Depending upon your browser (Mozilla and firefox see most reliable) you should see my favicon displayed next to the url in your browser. Favicons have been around for a while and are one of those areas where standards are a little fuzzy.. I spend a couple of hours yesterday evening getting the icon to appear …
Fellow geeks stop reading this is not for you !!! Vodafone last week introduced a range of mobile phones designed for the technology challenged user, who wants their phone to be – well just a phone, no camera, no mp3, no internet etc. I am a big fan of good simple design, and again we …
Although we GI people are very keen on GML our own XML, we all realise that XML is making much bigger impacts in the wider IT world. One great example I have come across as a result of my recent upgrade to Tiger is XMPP the XML description used by Jabber, a cross-service instant messaging …
Installed Tiger on my dual processor G5 at the weekend, fast simple upgrade from panther, took an hour or so including the time to create the “Spotlight” database. In many ways this is the key to the new OS – searching for a document really does work as you would hope, in fact within an …
Just caught the latest of Reith 2005 lectures on Radio 4 delivered by Lord Broers, fantastic stuff looking at the impact of Technology on society and how innovation takes place. You can listen on line at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2005/ and for a week after each lecture download to podcast. Makes you proud of the BBC !! Written …
The Apple website turns black !! The latest version of the best desktop operating system Mac OS Tiger is set to ship within weeks, priced at £89. Look for special events at the AppleStore Regent Street.
Silicon.com reports that the average London commuter carry’s £500 ($1000) worth of electronics with them on their journey to work. It’s easy to see how this all adds up, and I’m often packing a mobile phone, blackberry, ipod and powerbook whenever I travel. What ever happened to device consolidation most of the above devices functions …
Remember the excitement of your first trade show, hundreds if not thousands of people thronging the showfloor, bags full of brochures, silly bug giveaways, I remember one year at Autodesk we gave away bottles of bubble liquid – popular with the kids !!, fond memories. Increasing distant memories perhaps as the trade show slowly dies …
The Register this morning reports that Toshiba have developed a new type of battery for mobile devices which can be fast charged reaching 80% capacity in just one minute!! The battery also lasts much longer than today’s best of breed Lithium ion batteries and operates more effectively over a wider temperature range, down to -40°C. …
How many times have you missed a call because your mobile has diverted to voicemail after a few rings?. A search of the web came up with a solution – changing the time it takes for a call to divert is something which needs to be set on the network not your phone. So for …
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