OMG, I can hack a Firefox extension!
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Professional, Technology | 1 Comment »Believe it or not, I used to be able to develop and program a computer (and yes, I can choose the perfect time). Admittedly, nothing more complicated than BBC Basic, HTML and adjusting a Javascript code, but I did think ...
Cuil - not a Google-beater. Not yet anyway.
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Professional, Technology | 1 Comment »Fair play to whoever runs Cuil's press relations - they've managed to get coverage in pretty much all the mainstream press I've seen today, including the BBC. Very impressive, considering the number of companies who have claimed to be better ...
Wired UK - take two…
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Media Musings, Professional, Technology | No Comments »Wired UK magazine Originally uploaded by jovike Back in 1994, Wired magazine tried to launch a UK version, working closely with the Guardian. Since I was barely in university, I couldn't afford ...
BT’s ineptitude (part 257)
Sunday, March 9th, 2008 Posted in Professional, Technology | 1 Comment »Of course, everyone *expects* British Telecom to be slightly inept - it's the very definition of a UK broadband provider - but to be fair, I've had reasonable service from them. Even now, my paid-for net access doesn't seem to ...
BBC Three - it’s gone retro!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in Professional, Television | 1 Comment »Last night, I settled down to watch the new re-launched BBC Three, complete with new logo, new idents and no blobs. And lest we forget, Lily Allen going chat. The in-vision continuity announcers certainly made an impact, making you realise you ...
How does one go freelance?
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 Posted in Professional, Work | 1 Comment »Thanks to a lovely blogger friend of mine (who says blogging gets you nowhere?) I have now embarked on the strange and interesting world that is freelancing, for one major employer (spending weekdays in ol' London town), doing some online ...
Apple make something useful ?!
Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Professional, Technology | 4 Comments »Let's face it, while most of Apple's products have been somewhat cool and nifty, they've never actually been particularly useful. Or innovative in terms of functionality, for that matter. MP3 players were around before the iPod came out. Mobile phones ...
