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 moreFocus in XBL handlers in Firefox 3.6
Most people can safely ignore this post for fear of melting your brains. It’s only here to help people who stumble across the same problem I did, and go googling for the terms I’ve put in the post title. For …
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 …
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