Category Archives: Tech

Cut off the Pirate’s Electricity

So the Digital Economy Bill is looking like it’s going to sail through after some heavy duty lobbying. The government and the opposition seem to be in heated agreement that “something must be done!” But, I wonder if the Digital … Continue reading

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iPhone Password Prompt Fixed

It looks like Apple has fixed my only real usability complaint with the iPhone. The password prompt was difficult to use because it was hard to tell if you’d pressed the correct key. In this screenshot from the WWDC 2008 … Continue reading

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Greg Brown’s $1500 Shoes Would Fit Right In

When Greg Brown was CEO of Micromuse, the stock was tanking, layoffs were a quarterly occurrence, and he once famously said that $1500 would barely cover the cost of his shoes. Even the other fat cats in the room thought … Continue reading

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Get a Replacement Device and Lose all your DRMed Purchases

From cosumerist.com >Microsoft Has No Answer For Their Broken XBOX Live DRM [Drm] >Reader Kevin’s XBOX 360 suffered the usual Red Ring of Death, so he sent it in to be repaired. He got back a different XBOX 360 with … Continue reading

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Time to Delete my Yahoo Account

It’s a shame that Yahoo has just agreed to support OpenID only days before Microsoft announces they want to by them. I’d love to use OpenID with my account, but I won’t go near anything from Microsoft…

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