Chris Garrett’s Personal Blog

Another one of those fiendish web games. This time build towers to defend your desk
Desktop Tower Defense

If you have had enough of the ball games, here is one with squares. Click the squares to try to connect them all. I managed to get to level 8 before Clare told me to put the laptop down :)
Can You Connect All the Squares

Next week we will be in Canada. Two weeks of big skys and maple syrup :)
I can’t wait. We haven’t had proper vacation for a long time. Our last two trips I didn’t properly relax because of work. Not going to make that mistake this time.
Another reason I am looking forward to it is we [...]

This is another fun web game. Click to blow up your balls in a chain-reaction. The music is great and the early levels lull you into a false sense of skill. I couldn’t get 55 out of 60, just one off!
Go play Boomshine

Yet another web game - this time play with your Balls!

I’ve long been a fan of mind-maps, flowcharts and other “lines and boxes” methods of thinking and communicating ideas. This Visual Thinking is a nice intro slideshow for the technique and how to implement it.
Via: MaRS blog

This is why I appreciate blogging being a textual medium. I couldn’t be a podcaster without some serious voice coaching. Yesterday I was interviewed by Sean D’Souza and I just heard the audio. OMG. WTF Plus Double OMG.
Yes I know most people don’t like to hear their voice played back (at least until they get [...]

According to new research reported by the BBC subliminal advertising might actually work
The research, in Current Biology, suggests subliminal advertising is probably effective. The practice, which was first used in the 1950s, has been banned in the UK, but is still permitted in the US.
… oddly after reading that article I felt like [...]

I can’t believe this. There are only a few TV shows that I watch routinely now, my favourite right now being Battlestar Galactica.
Just looked over the headlines at Digg and what do I see, standing loud and proud? A massive spoiler. Not a tiny little plot hint. A HUGE spoiler.
Thanks a bunch asshat.
To add insult [...]

I just tried out Twitter for the first time. While I first read about it over on D’Arcys blog I just spotted Aarons IM status had changed to his twitter URL.
So far I am not convinced. It could be an enormous drain on time keeping up with other peoples messages, seeing as it is kind [...]