Archive for January, 2007
Daily radar - 31/01/2007
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- iTunes releases video in Europe
from the INQUIRER - APPLE: The silencing of Steve Jobs’ impersonator
from Valleywag - AppleTV Interface Video Walk-thru
from Gizmodo - Ban on online gambling ads
- Seagate introduces DAVE
from MacUser news - Zune Marketplace vs. iTunes Hands-On: iTunes Search…
from Gizmodo - US judges use Wikipedia as a courtroom source
- Floppy disk is dead - official!
from PC Advisor News - Microsoft Vista Faster on a Mac Pro Than Apple’s Own…
from Gizmodo - BeOS: the Mac OS X might-have-been
from The Register
First Windows Ultimate Extras available now
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007The first free add-ons available to those running the top of the range Windows Vista Ultimate edition are now out, making Vista the operating system that just keeps on giving.
Annouced back at CES earlier in the month, BitLocker and EFS Enhancements and Hold Em Poker Game are available for download - just go to Windows update and you should find them there waiting - along with a number of other updates…
Daily radar - 30/01/2007
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- Gates to launch Vista in London
from the INQUIRER - In pictures: Windows through the years
- GoogleTV Beta: A Total Hoax, but an Impressive Hoax
from Gizmodo - UK ‘paying too much for broadband’
- Word flaw not as serious as claimed
- Google: censorship damaged us
- Police find teenagers’ graffiti on MySpace
- DVD players now cost less than the disks
from the INQUIRER - Gates claims Net TV to be the norm in five years
from PC Pro news - MySpace muscles ISP over hacking site
from PC Advisor News
Mac PC ad parodies
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007Yes, there are loads - but these are particularly well done.
(See here if this makes no sense:
Mitchell and Webb re-do the Mac PC ads)
[Robbed from: Paul Thurrott via Guardian Technology]
Tags: mac, parody, pc, spoof, video, well done, youtubeDaily radar - 29/01/2007
Monday, January 29th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- YouTubers to get ad money share
- BitTorrent pirates threaten Vista launch
from PC Advisor News - GoogleTV Beta: Annoying Easter Egg or Shenanigans?
from Gizmodo - Vista Benchmarks Say It’s Not Really Slower Than XP
from Gizmodo - Amapedia — Amazon to take on Wikipedia
- Teenagers run UK mugging gauntlet
- Microsoft emails reveal Tiger envy
from PC Pro news - Skype users could dial up a prison sentence
from The Register - iPhone is ‘not a smartphone’
from PC Advisor News - Windows Vista: 15 Reasons to Switch
Mitchell and Webb re-do the Mac PC ads
Monday, January 29th, 2007Mitchell and Webb have re-done the US Mac PC ads - the result? Slightly less smarmy and condescending, but still not entirely accurate.
Daily radar - 26/01/2007
Friday, January 26th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- Google Video integrates YouTube content
from PC Advisor News - Dual hi-def player not recommended
- ‘Sir Cliff cost us copyright battle’ - Motown boss
from The Register - Criminals ‘may overwhelm the web’
- Hackers set sights on Vista
- Man sells his entire life on eBay
- Fox sues YouTube over leaks of flagship shows
from PC Pro news - Forbes 25 web celebs: God bless America
- Public service YouTube proposed
from the INQUIRER - Americans think downloading no big deal
from Reuters: Technology
Daily radar - 25/01/2007
Thursday, January 25th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- Slayer of HD–DVD DRM speaks
from the INQUIRER - Macs finally get twin digital TV tuners
- Europe’s war on iTunes
- HD Wii on hold
from T3 - Live RSS Feed - One in five fail Windows validation checks
from The Register - Ringtones irk more than screechy blackboards
- You could be the next Crazy Frog
from The Register - Firms helped to make PCs greener
- Mystery musician rescues peer-to-peer campaigner
from MacUser news - Yanks spend more time with computer than spouses
from the INQUIRER
Access 4oD through a web browser
Thursday, January 25th, 2007You don’t need to download and install the 4oD application if you just want to have a nosey around Channel 4’s new on demand download service - you can find it at the end of this web address:
http://vodapp.grid.channel4.com/c4site-web/
Despite actually living in the UK (and yes, I have checked) it won’t let me access the service though - either through the proper app or web page. It just says:
You need to be within the UK or the Republic of Ireland to download from 4oD
Daily radar - 24/01/2007
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- YouTube blocks mobile video encoder
from The Register - IBM launches MySpace look-a-like for offices
- BBC’s on-demand plans slated
- Branscombe shipwreck: eBay flogfest begins
from The Register - AmigaOS 4 reviewed
from Engadget - DRM blamed for music’s seven-year slump
from MacUser news - eMusic racks up 250,000 subscribers
from MacUser news - Zune not hitting Europe until Christmas
- Porn stars nervous about HD
from PC Advisor News - Hacker cracks Blu-ray as well
from the INQUIRER
But it’s just soo tempting…
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Daily radar - 23/01/2007
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- Microsoft Prepping Zune Filling Stations
from Gizmodo - Boot Camp: Free for Leopards, $30 for Tigers
from CrunchGear - BBC in talks on Google link-up
- Beware bundled broadband deals
- Microsoft Sending Zune to Fat Camp?
