Category Archives: IT

Miguel de Icaza – more foolishness?

Posted on August 6, 2008 by alex

A, sadly, unsurprising interview that I read at derStandard.at, but alerted from the Boycott Novell blog.  de Icaza has been lampooned in the past for his unpopular views on Microsoft, .net, and C#, but this interview really takes the biscuit.  … Continue reading →

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Why my data isn’t in the cloud

Posted on August 6, 2008 by alex

This blog post is one of the best reasons why my data isn’t in the cloud: Suddenly, Nick can’t access his Gmail account, can’t open Google Talk (our office IM app), can’t open Picasa where his family pictures are, can’t … Continue reading →

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OpenMoko: Software and Hardware bugs

Posted on July 22, 2008 by alex

Let’s be clear: this is not a phone (yet) for the masses, but I think it is definitely heading in that direction. It has GPS, accelerometers, GPRS, Bluetooth, WiFi and an open software stack on which practically anything could be … Continue reading →

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OpenMoko: Software stacks

Posted on July 21, 2008 by alex

My OpenMoko arrived a few days ago, and comes with the stock OM2007.2 software. I upgraded it with the opkg update command and then tried to use it for a few days at the LUGRADIO Live 2008 event. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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OpenMoko Freerunner: The Arrival

Posted on July 20, 2008 by alex

On Thursday 17th July my OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner arrived from Truebox. I’ve taken a series of pictures which you can see below. I’ve been anticipating the release of the GTA02 for about a year. That’s largely because it has taken … Continue reading →

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Barcamp North East

Posted on June 3, 2008 by alex

I went to my first Barcamp which was held in the North East in Newcastle on Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th May. A bit of a cheat really, because I live in Newcastle – so that made it ridiculously easy … Continue reading →

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BSI legal challenge by UKUUG

Posted on May 2, 2008 by alex

After my mini rant yesterday, it appears that the legal challenge to the BSI has actually happened.  A judicial review of the decision making process of the BSI will at least look at why, and how, the BSI changed its … Continue reading →

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BSI UK’s standard body sells out?

Posted on May 1, 2008 by alex

Prior to the BRM the BSI voted no. At the BRM the BSI indicated that the specification wasn’t ready. Prior to the vote, the BSI’s technical committee said no; the BSI group still voted yes. Against the advice of the … Continue reading →

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The myth of multiple “competing” standards

Posted on May 1, 2008 by alex

A cracking post from Rob Weir about the myth that having multiple document standards is ‘good’ for the consumer and that the market should be left to decide.  I particularly like this bit: How many spreadsheet formats does Microsoft use … Continue reading →

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Microsoft OOXML- why is it so wrong?

Posted on April 30, 2008 by alex

OOXML; Office Open XML. Even the name is false as it clearly isn’t ‘open’ in the sense of non-discriminatory, particularly against GPLed implementations. It’s not at all clear whether a GPL implementation of OOXML can be done. Then there’s the … Continue reading →

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