BBC radio player dashboard widget
I’ve been looking for this since installing Mac OSX Tiger: a dashboard widget for the BBC radio player. (created by Andy Allcorn)
Author: Robin Hamman
how not to deal with message board users
I’ve been a fan of the Counting Crows since about 1993 when, as I was driving through Nebraska, I happened to come across a radio station playing, you guessed it, Omaha. Tonight, after listening to a recording of a live… Continue Reading
activism: mapping fruit trees
Last November I moved into a house with a huge apple tree, full of over-ripe and rotting fruit. Not only did it make a mess of my garden, but it also seemed quite wasteful. Fallen Fruit is a Los Angeles… Continue Reading
location based wikipedia (?)
I came across this interesting entry on the Mobile Technology Weblog about linking wikipedia, the online encyclopedia created by volunteers using wiki software to locations: "One of the most exciting things that’s going to happen in the next 10 years,… Continue Reading
article: the power of us
Business Week has recently published an excellent article by Rob Hoff, The Power of Us , about social software and online community. This type of thing is always useful for consultants or anyone else trying to justify spend on online… Continue Reading
What are you searching for?
According to Hitwise , as reported by BBC News Online, the top 10 UK search terms in the UK during the past four weeks have been: eBay Argos Amazon Easyjet eBay UK Autotrader Ryanair www.ebay.co.uk Tesco BBC What I find… Continue Reading
free wireless broadband in St. Albans (Map)
I’ve been making more maps using myGmaps … This map shows the free wireless (wifi) broadband points in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. The problem I’ve found is that although I can take a screen shot and photoshop in some reference points,… Continue Reading
creating your own ” [whatever] + google maps “
myGmaps allows you to create your own google maps, like the flickr + google maps and various other services I’ve been blogging about recently. Here’s how to do it in just three steps… 1. Visit the conference/event website and get… Continue Reading
Open Tech 2005: London 23 July
Sponsored by backstage.bbc.co.uk, Open Tech 2005 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference about technologies that anyone can have a go at, from "Open Source"-style ways of working to repurposing everyday electronics hardware. Taking place on 23rd July, 2005, in… Continue Reading
digital bullying & UK law
BBC News Online reports that "one in five young people has been bullied by mobile phone or via the internet." "Children’s charity NCH surveyed 770 youngsters and found 14% of 11- to 19-year-olds had been threatened or harassed using text… Continue Reading