A few weeks ago I signed up to Graze, and so far I’ve been really impressed. The idea behind the company is that they regularly send you a box containing four punnets of fruit, seeds, nuts and other healthy offerings. …
Read moreA bettr Flattr dashboard
I’ve mentioned Flattr on this blog before, and now that I’ve been using it for a while I’d like to suggest some changes to the Flattr “Dashboard” which might make more effective use of the screen. I would imagine that …
Read moreThe “Don’t Be An Arse” license
I’m the co-creator of a webcomic: go on, have a look – you might enjoy it. That’s it advertised over in the sidebar. Our comics are generally released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (BY-NC-SA) license, like many other webcomics. But …
Read moreProject Canvas
It looks like my wish for a common on-demand TV service might actually become reality with the BBC Trust’s approval of “Project Canvas”. From the sounds of it they’re primarily targeting set-top boxes, though hopefully their current iPlayer implementations for …
Read moreNo footie for me
I’m not a big football fan, to be honest, but I do usually try to catch the England games during the World Cup – or at least any that are shown at sensible times. Not so much this year, though. …
Read moreFixing online safety where it counts
Facebook’s in the news again as yet another country wants them to add a “safety” or “panic” button to the site so that users (especially children) can easily report any improper contact from other users. This time it’s Australia asking …
Read moreFlattr
I recently signed up to flattr.com. I think it’s an interesting take on a micropayment system, intended to make it easy to reward the creators of good or interesting content, while only having to budget for a small fixed monthly …
Read moreIt’s not just me then…
A while back I posted an article bemoaning the adoption of HDTV resolutions for desktop monitors. It seems I’m not the only person to be annoyed by this trend: a “Microsoft evangelist” has posted a similar article which I found …
Read moreOrdnance Survey OpenData
I’ve only just spotted this one – perhaps the official release date of April 1st meant that it was overlooked with the usual rubbish April Fools stories that populate a lot of the online tech sites – but it would …
Read moreOh well, maybe next time (extended remix)
This is an extended version of a post associated with my webcomic, The Greys. I’ve posted it here because the extended version reflects my personal opinion, and not necessarily that of my comic strip co-author. The winners for this year’s …
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