UbiKann

UbiKann is a blog/site managed by  John Garner. He's been adding to it, on add off in various forms, since the 90s.

Fox News caught falsifying footage

Over at the great Huffington Post is an article about how Jon Stewart explains in his traditional humorous fashion how Fox News falsified footage (unbelievable of course 😉 ), to give people the impression that a GOP rally was far bigger than it actually was. Love the ending with Comedy Central's own version also using […]
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Dyson Ventilator

Client reactions to... ...the new Dyson Ventilator Explained by the man himself Edit: I've since purchased one of course and it is great, although be careful to store it properly as it can scratch easily 🙁
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Don't use the iPhone as a phone of course

Quite amusing post by CNet UK about how bad the iPhone is at, well, being a phone: "The iPhone is the worst phone in the world". Reminded me of a comment from a colleague recently talking about buying a new mobile phone, "I don't want an iPhone because I want to use it as a […]
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Flying adverts: tiny adverts attached to common flies

A pretty unusual and original buzz around an advertising stunt at a German trade show. I never thought I'd be amused by a video of those pesky household flies. Obvioulsy 2nd generation offspring won't be born with the same adverts 😉 : Re-blogged from FastCompany via WiredUK
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Getting Google results in English

I was recently getting very frustrated because I was constantly getting results from Google in French in both IE8 and Google Chrome due to having either a Windows installation in French or other similar French language preferences even when going into "Manage Search Providers", I couldn't find the option to obtain UK or US but […]
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Braun Triumph toothbrush coupon con in France

I bought a Braun electronic toothbrush several months ago and just decided to write about it because I now want to buy a shaver but because of what happened with the Braun toothbrush purchase I have decided that regardless of the reviews, the proof or any other type of argument that may indicate (which you'll […]
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FireFox 3.6: pages move with your movements

Christopher Blizzard demonstrates how the upcoming Mozzila FireFox 3.6 can change the page orientation if your device has an accelerometer system (Thinkpads, Macbook pros). You can see how this works in the video below:
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Budweiser: not convinced? Me neither

Just came across the new budweiser advert and well I must say it's so 'normal' that it feels wrong for Budweiser. Maybe that is the aim of it!? An advert that creates an outcry from people, who have grown used to so damn good adverts from Budweiser. The powers that be at Bud thought they […]
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Google Wave: Pulp Fiction style

Yes it's a take on Pulp Fiction so there is some 'foul' language involved but if you can 'take it' then check it out, quite funny
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Working too hard is not that efficient

Working too hard is not that efficient... in the long term At a time where people are worried about losing their jobs and working all hours god sends to stand out from the pack in a positive manner it seems that they may not be providing their company with the best of themselves. Obviously if […]
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Are agencies no longer the flavour of the month?

Following on from the Twitterer is a mainly a narcissist article, the currently trendy term of "Consumer intelligence" seems to be giving clients the jitters (so agencies see it). Companies that understand the need for a consumer "pull" strategy where the emphasis is on the consumer, fits with the need to quickly respond and listen […]
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Even online ads can be a security hole!

An article on the New York Times explains how a group or person was able to get malicious code inserted on the New York Times and gave readers the impression that a program was scanning their computer THE NYTimes article explains that this attack via online ad systems have already hit companies like FoxNews.com and […]
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How many narcissist Twitterers does your product need?

...so Fast Company says in their article: "Attention Marketers: 80% of Twitterers Are Narcissists" (check out the illustration 😉 ) Two Twitter happenings caught my attention. 1) The seismic effect of dear young Miley Cyrus deleting her Twitter account in order to "have a life". 2) It seems to be a revelation for film studios; […]
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Canon 7D versus the Nikon 300s: video test examples

There are 2 interesting examples here of video from the Nikon 300s and Canon 7D specifically under artificial lighting conditions at night and the wave type issues that appear on the Nikon but not on the Canon 7D. You can see this near the end when the person is filming a shop with the Nikon […]
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Danger in the cloud: backup nightmare

T-Mobile users of the sidekick device have been warned to not let their devices drain completely after a server from the Danger company (owned by Microsoft) had a catastrophic failure, specifically the server managing this service. Seems weird when you read up on cloud computing that one server would hold all the data and not […]
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