Crap and Crapability

I don't know if it's sad, a sing of old age, or a sign of experience; I have used most of the products that Dvorak mentions in his Worst Software Disasters article. I know serveral “products” that are way worse then these but I guess I should mention them as a sign of respect for my work colleagues...

Watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding this weekend. I expected a real Crap & Capability (aka Sense & Sensibility) kind of movie but I was pleasantly surprised. I actually enjoyed it and had a few great laughs. Probably because I married an Italian in Italy and most of the gags applies to ous as well…

Isn't it sad the way the computer slows down when you install more crap (eh, software) on it? Using Auturons from sysinternals you can easily see and control which programs start when you log in. Process Explorer from sysinternals is another great tool to track down the memory and CPU hogs. autoruns, or "What is all this stuff doing on my computer" revisited has more info on what this autorun stuff is all about.

Or, I could know you where here if I followed the instructions at Hear your web site being hit With all the talk about the Siemens M65 being recalled (and here, and here, and here) I guess I shouldn't though. Having the server beep every time someone makes a request could be fun at home but a pain in the ... ears at my current client where we get close to 10 million mobile requests per day.

Worth 1000 has done it again. This time with a nightmare theme.

1.8 million Germans have bought the WC-Geist (WC Ghost): It is placed below the toilet seat and is activated when the seat is lifted. In no uncertain terms the user is told to lower the seat ASAP and sit down. The German version comes in two flavors; Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schröder. Patentwert will launch the WC-Geist on the British and Spanish markets this autumn. I was expecting them to use the voice of Margaret Thatcher but it looks like British ghost will come in the following flavors: American Cowboy (Sit down or I shoot your balls off?) Queen Elizabeth Tony Blair The German version can be found on eBay (bid, buy now)

Where there is crap, there is toilet paper (hopefully). Toilet Paper Roll Holders for Fashionistas has compiled a guide to all the weird toilet holders we buy. I wish I had enough spare time to undertake a crap project like that. Via BoingBoing.

I was checking out my auctions on My eBay (UK) when I noticed a “Powered By Sun” logo next to the eBay logo. I clicked the logo and got the following message: Powered By Solaris, the operating system the world trustsPowered By Java, the world's preferred platformPowered By Sun Systems running SPARC processorsPowered By Sun services and solutionsSun helps to power eBay’s Global Marketplace. eBay has chosen Sun's Solaris Operating System and its suite of low-cost Solaris servers and Java software to help power the The World’s Online Marketplace. If you're running a business like eBay's, or have similar aspirations, get some Sun. This stuck ...

Believe it or not, Karin Frank makes small statues of people following the calls of nature.

Once upon a time,in a country, far, far away,I worked in a town called Dublin. We had a few pints after watching Sense & Sensibility,and we all agreed it should be called; Crap & Crapability I have have since moved on to Italy but “Crap & Crapability“ still struck me as a good name for a blog for posting; some of the crap I come across on the net things I think about over a crapuccion (a vending machine will always spew out a crapuccino, it can never serve a good capuccino)