If you’re going to do a scam, have a good backstory. Here’s how. It’s from a Mrs. Sarah Welsh of 26 Kensington Court, London, W8 5DL, England who says in an unsolicited email that illustrates how best to do the old Nigerian email scam: I am Mrs. Sarah Welsh, an English woman who is suffering … Read more
Here’s a podcast I did for the BBC World Service on the Mitsubish Jet Towel, the only automatic hand dryer I’ve come across that actually dries your hands. Here it is. http://www.loosewireblog.com/files/hand_dryer_with_cue.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Here’s another podcast, this time about how we aren’t quite as smart as our technology makes us think we are. Many thanks to the BBC World Service for letting me include this clip on the blog. Here it is. http://www.loosewireblog.com/files/memories_with_cue.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
If you’re still happy with your Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition then you’re on your own. Microsoft won’t help you out after July 11, 2006, when it ends public and technical support. This doesn’t just mean not having someone to talk to on the phone. It means no more security … Read more
On the whole, I find PR people to be great — helpful, quick and thorough. But some have their quirks. I know I shouldn’t but I’m going to anyway. Here are some of my current pet peeves, all of them including examples I’ve collected over the past few days. Let me just first say that … Read more