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 ...
To Twitter on a blog or not to Twitter…
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Me me me me me, Technology | 2 Comments »As some of you will have no doubt noticed, I had set my Twitter updates to appear on my blog every 24 hours via Loudtwitter. I set this up partly because there can be weeks that go by when I ...
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 ...
Why, Vista, why?
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Games, Technology | No Comments »Appropos of nothing, I ended up upgrading to Windows Vista last night. (well, rather, my new swanky laptop which I got for a ridiculously cheap price arrived). Straight away ran into a few problems. All the fancy graphics are nice, but ...
Why I’m not getting an iPhone
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Technology | 6 Comments »Given my recent experiences with new phones and getting rather frustrated by their interfaces, I should be salivating over the forthcoming 3G iPhone. But I won't be getting one. Simply because as fancy as all these new touchscreen devices may be, ...
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 ...
