Author Archives: alex

Abandoning Twidroyd

Posted on July 11, 2010 by alex

Twidroyd/Twidroid is a Twitter application for the Android platform.  I really quite liked it, until they were bought by Tweetup.  Why?  Well, during the name change they added a huge EULA.  However, the important part is (highlighted part by me): … Continue reading →

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Local councils having a busking policy?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by alex

Bizarrely, in the news today (17th June 2010) it turns out that Exeter has a policy for busking in the city. Stunning, isn’t it. Apparently, said buskers have to audition for a place in the city so that they can … Continue reading →

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About Googlegate

Posted on June 17, 2010 by alex

I was reading this at El Reg. I like Privacy International. I share many of the same values but I’m not sure that Alexander Hanff has any idea of how code is written at Google. I don’t, but I’d hazard … Continue reading →

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Migrating Mail – Part 1

Posted on June 13, 2010 by alex

At the time of writing, June 2010, I run my own mail server.  I started running my own mail server when commercial providers didn’t have good spam detection, didn’t store much mail and weren’t as convenient as using your own … Continue reading →

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Opinion: To iPad or not to iPad?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by alex

This is the first of two posts on Apple.  This one deals with their consumer products, the iPad, iPhone, etc.  The second deals with how I perceive they are relating to developers. Cory Doctorow wrote an interesting opinion piece on … Continue reading →

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More fun with BAA: T5 still hopeless

Posted on May 20, 2010 by alex

Heathrow Terminal 5 is a disaster.  It’s a year since I last travelled through and, if anything, it has got worse.  I had a return trip to Canada over the last two weeks.  Going out wasn’t too bad; coming back … Continue reading →

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Version Control: developing on branches rather than master/trunk

Posted on April 12, 2010 by alex

I’ve changed my mind.  It now seems that it is much more sensible to develop on branches rather than on master or trunk.  What am I on about? Well software source control or version control systems.  I tend to use … Continue reading →

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Dear BBC: It’s not ‘Digital Piracy’, it’s ‘copyright infringement’

Posted on April 9, 2010 by alex

It really, really annoyed me this morning, lying in bed, listening to the radio, hearing a journalist parrot the ‘digital piracy’ line. Piracy evokes images of beards and cutlasses on the high seas, where pirates board ships, steal galleons and … Continue reading →

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Complex or Complicated?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by alex

The recent Think and a Drink (@TaaD) covered the wide ranging topic of Social Networking. There was much to take in and some genuinely useful tips and tricks for ‘upping’ your game with regards to social networking from an internet … Continue reading →

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Favourite anecdote about my Dad

Posted on June 1, 2009 by alex

I was thinking today about my favourite anecdote about my Dad, who is very much alive.  My Dad, who is now in his seventies, is very into the outdoor life, exercise and generally being healthy.  I think that this has … Continue reading →

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