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  1. zzzz-Zune
    Zune, the new MP3 player from Microsoft. It must have taken ages for Microsoft to come up with that name for their new iPod. iPod will of course evolve into the generic name for all MP3 players and the only... Read the full article about zzzz-Zune
  2. You can lead a horse to water...
    Last night on the very quite train home (during England’s match) my train was passed by the Brighton Express. As it passed at only a couple of miles per hour faster then we were going I noticed some very prominent... Read the full article about You can lead a horse to water...
  3. Digital MOT
    The UK's MOT system is now digital. All official MOT Testers now have a computerised system that hooks up to a central database. Cameras take images of your can and optical recognition grabs your numberplate details. All the test information... Read the full article about Digital MOT
  4. Comic Life
    I discovered Comic Life quite by accident yesterday and even though I am in the initial throws of having a new bit of software I have to say this is brilliant. It is a application that allows you to easily... Read the full article about Comic Life
  5. iPod audiobook problems
    I cannot play long Audiobooks on my iPod. I love my 5gb original iPod which Paula gave me for Christmas in 2001 and it was one of the very first iPods in the UK. This is the first problem I... Read the full article about iPod audiobook problems | Comments (1)
  6. New Mac Mini WOOT!
    I am watching MacMerc's great coverage of Macworld 2005 and Steve Jobs has just announced a screenless new Mac mini starting at $499. Image from MacRumors whose live updates I am also following. This thing is tiny! 3 inches high... Read the full article about New Mac Mini WOOT!
  7. "All iPod owners are thieves"
    Barmy Steve Ballmer from Microsoft has decided has decided to shorten his stay on planet sensible and has gone to live with the fairies. In a completely outrageous slur aimed at Apple he commented in London at a press conference:... Read the full article about "All iPod owners are thieves"
  8. Commenting fixed on this site
    Earlier on today I realised that I had not got around to finishing off the commenting on this site properly. I had fallen asleep at the keyboard one night and forgotten to finish what I was doing. This explains why... Read the full article about Commenting fixed on this site | Comments (1)
  9. Secret Ying Yang club
    I noticed something interesting when I was using Bloglines this morning, both Erick Meyers site and Mark Pilgrims use the same fav icon. Now why is that? Is it like a secret mark of the 'web standards in crowd' or... Read the full article about Secret Ying Yang club | Comments (2)
  10. Lost in translation
    Translating your Blog In the last build of my Blog I had a side panel that allowed users to translate the entire site into a number of langauges. The idea was that I could reach out to more people with... Read the full article about Lost in translation
  11. Web Developer Firefox extension
    If you design and build websites, like what I does, one of the best reason for changing you browser to Firefox isn't the standards compatability, isn't the superb syncronise bookmarks extension, it is the Web Developer extension developed and provided... Read the full article about Web Developer Firefox extension
  12. Meme 2 - get your blog up those charts
    Nova Spivack has produced a second version of his Meme project already. This time he has expanded the payback to all other sites that join in. If you are reading this and have a blog please do join in by... Read the full article about Meme 2 - get your blog up those charts
  13. Meme too! or Count meme in!
    There's an interesting experiment going on to test how ideas ('memes') zip around the internet. The idea is to post a blog entry and get others to post the same entry. By doing this in a systematic way, it should... Read the full article about Meme too! or Count meme in!
  14. The perfect angle to staple paper
    I have just stapled four sheets of paper together in a routine that I do several times a day and yet it only just occurred to me that there may be a perfect angle at which to staple the paper... Read the full article about The perfect angle to staple paper | Comments (15)
  15. Site templates
    I have actually spent a little time tonight looking at the site templates and have removed the home page templates temporary table layout having fixed on a CSS layout scheme that I like and works - yet to try in... Read the full article about Site templates
  16. Bopspam right on the head
    Its not that often a really good online service catches my attention. However last night I signed up to the Bopspam service and so far its been brilliant. Bopspam is a service that filters spam out of your e-mail. It... Read the full article about Bopspam right on the head
  17. Tim Berners-Lee gets a knighthood
    Tim Berners-Lee, the English chap who literally invented the internet while working at CERN, has been honored for his work in the Queens new year Honors list with a knighthood. Bloomberg ran the story first. The England Rugby team have... Read the full article about Tim Berners-Lee gets a knighthood
  18. Nice Titles!
    The more observant andregular visitors will have noticed over the past few days that interesting floating box's pop up if you hold your mouse over a link. This is an advanded DOM technique created by Stuart Landridge and works wihtin... Read the full article about Nice Titles! | Comments (2)
  19. BlueJacking Mob
    In the small hours of this morning I had a great idea for a BlueJack event that would be useful as a commercial competition or for a product, record or book launch. If you are interested please get in contact... Read the full article about BlueJacking Mob | Comments (1)
  20. Bluejacking
    Have you been BlueJacked yet? I haven't but then my mobile phone (Palm Tungsten W) does not have Bluetooth. BlueJacking is the latest craze for those with Bluetooth enabled mobiles and consists of sending an anonymous message to someone within... Read the full article about Bluejacking | Comments (1)
  21. New baby and it's platinum
    Well I treated myself and purchased a new PC for all sorts of reasons. I decided this time I wanted a machine that could run graphic intensive games properly. Occasionally my chums and I get together for a Lan party... Read the full article about New baby and it's platinum
  22. So thats how R2D2 did it!
    Two separate innovations are about to take the humble monitor to a new dimension. The Fog Screen has been developed in Finland and used a dry mist as a suface for projection. The other system from Heliodisplay from IO2 Tecnology... Read the full article about So thats how R2D2 did it!
  23. Toyota produce worlds first self parking car!
    Toyota have put on sale the Worlds first self parking car. You drive alongside a parking space, stop and press a button - the car then manouvers itself into the space! Fantastic! Full story over at CNN. Doesn't look much... Read the full article about Toyota produce worlds first self parking car!
  24. Don't make me think
    Steve Krug is bringing his usability workshop Don't Make Me Think: Learn to Think Like a Usability Expert in Eight Hours or Less to London on the 5th September! If you have not heard of Steve he's the thinking mans... Read the full article about Don't make me think | Comments (1)
  25. FavIcon installed
    I finally got round to adding the favicon back into the site. I used to have one a long time ago but it was pants. You should be able to see the fav icon in the address bar above -... Read the full article about FavIcon installed | Comments (1)
  26. Phone and PDA convergence arrives at Cox hall
    Just purchased a new Palm Tungsten W - that's the one with the phone built in! Fab piece of kit. I am writing this entry on the Palm right now and will be able to update the website from nearly... Read the full article about Phone and PDA convergence arrives at Cox hall | Comments (1)
  27. Microsoft drops Explorer for Mac
    Microsoft have announced that they will no longer devlop new versions of thier web browser Internet Explorer, for the Apple Mac but what further implications does this have? Read the full article about Microsoft drops Explorer for Mac
  28. Moveable Type 2.64
    Just upgraded the content management system to Movable Type 2.64. This entry is more of a check to ensure all is ok than a real blog entry. :)... Read the full article about Moveable Type 2.64
  29. Text Pipe
    It is not often that I get very excited about a piece of software but this week I unearthed an amazing bit of code. Text Pipe Web solved a huge problem for me and saved me hours and hours of work. I like it! Read the full article about Text Pipe | Comments (1)
  30. Grub it out!
    Fed up with Google? No? I know it is very good but have you noticed that the results have become more and more commercial over the past few years? Grub.org was launched earlier this year and it is a network... Read the full article about Grub it out!