Google’s G1 update
As the proud owner of a Google G1, I’ve always been a fan of the handset’s functionality and the Android OS’ general affability. However, a number of things irked me - namely the lack of decent battery life, and the occasionally clunky user-journey.
However, they’ve changed all that with a recent nifty update - huzzah!
We now have, amongst other things:
- Battery life that seems to last longer than a day;
- A camera that will shoot video as well as stills (albeit still questionable quality);
- Nice rounded new icons;
- GoogleTalk included;
- Google Latitude, the friend-locator thing;
- A touchscreen keyboard, a-la the iPhone.
Not bad at all! 
An oldie but a goodie
For those of you who hadn’t seen it the first time round, an innovative approach to web marketing:
http://noonebelongsheremorethanyou.com/
“Goodbye to those of you who died.”
Stink Digital create awesome Philips TV site
Just a quickie: Stink Digital have produced an awe-inspiring interactive site to promote Philips TVs. Go take a look at http://www.cinema.philips.com/?ls=gb_en
Hotmail’s spam filter, and testing email creative.
Hello! It’s been a while, so I thought I’d open with a short (but obviously terribly witty and incisive) comment on an email I received from the Windows Live team. Please bear with me; I’ve written it in the style of a story. I hope you like it. It’s not long, I promise.
Read on!
An update! Ye gods!
I have neglected my poor blog for a good few months now. I intend to get back into the blogosphere in the New Year. For now I leave you with the news that I’ve upgraded to WordPress 2.7, and it’s absolutely awesome. Get it.
New browser: Google ‘Chrome’
So Google have just announced that they’ll be launching their own browser at some point today: Google ‘Chrome’. So what does this mean for us (’us’ being the vigilant, awesome, honourable and every-so sexy web users)?
Well, I can’t speak for everyone but - upsettingly, perhaps - my first reaction is one of suspicion. The browser will provide unfettered access to user habits that Google were perhaps missing from monitoring the performance of Adwords, Google Analytics, Google Toolbar and iGoogle. I’m not sure if I want them to know all that!
But…well, they already know all that stuff. So one could argue that giving them this final bit of insight is rather a moot point, surely? And if it helps give us better results, then that’s not a bad thing…is it? Read on!
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Instant social network? Elgg 1.0 has been released
Just a quick update to say that I’ve downloaded and installed Elgg - an off-the-shelf open source social network that seems pretty packed full of rather awesome features, and is accessible!
I suggest you take a look if you’ve been thinking something along the lines of “Hmm: you know what’d be a vibrant online network? Discussions about whether bees need slippers!” or something along those lines.
Browsers and design - Photoguard.co.uk
Whilst looking for camera insurance, I stumbled across www.photoguard.co.uk. And I bet you can just guess what’s coming next …
A (short) critique of www.photoguard.co.uk
Firstly, this is clearly quite an established business - and a very niche one at that. Photographers have a lot of expensive kit to lug around, and need a specific policy to cover the various aspects of their equipment and travel. And being photographers, it’s reasonable to assume that they’ll be a) creative, and b) have a good eye for composition and design.
So why, then, is the homepage of this site - the first entry point for users, the first impression they’ll get…why is it a bit broken?! Read on! Read more
Wot, no updates?
Hello - I’ve moved house, and have no internet connection. Rest assured, all will return to normal once BT have pulled their collective finger out of their arse.
We are SO British.
“Stormy weather forms funnel cloud!”
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7492301.stm)
I think this News article sums up Britain wonderfully. A funnel CLOUD (singular) was spotted in the sky: instantly warrants BBC News report. Quote:
Nigel Bolton, a weather forecaster with the Met Office added: “We have about 30 to 40 touchdown tornadoes a year in the UK and if this funnel cloud had touched down it could have badly damaged a tree or a shed roof.
Oh no: not a tree! What about that shed roof?! Watch out now.
Don’t have nightmares.
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- Stink Digital create awesome Philips TV site
- Hotmail’s spam filter, and testing email creative.
- An update! Ye gods!
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- Instant social network? Elgg 1.0 has been released
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- Wot, no updates?
- We are SO British.
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