Archive for September, 2005

Stiff upper lip, Jeeves

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Looks like venerable search mascot Jeeves is getting the pink slip. AskJeeves has been going through some rough times lately, having been bought and sold a couple times, I think. At least once, anyway. In marketspeak, this latest development is what we call brand dilution.
Poor Jeeves. Henceforth, Ask Jeeves will now be referred to as [...]

The Tims, they are a-changin’

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

A couple years ago I was cleaning the mountain of stuff piled on my desk at home when I happened to come across my old drivers licenses. At the time, there were only three licenses to consider, but now there’s a fourth.
All I can say is Wow.
Who is that fresh-faced stranger from 1994? I’m not [...]

More cooking experiments

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

I’ve tried a few new things lately — including a lemon mousse/custard dessert — but I’ve found myself using one particular method quite frequently because a) it’s easy and b) the results have been very good. I’m talking about pouch cooking, which I learned by watching Good Eats episode The Pouch Principle.
The best thing about [...]

Another useful Web 2.0 application?

Sunday, September 4th, 2005

Here’s a link that some of you with voracious reading habits and blogs might find interesting.
reader2.com