Childhood trips to the local library sparked unexpected discoveries. Now Google’s AI-driven search promises frictionless answers — but what do we lose when the librarian stops pointing at shelves and starts handing us pre-digested ones?
Sixteen years ago I wrote three sentences about email signatures being a mess. Turns out they still are — but for different reasons now.
The story of how nathanpitman.com — a personal blog that went dark when its host shut down — was recovered from the Wayback Machine and rebuilt with Astro.
Sometimes people ask, so to save tweets here’s a quick summary:
> Something occurred to me last night. The Apple TV is the perfect candidate for web based apps with home screen shortcuts… > > — Nathan Pitman...
First impressions after replacing a Mac Mini home theatre setup with the new third-generation Apple TV.
I was foolish enough to buy a Blu-ray player a few years back, how many times have I used it? Probably 3 or 4 times in the space of more than a year. It’s...
Yes, that’s right. I’ve got Joost invites. Want me to hook you up? Leave a suitably amusing comment and your wish will be granted. :)
Having just read through a really rather good interview over at Ars Technica I was astounded by following statement made by Ben Kuchera:
First impressions of Ubuntu Linux — installation notes and early thoughts on switching from Windows.
Well, we’ve certainly had a fair share of hoax images of recent in the run up to Apple’s 30th Birthday on the 1st of April, but for me this has to be either...
If like me you watched the Macworld Keynote Address earlier today or last night you may well have seen the fantastic new TV ad which Apple have devised to...
I stumbled across this amazing keyboard design by Art Lebedev Studios a while back. Then just today I saw some linkage back to it via foo reporting on...
I’ve spent perhaps 7 or 8 hours trying to configure a Belkin Wireless Access point which I bought from PC World a few months back. I was advised that the...
I stumbled across this great little free online service for converting your RSS feeds into MP3 files for podcasting goodness. Talkr might not have a trendy...
A cautionary tale about a software or system upgrade that went wrong and the resulting headache.
Looks like Flickr are trialing a print ordering service, it’s US only though right now.
Google Analytics, this could be the serious free competition which products like Mint and Delineate really didn’t need.
Phone Companies May Soon Block Skype (and other VOIP services).
Slim devices have just announced the third gen Squeezebox, designed by Fred Bould the new form is just stunning. Where the 1st and 2nd gen Squeezbox’s were...
Notes on getting the Instiki wiki running on Debian for an internal team wiki.
On Friday I finished up at Mirashade and today was my first day at my new place, Bite CP.
According to Macromedia.com and Adobe.com as of the 18th of April Adobe is to acquire Macromedia!
So, recently I’ve been thinking about the concept of ‘e-receipts’. It must be said, I’ve done no research into whether something like this is already in the...
I have another 50 47 Gmail invites if anyone is interested… leave a comment with your current email address and I’ll invite you. :)
Apple announced two ‘amazing’ new products at Macworld today! They never cease to amaze, although I still reserve judgement on the nasty iMac.
Firefox 1.0 has a snazzy new start page courtesy of google (There’s that google link again).
The Mozilla Foundation today released Firefox 1.0, the first major new product release since June 2002. Firefox 1.0 is the completion of roughly 2 years of...
A couple of years back Drew wrote an article for A List Apart detailing a method that could be used to embed Macromedia Flash movies in a valid XHTML...
I’m selling my ‘Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen’ (Snappy product name!) on eBay. Ok so it’s no iPod beater but if you’re after a less expensive mp3 player then...
I have a load of Gmail invites if anyone is interested… leave a comment with your current email address and I’ll invite you. :)
Sony have announced a new, redesigned version of its Playstation 2 console.
Ben Goodger has posted to the MozillaZine Forums with an updated Firefox 1.0 roadmap. The new roadmap cites a release date of the 11th of October (2004)....
Apple have remixed the iPod (again!). This time improving battery life, introducing a new ‘click wheel’ and a starting price for the 20gb model of just $299.
Macromedia have announced Flash Paper 2 and Contribute 3. Together boths products form a part of the new Macromedia Web Publishing System which is geared...
After 7 years I’ve decided it’s time to delete all my bookmarks and start again.
Following on from my post earlier in the year regarding the unacceptable situation which is large record companies producing Audio CDs ‘with’ intentional...
Bookmark synchronisation is one of those annoying little issues. I have a PC at work, and a PC at home.., but the bookmarks are never synchronised, simply...
I stumbled across this post just now at SecurityFocus, I’m dissapointed and hope the Beastie Boys themselves take issue with this and give their record...
Every thing’s going Pete Tong! Yesterday:
Mozilla have gone live with the penultimate preview release of Firefox.
All via flex-mx.com
The mozillaZine Forums are citing a 12th or 14th of June release for Firefox 0.9…
Every good web project specification document includes a list of target browsers and platforms. It’s something that I’ve been reviewing here at Mirashade,...
Tuesday last week I took delivery of a new PC. A Dell Dimension 4600… blah blah blah.
Following the acquisition of Blogger in 2003 by Google, Blogger has relaunched with a rich new feature set and a very chic new CSS driven look.
Well, I’ve been a little out of the loop for the past week or so. I’m ‘on holiday’ at home until the end of this week with my ‘family’. :)
Today I was clearing out old apps, tidying up my machine when I came across something interesting.
I’ve always wanted an iPod, but have never been able to bring myself to spend that much on a luxury item. Here at Mirashade, my boss man Baz McCarthy has...
A few months back I bought a ‘network MP3 player’, my first purchase of this kind, the idea being that it would replace my old Yamaha multidisc CD player...
What this means for developers is that any site which you have built using ‘plug-in’ technology such as Flash, Windows Media Player, QuickTime or Real...
On Thursday last week I finally ordered a SLIMP3 player from Slim Devices after months of dribbling. It arrived on Friday morning, on Saturday I enrolled...
Well, for a long time I’ve used IE on a day to day basis, it’s done the job, yes it’s full of bugs and annoying ‘Microsoft Features’ but it works and after...
Last night I took a visit to ‘PC World’, full of sales guys who know nothing about the product and just want to sell you a service plan.
‘All in the head‘ is Drews new outlet for strange thoughts and ponderings.
Rubberduck�s new version of its rich client desktop application production software enables Macromedia Flash developers to leverage their skills from the...
Some interesting thoughts on the release of Flash Communication Server MX over at Actionscript.com, worth a quick read.