Archives for March 2009

Use a whitelist to receive emails more reliably

Set up a ‘whitelist’, also known as an ‘approved senders’ or ‘friends’ list. That’s a list of trusted addresses or domains that are allowed a free pass to certain emails.

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Fix the yo-yo walk at the museum with an iPhone

Why do museums and art galleries use such tiny type in their info cards? They should use iPhone ‘labels’.

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Maria explains Twitter’s Replies and Direct Messages

Link: Maria Langer clearly explains the difference between @ replies and direct messages on Twitter.

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Mac choices in Wellington reduce

A Wellington Mac reseller closes — for a short time, we hope.

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Strip icon previews for smaller files

Get Info lets you strip icon previews and remove excess ‘weight’ from images destined for the web.

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Do teasers tempt or torment?

I’m trying some experiments on this site. Let me know if they cause you any problems.

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This distorted life

Some distorted images and audio create real difficulties for legitimate users.

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Link: How to Send Photos to Twitpic With an iPhone

How to send photos to TwitPic from your iPhone.

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I was washing my hands this morning: water on, wet hands, water off, soap, lather, lather, lather, water on … But the water didn’t come back on. Suddenly nothing came out of the tap. Cold. Or hot. Or the kitchen tap. Or the outside taps for the garden hose. We were dry. I wiped my […]

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Sticky tape to the rescue

What’s that mess?, I thought, as I hung my black fleece sweater on the washing line. Then I remembered: I’d put some coins in a charity street collector’s box the other day and slapped the sticker onto my sweater. Putting the whole lot through a wash cycle hadn’t done either the sticker or my sweater […]

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