Irish television will be 100% digital within the next 12 months. Analog will cease to exist. A lot of people supposedly don't know about this, so our "beloved" government decided to spend taxpayers' money promoting the switch to digital. This is the "dog's dinner" of a website that they're using for the campaign: I guess I should be happy that they didn't spend any … [Read more...] about Going Digital Campaign Site – Taking Dire Websites To New Lows
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Sky Player On Mac – Quick Review
Sky have been promoting their Sky Player service for quite some time.At the moment you can access it on the XBox, though for some odd reason the XBox version doesn't have access to the "premium" content ie. Sky Box Office.So if, like me, you don't have a phone line setup with your Sky box and you don't run Windows, your options are a bit limited.You can, however, watch Sky Box … [Read more...] about Sky Player On Mac – Quick Review
BBC Revamps Sherlock Holmes – But Only 3 Episodes?
Sherlock Holmes is one of my favourite fictional characters. I've read all the novels and short stories - most of them more than once. I've seen a lot of the TV and cinema adaptations. Some have been good, others not so much.The BBC is currently showing Sherlock. Their interpretation of Conan Doyle's character transposes Holmes to the 21st century. His sidekick, Watson, is a … [Read more...] about BBC Revamps Sherlock Holmes – But Only 3 Episodes?
Big Bang Theory iPhone Case
If you're a Big Bang Theory fan you'll remember their version of "rock, paper, scissors"....So now we've got the iPhone case to go with it:More info here … [Read more...] about Big Bang Theory iPhone Case
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