Optimizing business processes using interwebs technology
This Thursday I will be in the old country speaking at IceWeb. The theme this year is “Change”, how IT keeps evolving and how it impacts business.
I suggested to Soffia, one of the organisers that I could cover recent projects focusing on Product Information Management and Enterprise 2.0 stuff. In our Instant Messenger chat I [...]
Gommit redesign
Made the switch last night. Google App Engine is all funny about striped URL's (http://gommit.com) and Register.com charges for forwarding it to www.gommit.com. So I'm in the process of switching to GoDaddy and things might be a bit unstable for the next couple of days. The design is very rough around the edges but it [...]
Read more →First post on the Google app engine
Finally got around to migrating the content, fudge a half decent design and do some coding. I think this baby will go live this week. Please give me some feedback and let me know if you find errors.
Read more →Why can't we just have links in Tweets?
Does this not bother any of the standards aware geeks out there?
If Twitter is a micro blogging service, why can't I embed links in my tweets. At the end of the day, it's HTML.
So rather than posting:
Just had beer with Erik and Marcus Bonfante, he is a brilliant musician.
I have to do something like [...]
Iceland 2.0 needs a CTO
I have touched on this topic a few times and this tweet from Geir linking to Obama's idea for an US CTO sparked a short Googling session with the following results.
Denmark has had an IT minister since 2001. The ministry is responsible for the following areas: Research, Information technology (IT), Innovation, Telecommunications, University educations.
In [...]
Make cheese at home
During these latest and worst of times (seinustu og verstu) it's very important to pick up some basic skills to increase your fighting chance in the depression.
I have always dreamt of making cheese, and let's face it, If you can make cheese your are pretty much covered. Everyone loves cheese and you can exchange your [...]
Poor cab driver
I wonder how much this guy got paid for plastering his car with Icesave and what impact it is having on his bottom line. I recorded this in my street this morning:
Read more →The currency rate
I created this nifty tool for us Icelanders living in the UK wondering what the exchange rate is at the moment.
Read more →Who owns the money?
Do the bankers even care about us out here?
Luckily my income is in the UK, but my better half can't get her Icelandic currency transferred out here. If you get through to the bank, the answer is "Sorry dear, you just have to wait". So we use the plastic and pray for a good [...]
Neighbours
Everybody needs good neighbours, but mine are better because I can get on their wifi across the street :p
Moved in today and it feels like home already. I just got back from a welcoming dinner with said neigbours, Lindsay and Hjörtur, at my new local the Kings Arms. They make a mean Rib eye with [...]
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