31 Dec '08, 23:57
So here we are at the end of 2008, and this is my traditional last entry for the year.
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31 Dec '08, 18:05
The future of DRM protected music is increasingly in doubt. Not only have independent music specialists such as eMusic been offering MP3 downloads for a significant time, mainstream music is beginning to become available in the universal format through stores such as 7Digital, Amazon (which launched in the UK earlier this month) and Tesco Digital.
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29 Dec '07, 00:48
Since I don't own a car, I regularly travel by bus to get to or from work. Even though my bus journey is fairly reliable, today on my journey home I decided to ponder over what would make the bus service better.
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24 Dec '07, 11:49
For a little while now, I've been intrigued by the offerings of DRM free music through Apple's iTunes music store. I understand that a lot of independent offerings have been made available as well as some major label music albeit not a lot. However, as my computer systems run Linux and have no option to boot into Windows, I haven't had the opportunity to check it out.
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11 Dec '07, 18:27
The government recently announced plans to build 7000 new wind turbines off the British coastline by 2020; a plan that would generate over 30 gigawatts of power but cause massive change to our shores.
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21 Nov '07, 18:57
I learnt yesterday, that the ability to use a Maestro card (formerly Switch) or a Solo card for a recurring payment subscription has been withdrawn by it's operator Mastercard.
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26 Sep '07, 22:37
There's been some talk about net speeds in the UK, and how we're falling behind compared to other countries in Europe and further afield like Japan and Korea. The focus of these musings, is to decide on whether Britain should get a new fibre-optic communications infrastructure.
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07 Jul '07, 10:58
Another weekend, and more concerts. However, if one six hour concert wasn't enough last weekend, this time there's eight all around the world.
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27 Jun '07, 19:38
As Tony Blair departs from the office of Prime Minister, and Gordon Brown takes up the reigns of power; Britain today entered a new era, albeit still a Labour one.
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05 Jun '07, 18:15
Politicans have floated the idea of a new bank holiday to celebrate our nation and culture, and to enhance the sense of Britishness amongst it's citizens.
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