What Gives - Smiffy's Corollary
"We’re all freaking killing ourselves" says Derek Featherstone in a blog post, essential reading for those wrestling with the work/life balance - and losing. This article presents a couple of related lessons that I have learned regarding Quality of Work and Quality of Life.
Published:
Tuesday, 6th October 2009
Rudd Stimulus Package lets down struggling small businesses
The Rudd Government's Economic Stimulus Package is letting down struggling small businesses.
Audience:
Australians - especially small business owners.
Published:
Monday, 27th April 2009;
last updated on Tuesday, 28th April 2009
Amazon, MP3 and Vaporware
Still no sign of MP3 sales from Amazon.com to international customers. Is this just Amazon Vaporware?
Audience:
People who buy music; refugees from iTunes;
Published:
Monday, 15th September 2008
Sun to buy MySQL
Sun Microsystems announces that it is going to buy MySQL AB. That's rather exciting.
Audience:
IT industry, users of Sun and MySQL products.
Published:
Friday, 18th January 2008;
last updated on Sunday, 10th February 2008
Blogathon 2007
Smiffy returns to his writings after a three-month silence and makes some excuses.
Published:
Monday, 10th December 2007;
last updated on Monday, 1st September 2008
Another Sildenafil Story: Jetlagged Hamsters
From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a study in the treatment of jetlagged hamsters using sildenafil.
Published:
Friday, 15th June 2007
Million Dollar Bath Stolen
CatererSearch reports the theft of a million dollar gold bath from a Japanese hotel.
Published:
Tuesday, 5th June 2007
Huitres aux Citrate de Sildenafil
The phenomenon that is bound to upset Google's Zeitgeist - oysters fed with a popular PDE5 inhibitor. Smiffy Comments.
Published:
Sunday, 3rd June 2007;
last updated on Monday, 4th June 2007
Georges Prosper Remi - 100 Years On
Today is the centenary of the birth of the late Georges Prosper Remi, better known as Hergé, creator of the character Tintin.
Published:
Tuesday, 22nd May 2007;
last updated on Wednesday, 23rd May 2007
Backups - If I had a dollar...
The User Friendly cartoon strip for today has a theme close to Smiffy's heart.
Published:
Thursday, 5th April 2007