Someone mentioned how using a "rotary phone" was a sign of their age earlier this evening.That got me thinking.When I was growing up my mother didn't even have a phone in her house. If she needed to make a phone call she'd go to a phone box.My grandparents on the other hand did have a phone, but it didn't have a dial. You had to crank the phone's dynamo before you made a call … [Read more...] about Phones – They’ve Come A Long Way
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My tweet was silly, but the police reaction was absurd | Paul Chambers | Comment is free | The Guardian Silly tweet results in arrest and conviction in UK (tags: twitter article law uk censorship) … [Read more...] about links for 2010-05-11
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The iPad Exchange ActiveSync Guide – Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat (tags: email exchange howto ipad microsoft) … [Read more...] about links for 2010-05-09
Apple iTunes DRM Frustrations
Apple recently started offering film rentals and purchases to Irish users via iTunes. For some reason they haven't started offering TV shows yet, though I suspect that's down to licensing problems (as usual!)Last night I thought I'd try out the service, so I rented a film for a couple of Euro.Since my mac book screen is small and my TV has a nice big screen I thought I'd be … [Read more...] about Apple iTunes DRM Frustrations
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IDN Usability (tags: idns domains) Firefox Information - IDNwiki Instructions on how to add IDNs to the Firefox IDN whitelist so they display in their native character set instead of in punycode (tags: firefox idns domains) By the way, Your IDN is live | AusRegistry International (tags: idn domains) The Thomas Higgins Partnership | Business Debt Collection Solicitors UK / NI … [Read more...] about links for 2010-05-07