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Twitter: ajkavanagh- @jamesmills I've put the call out but not heard anything back yet. Early days though. #supermondays
- RT @sumogray: UX: Recommended Reading -people who attended SuperUX talk at #supermondays asked if I could... http://tumblr.com/xqxejiant
- @sumogray Thanks for the reading list. I've updated the supermondays blog to include it.
- @Joanne84 Thanks for putting the slides and resources up. I've linked to them on the #supermondays blog: http://is.gd/dSIx7
- My thx to @Alex_McVey, @hannahbryan @JamesHails @Lau8080 and all other helpers for making last night's #supermondays event such a success!
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Category Archives: IT
OpenMoko Freerunner: The Arrival
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
Barcamp North East
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
BSI legal challenge by UKUUG
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
BSI UK’s standard body sells out?
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
The myth of multiple “competing” standards
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
Microsoft OOXML- why is it so wrong?
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
OOXML is a failure as a “standard”
It goes without saying that I’m staggered, and appalled, at the recent events with the OOXML standardisation process. Others, more informed than me, have written extensively on the subject at sites such as Growlaw, <NO>OOXML, Open Malaysia, Bob Sutor, Rob … Continue reading
The madness of SMC
Well I’ve a little bit less hair today due to an ancient SMC 7301TA ISDN router. It seemed like it was going to be a simple job. Configure an ISDN router to DUN1 into a remote system for maintenance. How … Continue reading