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Apps go missing from the Android market?

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:04:43 +0000

I read about this some time ago and didn’t think much of it until I experienced it.

I have sipdroid installed on my Optus PrePaid Samsung Galaxy Gio. It works very well.

A family member got the same handset as me and asked me to configure it. Strange. There is no sipdroid in the market when browsed on the phone. When browsed on the PC it says that sipdroid isn’t compatible with my handset so there is no option to install it.

Uhh, I do know its compatible. WTF?

Creative Syndrome

admin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:43:36 +0000

In my job I often deal with people who are in a small way or believe they are involved in the film or audio production industries. They are all unknown and likely will never be widely known. They often come to me for help with spyware removal or advise on software for their productions. From dealing with these people I have noted a few issues with their personality which I am now going to call “creative syndrome”. I understand everyone has a hobby but some people just take it too far.

Symptoms include:

The belief they’re an artist even when they’re modifying copyrighted works to an extend that doesn’t justify a new copyright and in fact counts as copyright infringement
The belief that some day they will be famous
The belief that anybody famous is famous because they’re rich
The belief they are better than everyone
The belief they know better than everyone
Obsession with "quality" which translates to shipping lossless audio to people who don’t want it or spending tens of thousand of dollars on renting super high definition cameras and their film even though their film will only ever be seen widely on YouTube
Calls themself a producer, director, artist, photographer, actor or other titles even though professionally they operate a cash register at the nearest supermarket
Getting offended when your real profession is pointed out to highlight your fictious title is fictious

Back in the loop

admin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:22:26 +0000

I’m now working a Desktop Computer repair job in a management role, essentially I operate the business. I deal regulary with some of the big names in the computer industry including professional service cos, internet cos, media & publishing cos, wholesalers & distributors & hardware manufacturers. Not to mention the numerous types of business my work services.

Getting back into repairs has gotten me back in the loop. I intend on blogging more about my daily life with all of the above… revisiting once per week.

I’ve also wiped my blog for a ‘fresh start’