There is an interesting blurb at Broadband Reports about Dell’s approach to spyware. After initially taking a hands-off attitude, Dell has changed its mind and stated that it will start educating users about this particular “menace”. Things such as a PC security website and anti-spyware software to be included on Dell machines are in the works.
But is it really Dell’s job to take care of users’ spyware problems?
Click here to read the full story, and feel free to make your own Microsoft joke in the comments section.
I was at the gym today when I saw the words “less carbs” displayed on the TV screen. I’ll admit that I’m completely sick of the carb craze, but that’s not my gripe here. What I disliked about the phrase was the use of the word “less”.
First of all, when you say it out loud, it sounds ignorant. There is a Slimfast commercial with Whoopie Goldberg where a female voice says “less carbs”. Take a good listen to that a few hundred times every night while watching satellite TV and it’ll annoy you too.
The phrase should be “fewer carbs”. Not only does it sound more intelligent, I believe that it’s technically correct.
So when do you use “fewer” versus “less”? Easy. Fewer refers to something tangible, something that can be counted. “Fewer people”, “fewer mistakes”, “fewer users”, and the granddaddy of them all, “12 items or fewer”.
Use “less” when you’re referring to something intangible. “Less intelligent”, “less acceptable”, “less interested”.
Get it right marketing morons!
That’s a picture, allegedly from the next issue of Newsweek, of my buddy Steve holding what is allegedly the next generation iPod, to be introduced tomorrow, Monday, July 19. I don’t have any new information about this topic, I just thought I would pass along the picture.
Ok, this one definitely goes into the weird pile. This page made me laugh myself to tears when I first read it. Allegedly, what most of us know as contrails aren’t water vapor at all! They’re chemicals that are released out of airplanes by the government for nefarious purposes.
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