Category Archives: Rants

Email disclaimers

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

Today I got an email from an Australian company and noticed two things at the bottom of their email. The first was the ever-silly “Go Green – please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.” line. Does putting this in … Continue reading →

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Google doesn’t trust us with our search queries anymore

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

A trend I’ve noticed lately is that Google selectively ignores and “reimagines” my search terms. (actually, it also habitually drops my search entirely. There are bugs in both the new Google toolbar, and a bug in iGoogle that goes back … Continue reading →

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How not to run customer support

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

I just got back from vacation last week. It was a whirlwind tour of Norway, Denmark, Belgium and the UK. I had a great time, sampling a lot of beer and seeing a lot of cool places. At the start … Continue reading →

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How to name a startup

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Tim Cederman-Haysom

Since I started working in the Silicon Valley, I’ve been exposed to a huge number of companies which would not normally show up on my radar. One thing I’ve noticed is the naming conventions seemingly followed by everyone. Startup name … Continue reading →

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When geeks bite back

Posted on March 9, 2008 by admin

Very interesting article on news.com about Sarah Lacy’s interview of Mark Zuckerberg, from Facebook. I’ve seen some pretty atrocious interviews, keynotes, panels and presentations in my time, but this is right up there when you think of the scope. Interviewing … Continue reading →

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Google Reader and other Google products

Posted on March 8, 2008 by admin

Miles has been a long time fan of Google Reader, but it’s only been recently that I converted to using it full time. I found that I was visiting the same blogs several times a day to see what was … Continue reading →

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Passengers to start getting fingerprinted at Heathrow

Posted on March 8, 2008 by admin

In another life I was an information security tutor. Security is such a fascinating topic, both to teach and learn. I can’t get enough of it, and routinely end up taking part in security decisions at my company, just because … Continue reading →

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Kicking myself over the new NIN album

Posted on March 5, 2008 by admin

The other night I had the opportunity to buy the $300 superdeluxe edition of the new NIN album, Ghosts I-IV. I had my credit card details entered and everything: Deluxe edition plus a four-LP set on 180-gram vinyl, which is … Continue reading →

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Awful baby names

Posted on March 5, 2008 by admin

One of my pet peeves is the terrible “unique” baby names people give their children, ensuring a lifetime of confusion and taunts. As much as I dislike linking to news.com.au (for reasons I am sure to go into in another … Continue reading →

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