Decisions

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Simon

“Make sure all of your decisions are interesting ones.” Sid Meier From Sid Meier’s Memoir. Sid created the computer game Civilization, in my opinion, the best time sink ever invented... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Legacy Systems

Posted on March 18, 2021February 24, 2021 by Simon

Legacy Systems Noun Phrase: Outdated computing software or hardware that is still in use. Newer systems have to accommodate to the existence of the older legacy system or make them moot. The term can ... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Cruft

Posted on March 11, 2021February 24, 2021 by Simon

Cruft Noun: Computer Jargon, badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software. Example: “In the apps new version it was nearly impossible to separate the cruft from the le... Read More

Viruses Past

Posted on April 10, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

“I’m so old I remember when viruses were a computer problem.”... Read More

Mindful Forwarding

Posted on April 9, 2020April 26, 2020 by Simon

When forwarding a humorous photo or movie it is polite to remove all of the extraneous email addresses before sending. Here is how I do it: Press forward highlight all of the email above the image you... Read More

ITSM?

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 by Simon

This ad appeared in on my Postcrossing homepage. It assumes that I know what ITSM is and that I have issues with it. Google Ads apparently doesn’t know as much about me as it thinks. It is both cree... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Cruft

Posted on March 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Simon

Cruft Noun: Anything that is left over, redundant and getting in the way. It is used particularly for useless, superfluous, or dysfunctional elements in computer software. Example: “There... Read More

Book Review: The Attention Merchants

Posted on March 19, 2019February 26, 2019 by Simon

The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu is an excellent history of advertising from Posters in Paris through the newspapers, radio, television and finally the internet, soc... Read More

Who are You?

Posted on December 18, 2018December 10, 2018 by Simon

On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Tag: Computers

Decisions

Words Seldom Seen: Legacy Systems

Words Seldom Seen: Cruft

Viruses Past

Mindful Forwarding

ITSM?

Words Seldom Seen: Cruft

Book Review: The Attention Merchants

Who are You?