Category: Technology

Monday 27 August 2007 | Blogging : Technology | Comments (2)

I'm back. I've neglected my own blog for too long, so I decided to return to it and give it a little revamp, starting with MovableType 4. One of my friends had already done it and he didn't have many problems, so I thought I would give it a go,...

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Wednesday 10 January 2007 | Technology | Comments (3)

I use Skype mainly as a chat system, but now and again I use it for telephone calls, indeed it was all set up to record an interview with a major Hollywood actor, until that fell through. So when I noticed Skype for Windows Mobile come out I didn't instantly...

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Sunday 1 October 2006 | Technology | Comments (6)

I've seen this idea somewhere before, I'm not sure where, but I remember it's stayed with me since and only now have I decided to write about it. These are the tools I use on the Web and on my computer at home. Some I find more invaluable than others,...

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Saturday 30 September 2006 | Technology | Comments (1)

A little while ago my Windows XP decided that it would no longer allow software to be installed. During an upgrade of Internet Explorer 7, some important registry keys were labelled as read only, and these appear to be ones required for software installation. So after a lot of searching...

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Wednesday 2 August 2006 | Internet : Technology | Comments (0)

The amount of self proclaimed web 2.0 applications that are starting up is incredible, there are so many clammering into such a tiny space that it's definitely a users market, but users beware, the use of the title is most often than not a con. As long as a few...

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Saturday 6 May 2006 | Internet : Technology | Comments (5)

While working on the first two months of Filmstalker something I've been using are Social Bookmarking sites, or Social News sites. These are sites that allow anyone to post a link on a site along with a short comment allowing other viewers to rate the link with a single plus...

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Wednesday 12 April 2006 | Technology | Comments (5)

Finally after something like twelve years with Orange, only five or six phones and one plan change ever, I've woken up and moved to get a better deal. Not only a better deal but a better phone. One which can successfully take away the need for my outdated and ailing...

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Tuesday 28 February 2006 | Technology | Comments (4)

Quick definition for you before I dive into this article. By Information Aggregator I do not mean just a Feed Aggregator, I mean all types of information, and I'll explain more of that later. My role involves keeping an eye on the whole external world of e-based learning, what's new...

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Sunday 26 February 2006 | Technology | Comments (40)

I was given an iPod (I think they call it a third generation) sometime ago by work and I was quite excited about getting it, trouble was it turned out to be particularly unreliable with the battery running flat while it was switched off, the whole device locking up for...

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Sunday 14 November 2004 | Spark : Technology | Comments (0)

This is truly amazing. Another story from the Guardian Spark which shows how man is thinking of new ways to use technology, and frankly this one is on that border between totally bizarre and strangely compelling. The UN have some astonishing figures of landmines, and they are clearly a problem...

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Friday 5 November 2004 | Technology | Comments (1)

I tried to sign up to Cahoot yesterday for an online savings account, and I was receiving errors and just couldn't complete the process. So I called the customer helpline to find out what was going wrong and see if they could finish the process. Why did I bother?...

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Tuesday 2 November 2004 | Technology | Comments (2)

Ah, it warms my heart to hear this. After spending so many years in the a large financial organisation I can never mention working on their Branch Banking system and building it around OS/2, it's good to see that people will finally agree that it was (and still is) a...

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Wednesday 20 October 2004 | Technology | Comments (1)

After seeing it on Fifth Gear last night, and watching it being hurled around a race track, I was drooling. My girlfriend was slyly looking at me and suggesting that we could sell the house (and the S2000) and live in the car....

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Friday 15 October 2004 | Technology | Comments (0)

I've wondered when this was going to happen, my dogs have been chipped for ages with their address and contact details - well, okay not theirs, but my Parents! - and finally it's coming to humans. A small chip placed underneath your skin containing important information and perhaps even some...

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Sunday 10 October 2004 | Spark : Technology | Comments (0)

Dyson is creating a prototype motor for their vacuums that will record how it has been used and the internal diagnostics relating to the motor itself....

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Sunday 10 October 2004 | Spark : Technology | Comments (0)

Boeing are building a new commercial airliner called the 7E7. It's smaller, slower and carries less passengers than existing airliners, yet it looks to be a huge leap in aviation....

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Saturday 9 October 2004 | Spark : Technology | Comments (0)

I bought a Guardian newspaper this weekend . I tend to buy it every weekend, but I've been missing the odd few here and there. Well, in this one is the last of a three part magazine called Spark which is all about friendly innovations and new technologies around the...

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