- MySpace accused of failing to protect children
from PC Advisor News - Microsoft’s proposed iPod tie-up revealed
from PC Advisor News - Independent music labels sign up for MySpace
from PC Pro news - Xbox 360 controller gets motion-sensitive
from Engadget - Music companies mull ditching DRM
from the INQUIRER
Like totally science, man
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Daily radar - 22/01/2007
Monday, January 22nd, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- The 10 Biggest iPod Annoyances
from PC World: Techlog - Rumor: Apple Charging $30 for Final Boot Camp for…
from Gizmodo - Microsoft made the Zune because partner hardware “sucks”
from Engadget - Blu-ray cracked too?
from Engadget - Microsoft could launch Zune in Europe by end 2007
from Reuters: Technology - Apple Déjà Vu: Mac Name Was Taken, Too
from Gizmodo - Cybercrime must be easier to report
- Top tips how to make your PC greener
- Microsoft: Zune will sell 1 million by July
- Analysts: iPhone should cost less than $499
Daily radar - 19/01/2007
Friday, January 19th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- Steve Ballmer laughs off the iPhone, deems it “most…
from Engadget - Orb brings iTunes to Wii console
from The Register - Zune Website Podcast Downloads: Almost
from Gizmodo - Google Switch: Phone by Google and Samsung?
from Gizmodo - Vista available as a download
- Victor Keegan: The iPhone is not as clever as Steve…
- What is this new service called Joost all about?
- HP kicks Dell in the PC goolies
from the INQUIRER - A laptop to save your life with
from the INQUIRER - Mobyko launches free mobile contacts backup
Prodigy and Chemical Brothers Remixed back online
Thursday, January 18th, 2007
It started, as many things do, with a drunken conversation in a pub - why don’t we round up a bunch of people to put together an unofficial remix album of the Prodigy’s Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned and release it for free download (with charity donation) on the same day as the original?
One month later Always Outsiders, Never Outdone was ready for download. Three days later, and we’d burned through our monthly bandwidth allowance and almost pulled down the server (and all the other sites on it…).
Once the dust had settled we set our sights on a sequel. After failing to get enthused by a number of new releases, a copy of the Chemical Brothers’ Push the Button fell into our lap and we had a new project: Flip the Switch. Despite better planning, we managed to bring the server down in three hours this time - going on Xfm the night before release probably didn’t help.
The albums have since slipped off the internet, but can now be found at their (hopefully permanent) new homes:
prodigy.musicremixed.org and chems.musicremixed.org
And remember - if you like them, don’t forget to hit the donate page, y’hear.
