Back in London

I’m back in London now and the first thing I’m doing is downloading the shows via iPlayer that I missed while out in Italy.
I tried DLing them while there, but to no avail (it only works in the UK! How could one get around that… hiding IP?)
So now I’ve got on download:

The Apprentice - Episode [...]

BBC iPlayer Icon is Skype in Pink

I’ve just started using BBC iPlayer, more info on that some other time. Just an observation that their wee icon looks just like the Skype one - only it’s pink

Away from it All Soon

I’m going away from it all soon, with my work. I’ll be somewhere with little access to the Internet for 6 days or so.
I’ll take my N95, of course, but since I’m now on Orange PAYG and don’t have 3G, I won’t be able to access t’Internet.
So, no blogging for me for a few days [...]

New BBC News Site

After launching the new version of their main website roughly a month ago, the Beeb have now also done it to their news site. Until now, I hadn’t much noticed the new designs, as I normally only access the news feeds of the Beeb, and don’t  go to their homepage.
Now, I can no longer escape [...]

Moving Image Advertising in London

London is terrible (we all know that). What I’ve noticed for a while, and which was brought to my attention again yesterday is that the advertising on its tube has taken on evil proportions - it now increasingly uses moving image.
After googling a bit, I found that the digital posters and panels featuring moving image [...]

Now I know Where my Hits are Coming From

The BBC (BBC Two) are obviously keeping an eye on their referrals as they have decided to link back to me
Really nice, seeing that a nice little conversation has developed around my post.

BBC Website relaunch

When did that happen? I know they’ve had something in Beta (preview) for a while, but I never bothered changing it.
Now they’ve got rid of the old layout. The customisable bit looks interesting.
I wonder when they did the relaunch. Maybe 1st March? I mostly access the BBC site via the feeds, and they haven’t changed [...]

George Galloway commenting LIVE on Fidel Castro’s stepping down

George Galloway was wicked last night in a Channel 4 - news live interview (the 7pm news). He accused Ch 4’s coverage of the story as Fox News propaganda, and in his excellent polemic attacked the US for their 50-year-embargo on Cuba. It’s good to see that Socialism is alive and well, and I actually [...]

Work Your Proper Hours - Day (22nd February)

Friday was my last day at work. Only that I have to go in tomorrow and work an extra day just to finish stuff off. I don’t mind too much - I’m giving them one day and one day only - however, the issue highlights the media industry’s unpaid £288m overtime to which surely I [...]

Microsoft’s bid to buy Yahoo

The blogosphere is buzzing with the news that Micro$oft has put in a bid to buy Yahoo, an old relic from web 1.0 that even back in 1996 I didn’t really use (which search engine did I use back then? Fuck knows. Probably altavista…which of course these days I no longer use at all, apart [...]