
| 26th February, 2001 | 19th February, 2001 |
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Free Spell!Despite writing this column for longer than my hair has lasted, I have managed to keep an embarrassing personal problem secret: I can't spell for toffee... | AbdicationTechnology has failed me again. I sit here in my coat, learning a new IT skill - how to type wearing gloves - wondering who thought it was a good idea to put a silicon chip in charge of my central heating... |
| 12th February, 2001 | 5th February, 2001 |
FreewearWhat do you call a web designer wearing a shirt and tie? - the accused. Such is the culture of the web industry that formal business attire is regarded as a complete anathema... | HB2 ManIt's hard to find a way to exercise your creativity in Anorakdom. One of the best things about being in the new media business is that you get to work with young creative types... |
| 29th January, 2001 | 22nd January, 2001 |
WhitenoiseThe problem with modern communications technology is that it has made making noise too easy... | Be Bad at Your Job.Absolutely the worst thing you can do these days is to be good at your job... |
| 12th January, 2001 | 2nd January, 2001 |
Green Eggs and SpamWith more forms of communication available than dotcom wannabes, it remains quite comforting to know that we can still rely on good old word of mouth to get the job done. With all of the expensive advertising campaigns and intelligent marketing strategies used today, it is still much more likely to be influenced in choosing an online service by your best friend's, uncle's, former neighboor's, slightly deranged milkman's hairstylist than by a bunch of shiny faced, plastic minded advertising executives, no matter how much Robbie Williams endorses their product... | Sadam Hussain Stole My PlayStationImagine my surprise, having been a good boy all year, to find no PlayStation II in my Christmas stocking... |