Spy Journal 3.0 Filtering the web for you

Sometimes i get time to wait – whether its waiting for a code procedure to run, files to upload or staff to complete a task. Often its easier to wait then it is to star al alternate jhob. Sometimes I multitask but this depends on what the other task is also and whether it can be left easily to come back tot he main one. Often I write emails.

Today I am publishing some links to interesting information on the web while waiting for a staff member to debug his code that I am checking. (Thanks Nick!)

Amit writes two tutorials for IE8; one titled How to Write an IE8 Web Slice for WordPress Blogs and the other titled Turn your RSS Feed into a Web Slice for Internet Explorer 8

I followed the instructions and have set up a webslice for SpyJournal. You can do the same.

My friend John’s dad passed away today. John has written some memories and tributes.

Joe has posted a review of the Samsung Instinct phone – looks very nice.

Check this video out. The Geeks are Sexy site has linked a video from [H] showing a .50 cal Amour Piercing Incendiary being shot at 18 hard drives. The bullet sticks in the 17th drive.

Google chrome is the least likely browser to be hacked. I am going to switch out from Firefox on all the kids PCS straight away. I have been using Chrome since it was released and love it.

Australian TV viewers using ICETV EPG this is an important notice regarding the new Digital Channel ONE HD.

A while back Tim and I pledged that we would write an article about a woman in technology that we admire and publish it on the 24th of March 2009.. due to some technical difficulties we will be publishing that article on the 26th instead! So please do come and read our article once it’s published - and we are sorry for the delay.
Read about the pledge at www.pledgebank.com/AdaLovelaceDay

This weeks GGB, Johanna Baker-Dowdell is an excellent writer and has been highly praised for the work she does through her business – Strawberry Communications. On top of that she manages her job/responsibility of being a mum bringing up two kids.. an inspiration to many I’m sure!  Please read her survey/profile below and check out her websites.

Name: Johanna Baker-Dowdell 
Screen Name’s: JohBD or JohannaBD
Personal Blog’s: http://strawberrycommunications.com.au/blog/ and http://members.essentialbaby.com.au/index.php?showforum=246
Social Networks:
~Twitter: http://twitter.com/JohannaBD
~Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=865370354&ref=profile
~LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johannabakerdowdell
Current Employment: Director of my writing and public relations business Strawberry Communications and mum to two boys (almost three and six weeks)
Location/country: Wamberal, NSW, Australia

What is your reason/motivation for blogging?

This is a “real” blog post. Doesn’t feel that way yet? That’s cos I am still rambling. Or is that why it is a real blog post? Maybe this has something to do with the fact that it is the absolutely unheard hour of 6:30am and I was awake at 5:30 and have consumed a very nice coffee and am buzzing!

So lets deal with the facts involved here. First off the screen door slamming about 3 metres from head while I was asleep and in the middle of a strange confused dream where I was involved in counter terrorist warfare including a shootout in a barn where I stopped bullets matrix slow motion style using a leather cushion and then encourage the last remaining terrorist to shoot himself so I could rescue the civilian hostage (predictably a woman) rudely awoke me. Particularly as that was followed up with scratching sounds on the door. I went to the door with my big stick (kept beside my bed) and found a gecko on the inside: conclusion neighbours cat (that I daydream about sending to cat heaven) was chasing the gecko and leaped at the door slamming it shut.