Tags: always outnumbered never outgunned, always outsiders never outdone, chemical brothers, chemical brothers remixed, flip the switch, mashup, prodigy, prodigy remixed, push the button, remix, xfmDaily radar - 18/01/2007
Thursday, January 18th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- US government wants bloggers to register
from the INQUIRER - iPhone Isn’t Really Widescreen
from Gizmodo - Blu-ray Discs Cracked With Help From PS3?
from Gizmodo - Blu-ray loves porn after all
from the INQUIRER - Apple to license iPod DRM to device makers - report
from MacUser news - iPhone software lock-out is key to security - Symantec
from PC Pro news - Girls arrested for online beating
from the INQUIRER - Teen wi-fi network thief gets probation
from the INQUIRER - Women bored stiff by computers, shock
from the INQUIRER - Apple blames Enron for 802.11n card charges
from the INQUIRER
How to lock yourself out of Windows Vista
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007Vista’s new User Account Control (UAC) is a great feature that means you don’t need to be logged in as an administrator all the time. If you practice safe computing under Vista, then you should be running a standard user account, with limited security privileges.
If an application needs administrator privileges - to change system settings or install software, for example - Vista will prompt you, like this:
Don’t authorise it and the application will be blocked. The advantage being that if you run a virus by accident it’s limited in what it can do to your machine, since you’re limited in what you can do on the machine.
However, it’s not without its problems - the main one being it’s actually possible (though highly unlikely accidentally) to lock yourself out of the administrator account for your machine. Find out how, after the jump.
Tags: lock out, microsoft, oops, security, silly silly, uac, user account control, vista, windowsDaily radar - 17/01/2007
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- 1 in 8 blokes would swap their lady for a “must-have”…
from Engadget - Wii Disc Dumper Lets You “Back Up” Wii Games
from Gizmodo - Test drive Windows Vista - online
- Apple attacks iPhone UI emulators
from The Register - ‘Backlash’ over iPhone limitations
from PC Advisor News - ‘Skype TV’ service renamed as Joost
from PC Advisor News - Cellphone Starts Fire in Man’s Pocket
from Gizmodo - Casio sells one billionth calculator
- New Japanese phones feature touch screens and smell
from MacUser news - Apple may be forced to charge for wireless upgrade
from MacUser news
New Ricky Gervais Fame tickets on sale now
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
New shows announced for Plymouth Pavilion (6 and 7 March), Cardiff International Arena (8), Blackpool Opera House (12 and 13), Birmingham NIA (14 and 15), Manchester Apollo (19 and 20), Sunderland Empire (21 and 22), Brighton Centre (26) and Ipswich Regent Theatre (27 and 28). Tickets on sale now.
Still no London dates, though.
Book through Aloud (0870 998 8888) or TicketZone (08700 11 26 26).
[More: Ricky Gervais Fame]
Tags: fame, go go go, live tour, on sale, ricky gervais, ticketsDaily radar - 16/01/2007
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007Stuff wot I’m reading:
- Chat Up the Ladies With Your Zune
from Gizmodo - Zune coming to UK in ‘two to three months’
- Unsigned act makes history with chart entry
from MacUser news - Bill v Steve? Bill uses too many big words
- First HD DVD movie now on BitTorrent
- Apple tackles iPhone interface hacks
from PC Pro news - Journalist suffers bloggers’ ire
- ‘iPhone can’t make calls’ - shock report on the best…
from The Test Bed - Cisco has barely used iPhone name
from the INQUIRER - iPhone: It’s a Newton! Sort of!
from PC World: Techlog
Monkey’s BACK!
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(Sorry if this is old, was in Vegas last week)
Behind the scenes, how they got back together:
[Robbed from: Spen]
Tags: al, heaven, itv digital, monkey, pg tips, video, youtubeCES Video: Gates montage and CES in five minutes
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007Last of the CES videos I made for The Register.
Bill Gates didn’t do anything silly this year - probably because he actually had quite a bit to talk about - so they went with a montage of his previous silly bits instead:
CES in five minutes - get an idea of the scale of the show. This is only the Convention Center, mind - there are two other locations as well:
Other videos, in case you missed ‘em:
Honda’s freaky Asimo humanoid robot
Bill Gates’ Keynote highlights
Tags: bill gates, ces, my stuff, reg hardware, showfloor, the register, video, youtube
