Seadragon & Photosynth are amazing

I saw something pretty amazing today.
It’s from TED - the annual Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in which great thinkers from diverse backgrounds get a limited time to talk about, well, whatever they want.

Wow.
I deliberately didn’t mention who he worked for because you might not have watched it… You can try out the demo here, although [...]

Tips for Startups

There are load of articles giving advice for startup companies, but one that caught my eye recently was over at TechCrunch.  It was actually written in response to the furore caused by another similar post which talked more about specific decisions and their financial impact. However, Arrington’s article focussed in on two key points :

Startups Must [...]

Bittorrent Tips

The problem with Lifehacker is that it literally has so many articles it’s impossible to keep up. It’s by FAR my most active RSS feed, even with the customisable feed options which they have (great idea btw).
Anyway, according to them, here are the ‘Top 10 Bittorrent Tools and Tricks’.

uTorrent (Windows client)
Transmission (Linux/Mac client)
YouTorrent (Torrent Search)
Ted / TVShows (Auto-download scheduler)
uTorrent’s [...]

Bill Gates CES Interview

Gizmodo did a good interview with Bill Gates at the recent CES event in Las Vegas.
It’s 20 minutes long - but given that he’s one of the most influential innovators of our time, that he’s retiring this year, and that you’ll probably watch at least 20 minutes of daytime TV at some point in the future, [...]

Someone else has a clue

No, it’s not a Music label. This time it’s Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch who weighs in on the ‘Music Tax‘ concept.
 ”Forcing people to buy music whether they want to or not is not a solution to this problem. The incentives created by such a system are perverse - guaranteed revenue and guaranteed profits will [...]

Vadim Custom PC

My new PC arrived today. Custom built by Vadim, overclocked, and watercooled. It is, quite simply, a beauty.
A picture is worth a thousand words so click the thumbnail for the larger version. Note that this is my actual PC, not a standard shot.
Specs, benchmarks, and internal shots to follow…

Someone has a clue

After a ’short’ break we’re back with an update on a previous post.
Back in September I wrote the lovingly titled Do Music Labels have a clue ? which questioned some of the ideas coming out of the likes of Sony and Universal. Well, Brokep from The Pirate Bay has written a great explanation of why the flatrate compensation scheme for [...]

Bittorrent Guide

In response to a number of requests, here’s everything you need to know to get started with downloading using Bittorrent.
A lot of people get put off using torrents because they think it’s too complicated, but the fact is you can get going with fairly limited knowledge. As you build up a greater understanding you’ll be in a [...]

Do Music Labels have a clue ?

Within a couple of days of each other, Sony BMG and Universal Music have made announcements which makes you wonder if they actually understand this whole Interwebthingy.
Both companies will be releasing the very cleverly named ‘Ringle’ CD which will retail at $6 in the US. UK pricing is unconfirmed, but recent examples suggest that companies [...]

Next TV announced

Yet another IPTV application was announced yesterday with the HP/DAVE Networks offering, NEXT TV.
If you think you’ve heard all this before, you probably have :
NEXT.TV Press Release (Sept 5th, 2007)
NEXT.TV brings together advertisers, content owners and viewers in an easy to use entertainment driven environment.
NEXT.TV can be accessed with a wired or wireless broadband [...]