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28.03.2018 Technology

A little live-blogging trip to Charleroi: the tech

Back almost five years ago I spent a week live blogging from Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship in the English Channel – you can find all my posts from that trip here. Now I am writing this on my way to

16.07.2014 Technology

Ad-hoc live streaming

I’m currently broadcasting OK Festival here, because the wifi in the room is not working and hence I have needed to improvise. Here is the stream: Your browser does not support iframes. So how am I doing it? I am

23.05.2013 Technology

What kit do you take for a live-blogging expedition?

On Saturday I am heading for Saint-Malo to board Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise for 5 days. I will be blogging / tweeting / filming / taking photos throughout the trip. So what am I going to take with me or this

20.03.2013 Technology

Persistence, EU law, and friendly Apple Store staff to get a new iPhone

My 16 month old iPhone 4S had a hardware fault – the power button on the top of the phone would not press properly – it was partially stuck. You had to push the button with all your might to

10.10.2011 Technology

The cheapest way to get an iPhone 4S in the UK

What’s the cheapest way to get an iPhone 4S legitimately in the UK? That’s the conundrum that’s been confronting me for the past few days. I’ve been on a £30/month contract with O2 for my old iPhone 3G, but I’m

22.12.2010 EU Politics / Technology

The Honeyball, erm, Buzz iPhone app

There’s always an advantage to being the first to use some new technology. Or at least there should be, if it’s done well. While the rest of the world has been thinking up good iPhone (and other mobile) apps for

04.09.2009 Technology

The Ultimate Home Network 2.0

18 months ago I wrote a post about how I reckoned I had the ultimate home Mac network. Of course times change and things move on… so now I have the ultimate home network version 2.0. Why the change? Essentially