Kythin's Rants

I invented a word a few weeks ago while being ultra geeky and playing D&D with some friends. I forget exactly what it originally was in reference to, but it applies to almost anything!

I then started a bit of a social media experiment with it, just because I can.

Be prepared for a lot of Google + Ipad + Website Development + Server Admin + Organisation + WordPress tips and tricks as I discover them myself!

…and I don’t mean the character from Star Trek TNG.

Google has been put in a lot of hotwater here in Australia recently for collecting data from wifi networks around the country while out and about in their street view cars. When I first read about this my initial reaction was that it would be useful information to overlay on a map – maybe filtered by carrier so you can find the nearest area that you can get a connection to your chosen ISP via wifi instead of using up your phone’s data cap. That would be useful data! (more…)

Inspired by the wonderfully articulate Chick Norris, I’ve decided to make my own list of things I want to do… eventually.

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Google Docs has just released a new “Drawing” item that you can use to create flowcharts and diagrams or just doodle with the curvey line tool to draw what you like. I’ll even give the Docs Drawing feature a go on an iPad and post some pics as soon as I can.

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People often ask me where I get my shirts, since I’m almost always wearing something aimed at geeks, nerds or gamers to cover my torso. Usually I don’t remember because I get them from all over the place, including eBay sometimes, but the best stores can sometimes be hard to find as it’s a pretty big market on the internet. So here’s a list of my favourites, please leave a comment if you want your store listed and I’ll check it out first (no cafepress / spreadshirt shops please, just propper stores). If I like it, I’ll add it to the list and probably buy something at the same time (more…)