Tag: iPhone
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The Guerrilla Guide To Podcasting Part Two
The second part in a series on making your own podcast that won’t break the bank, concentrating on DIY and low-cost podcasting . Read part one here. Gear fetish I’m a big believer in making expensive mistakes on cheap gear, rather than the other way around. I have done it, and still wince at the…
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Watching Apple & Scotland with Russell Brand
Amazing that Apple has so much money offshore it could end world poverty in a heartbeat (monitor)…and I find it odd the conversation about the iCloud hacks has avoided talking about NSA and spying implications for cloud storage (which Russell isn’t interested in covering, which I understand as it’s a bit of a sideshow issue…
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How to make me feel very old
Kids React To Things seems designed to make me feel very old. Here they react to Walkmans, but also a previous one was the Rotary/Dial Telephone. After watching the Walkman video I’m like COME ON – they don’t know what headphones are? They don’t have iPods or headphones for their phones? Hmm. That technology hasn’t…
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Planned Obsolescence
Planned obsolescence does exist and is an evil that is hid in jargon such as optimum lifespan and product cycle…but certainly some products are designed to break. John had one of those iPods with the dodgy battery, and yes it failed just over year of constant use when I borrowed it – eventually started leaking…
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Cloudy thinking, or as Wired shows you can never be too paranoid
Reading about Mat Honan and his hacking experience on Wired’s blog reminded me that you can never be too paranoid either in security or backups. It brings up a new set of issues, well not actually new to those who were already working in this sphere, but new to the public at large. Which is…
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Toys of Mass Destruction
Well not saying the Robokopter is a toy, but the very similar yet cheaper AR.Drone is…I wonder how long it’ll be before drones are used in news gathering and riot situations? I guess Mr Robokopter didn’t want his Canon camera trashed, but with cheaper cameras and broadcast/security situations I’m sure it’ll be soon. Helicopters are…