Category Archives: general
Paywalls – The Times starts charging
So, The Times (the UK one) has started charging for its content – the great paywall debate/debacle. To be honest, I dont blame them for doing this – someone has to pay for the content to be produced, and it … Continue reading
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Only in Japan
Only in Japan would you find extendable, disposable chopsticks. Or in Amsterdam. Seriously. Useful and work well, but surely all-wood ones would be as good?
buying music – there HAS to be a better way
Leonie and I headed up to the Camden Green Fair on sunday, which was lovely. Nice and warm, nice people, interesting stuff, great music, yummy food. We bought a couple of CD’s from some of the bands there (Ginger Ninjas … Continue reading
ipad? thanks, but no
I finally got my hands on an iPad for a little while, after fighting a few other people off them at the Regent St Apple Store. Now, I realise I’m not a normal user. Not in the slightest. We don’t have … Continue reading
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coding and drinking
Everyone I know drinks when coding. Not alcoholic – well, ok, sometimes, usually after beer-o-clock on a friday – but usually caffeinated. However, there is only so much coffee I can take in a day: usually around 5 shots of espresso. But … Continue reading
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MonoTouch, TableViewControllers and SegmentedControl
I’ve been holding off blogging about MonoTouch recently (tho I’ve said a bit on twitter) – mostly because the “project” I’m “working” on (read: spare time, but exciting) is something I may not be able to legally release into the … Continue reading
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Rework – 37signals
This could be the shortest book review ever :). Just finished rework, and also listened to their podcast which talked about it. From the founders of the trailblazing software company 37signals, here is a different kind of business book – one that … Continue reading
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Windows Phone 7 Series: prediction
Now, I could be totally wrong here, however, but there is a very good chance this thing will kick arse. Why, you ask? Very simple. The application development model, having had a brief play with the CTP version, make XCode … Continue reading
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bbc homepage (re)launches
The BBC homepage, which I worked on from January until October last year, has finally gone public (well, beta). You can get to it one of two ways: either hit the current homepage and opt in to the new one … Continue reading
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working at home – 4 months on, what have I learned
So, it’s been 4 months since I left the BBC (and wow, looks like the Homepage is about to go live-beta). It’s been a bit of a learning curve/wall, especially some things which I wasn’t expecting. Here’s what I found. … Continue reading