there’s a lot of memories sitting in shoeboxes around the house. They’re not all great photos, but there are some great memories. Scanning them is slow, and when my scanner died recently, I almost gave up. Almost! 😉 This is a clip on macro lens from Struman Optics. It fits …
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Fly-tying under lockdown
So, with the COVID-19 virus keeping us all tucked up at home, everyone is moving their activities online. Videoconferencing for the masses – pilates, music, comedy, and … fly-tying! Yes, I know it’s niche, but it’s a way of keeping social networks going, and keeping fisherpeople sane through these long, dreary days! Running a fly-tying …
Flexible SVG in CSS backgrounds
I think I made something neat using css and svg, based on ideas from @chriscoyier and @noahblon.
Bustin’ chrome
Good, simple bugs are rare in software these days. Someone’s just found a beauty in Chrome. Even hovering over this link: http://a/%%30%30 causes Chrome (just the tab you’re on) to crash. I’m currently using Version 45.0.2454.99 (64-bit). I don’t expect the bug to last very long. Enjoy it while you can 😉 Why does it …
Apple Maps #fail : My own experience
I was quite pleased when Apple chose to break away from Google. The steady infiltration of sponsored, and inaccurate information on Google Maps really bugs me. I also didn’t join the chorus of deriders of the new Apple offering, because I remember how woeful the Google maps were when they were new. But now I …
@telstra #fail rant!
OK, so it’s easy enough to mock @Telstra, they are a pretty big target, but this most recent episode pretty much ticks all the bumbling, idiotic, #fail boxes, so I’m going to write about it. It’s long, but I hope it’s worth it for a smile or two. Last Thursday Aug 2, a few strange …
sorry, @path
So, I’ve read your ‘sorry’ post, I’ve got the latest version of the app, I’ve searched the settings screen on the app and the web. Nowhere can I find any method of opting out of your secret contact siphoning ‘feature’. Does this mean that because you’ve already done it, it’s too late and you think …
Google – more evil by the day?
I find this very troubling. Someone at Google appears to be deliberately and systematically polluting and plundering the crowdsourced data of competitors. Two instances seem to have been all but proven so far (check this post about OpenStreetMap and Mocality), it seems unlikely that it stops there. If ever an action was hypocritical and seemingly …
Google, the street view trike came, and went
Update: 18 months now, still prodding google, but no answers yet 🙁 Google Street View is brilliant – in fact, the whole digital map revolution is largely driven by expectations set by Google. Their tech is amazing. Unfortunately, as an organisation, they often fail to come up to scratch. A shame… here’s an example: Every …
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StreetView updates… eventually!
Couple of new things on Google Maps / Street View. They’ve added some new imagery captured by the trike, Google Earth Blog has a good write up of the additions. While I was there, I was alerted by user “Munden” that the blue dots of user generated photos had disappeared from the Google Maps when …