June 30, 2011
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I’m now on Google Plus which seems pretty good but I got issues with it. First up I like the circles methodology but what bugs me is the fact that those circles only exist within the Google plus ecosystem and … Continue reading
June 28, 2011
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Since I switched to Gnome3 I’ve been finding some weird inconsistencies. The problem is, I can’t be sure its actually Gnome3 or something else? My first ignorance is the vertical only workspaces. I’m use to using ctrl+alt+left/right to wizz around … Continue reading
June 28, 2011
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So everyone’s going crazy about Google Plus right now but am I the only one to notice, Google just rolled over and crushed Prezi. And to be honest, I’m glad they did or might do because that Prezi technology (if … Continue reading
June 27, 2011
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I posted this from my kindle on twitter… Its awkward because it doesn’t post the source but its actually from Ars technica. By publishing on her own website, Rowling adds: “We can guarantee that people everywhere are getting the same … Continue reading
June 25, 2011
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Found via the latest XBMC blog post. Fan Art TV …Joins the already amazing… The TVDB and The Movie DB, as great places to collect FanArt and add them to the already amazing XBMC experiences. Literary the XBMC guys and … Continue reading
June 25, 2011
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A long time ago Channel4 posted a contest based around writing a play. Having never written a play before me and Sarah (my exwife) went about writing a play based around the interactions of people via social technologies. The concept … Continue reading
June 24, 2011
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When you have a near death experience (NDE) or I guess brush with death your meant to act or feel a certain way it would seem. I don’t seem to be acting or feeling that way (what ever way its … Continue reading
June 24, 2011
by ianforrester
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People have been wondering what am I up to since Backstage closed down. Well its kind of hard to describe but generally I’ve become the resident troublemaker, breaking all types of rules and really etching a new kind of path … Continue reading
June 23, 2011
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Mozilla Festival — Media, Freedom and the Web London, November 4 – 6, 2011 A gathering of passionate, creative people using the web to bend, hack and reinvent media. We’re solving real problems and building prototypes with talented designers, world-class journalists, resourceful … Continue reading
June 23, 2011
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I first heard about Light Field Cameras from a industral trainee called Matthew Shotton. Although as Tony points out on Twitter, it was the idea of using it for video which drive the project. He built a system for Makerfaire 2010 … Continue reading
June 22, 2011
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I like the idea of Defiance… Defiance is a number of things. It’s a third-person shooter, but it’s also an MMO. It’s a PC game, but it’s also coming to consoles. It’s a video game, but it’s also a television … Continue reading
June 21, 2011
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When I first moved to Manchester, I hoped to hear more trance… There wasn’t that much in London and to be honest London’s never really been a city for Trance. So with the move, the hope of trance. I mean … Continue reading
June 17, 2011
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Rob Best wrote to me after seeing my post on Social Steganography. I read your article on social steganography and I have also become interested in it even if it is old news by now. So intrigued I decided to … Continue reading
June 16, 2011
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I’ve decided to kick off the Salford Cinema Club seeing how the Manchester Cinema Club seems to have gone quiet (last blog post was April 16th 2011). One of the main reason is because now BBC North is based mainly … Continue reading
June 15, 2011
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HTC you got to love them… From obscurity they rose via Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform. I’ve always been a fan because frankly they packed in a ton of technology into their devices and then sold them at a reasonable price. … Continue reading