August 2007
There’s free WiFi in the press tent at the festival I’m going to this weekend - might live blog it on Jaiku or Pownce.
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Straight to download?
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After my legnthy post yesterday about iTunes finally selling TV shows in the UK - well 28 shows from mainly American broadcasters - but you get the idea - it got me thinking about the future of indie producers.
Some of the biggest and post popular shows on British Television are made by indies - or at least VERY large production companies not owned by the broadcasters.
For example Spooks,...
I’m having to wear a suit today - it’s horrible - I just don’t get the point in dressing in uncomfortable clothes. Bloody press conference.
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TV on iTunes UK
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Just got James May’s 20th Century from Audible - loved the TV show, love May’s humour - should be good.
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Just got a TV show from iTunes UK although it will be the last until they drop the price - £1.89 a show is rediculous. USA cost is $1.99!
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TV on iTunes UK →
OK so this is something thats been promised for a while and is finally here - UK iTunes users can now buy TV shows through the digital media service.
An episode costs £1.89 in the UK store and the same show will cost $1.99 which, with the current exchange rate is 98p - so why aren’t TV shows in the UK on iTunes the same price as TV shows in the UK on 4OD and the like - 99p.
Why, as with...
I’m bored - one of those days where I have so much to do I can’t bring myself to do any of it.
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Bands at Jersey Live
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Battle of Flowers 2007
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Bands at Jersey Live →
As well as just getting a new laptop to play with - this week is the run up to the Jersey Live music festivals - the second biggest event in my ‘coverage’ diary. That is, events I need to cover for bbc.co.uk/jersey.
The biggest is the Jersey Battle of Flowers which happens in the middle of August - but the difference between the Battle of Flowers and Jersey Live is that the Battle of Flowers...
Moving it all around
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Moving it all around →
As you might remember from a post on 7 August I’ve been waiting for a laptop to arrive from Toshiba, this is part of the Talk Toshiba campaign that invites bloggers and regular forum contributors to review a Tecra A8 or other Toshiba product.
Well this morning I got a call from my wife to tell me the laptop had arrived and that I was NOT allowed to come running home and play with it - that I had...
How do you get into the frame of mind to start writing properly? I’ve only got two pages of my book written so far and can’t concentrate.
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One man and his fridge
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As some of you may or may not be aware I’m in the process of writing a book that has the provisional title of ‘How to be a Geek’, it’s basically a guide to being a geek for the not so geeky.
Well I’ve been telling everyone and anyone that will listen about my idea, even though I’m still only half way through Chapter One and don’t know how to continue.
As well as your ordinary man on the net,...
Carbon Footprint
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Carbon Footprint →
Well it looks like I’m doing fairly well on the whole carbon footprint point.
I’m not normally dragged in by banner ads, OK I am normally dragged in by banner ads - especially if they’re animated, but this time I was tempted by the idea of a carbon calculator.
I was reading a story on the Guardian site about GCSE’s being 19th Century exams (that’s another post all together) when I was drawn...
The Name Game
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There was a time, a decade or two ago when choosing a name for a child was relatively straight forward - inspiration would come from a relative, book or the bible.
It’s not like that any more - now you have to come up with something unique, original and … well different. The problem with that is that all the ‘nice’ names have already been taken - so either you have to be less than original or...
The Name Game →
There was a time, a decade or two ago when choosing a name for a child was relatively straight forward - inspiration would come from a relative, book or the bible.
It’s not like that any more - now you have to come up with something unique, original and … well different. The problem with that is that all the ‘nice’ names have already been taken - so either you have to be less than original or...
I’m going to a fashion show tonight - to take photos of the models walking down the catwalk - my wife laughed out loud when I told her hmmm
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Get me my longbow
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Trying out TwitKu so I can watch Jaiku and Twitter at the same time.
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Aunty gets Digg →
As you can see from the picture about the BBC has embraced the world of social news services - with the inclusion of links to Digg, Delicious, Reddit, Facebook and StumbleUpon at the bottom of story pages.
This is something you’ve been able to do in various ways before, but they’ve either been ugly, longwinded or very slow (due to it going through a proxy).
It’s also something news sites like...
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Bring me my longbow →
I know I live in Jersey and this doesn’t specifically apply to me, although I did live in England until I was 18, I feel the need to rectify my law breaking.
According to a bit of a filler of a Times article “In the UK, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.”
I can honestly say, in the 12 years since turning 14 I’ve never actually picked up a longbow - in...
Get me my longbow →
I know I live in Jersey and this doesn’t specifically apply to me, although I did live in England until I was 18, I feel the need to rectify my law breaking.
According to a bit of a filler of a Times article “In the UK, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.”
I can honestly say, in the 12 years since turning 14 I’ve never actually picked up a longbow - in...
Been asked to come up with ideas for podcasts for BBC Radio Jersey. Would a daily news roundup podcast work for such a small place?
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Music, Speech, Speech and Music
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