An ad campaign with no product?

Okay, wtf Microsoft?
Too much money, or are you just out to say that Apple is too expensive?

Their latest set of adverts (Here’s the one from last week), are pretty pointless.

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Order please

Hi,

My owners say you can order things on the internet. This is the internet right?

They’ve gone out to go do something called work. I don’t know what work is, I find sleeping in my basket too exhausting to do it away from home.
I’ve snuck onto the internet to place an order. 

I’d like a new tennis ball, some more squeeky toys (I like the ones that look like squirrels) and some more of those cow flavoured chew sticks.

Thanks,
Rooney 

PS. Please deliver them directly to the back yard.

April fools surprises

So, its April 1st. Everyone’s got their eyes open for the obvious jokes, and some are looking out for the classics (Google always announces something on April 1st)

There were a few amusing ones this year…
Palm Post launched (While they’re still fixing up the Pre for release) 
Google goes AI
Cable theft at the Seacom landing station sets the project back by 6 months

The least amusing surprise I got today, were the un-invited guests wandering around the ground floor of my house at 5am.

 I woke up because Rooney barked (lazy little mutt didn’t even get out of his basket). I heard the sounds of someone wandering around the house, yet everyone that should have been in the house were already accounted for (Jeanine, 2x dogs and myself).

I took a stroll down the stairs (squeeky as any haunted house you’ll ever find), which obviously scared them off.

On the up-side, it only took 7 minutes for the Garda to arrive after I called.

Nothing was taken, which is quite surprising because there were 3 laptops sitting on the lounge coffee table, just asking to go walkies…

Too good to be true – Damn you MS

A few days back,  I posted an advert from Microsoft where they sent a cute redhead out to go buy a laptop for less than $1000.

Just to make a point, the first store she visited was an Apple store. We didn’t see the inside of the store, and we didn’t see the prices, but it was made quite clear that it was very expensive.

CrunchGear dug up the truth about the participant, who turned out to be an actor (Lauren De Long).

FNB do it again

Thanks FNB.

Thank you for finally convincing me to shut my accounts with you. I don’t really need them anymore anyway.

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Unfortunate Google Ad placement

Chrome vs Firefox

Oops. So is the way to speed up Firefox, by installing Google Chrome?

Macs are for Elitist people

Or, thats what Microsoft wants you to believe.

Check out this ad from Microsoft, which basically states that only rich, cool people can own a Mac. And only if you’re willing to lower your standards too.

Now I’m not saying that MS is right. Its like comparing apples and oranges.

MS write software, Apple write software AND make the hardware that its designed to run on.

Some changes

For the returning readers, I’m sure you’ve noticed the changes.

For all the new readers, Hi!

I started this blog 2 years ago (2 years and 1 week actually), and its time for a little bit of change. Voila!

I’m still playing around with a few Social Networking bits and pieces. So a few things are still being poked and prodded.

Izzy and Rooney

As promised, here are pictures of the dogs.

Rooney is the naughty one on the left, and Izzy is the fluffy one on the right.

New additions to the family

No, not babies…

2 Dogs.

We found Rooney and Izzy at the ASH Animal rescue shelter.

Rooney’s owners moved to Italy, and Izzy was found living on a rubble pile.

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