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The longest eight minutes of my life…

I’m usually proud to be British (well, European - at a push, Scottish) but today - having watched the London 2012 segment of the Beijing 2008 Olympics closing ceremony - I’m not. I’m actually embarrassed and very sorry that we inflicted what we did on the world. Let’s get started shall we… Read the rest of this entry »

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Wallpaper Wednesday 002

This weeks wallpaper is from The London Underground. Enjoy!  Read the rest of this entry »

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Using Google Mail as Backup Storage

Over the years I have slowly found WordPress the ultimate content management system for not only blogs but a number for of websites that I’ve developed.  However, until recently I didn’t have an ideal back up solution.  Read the rest of this entry »

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  • BBC HD and the Beijing Olympic Games

    Back in early 2006 the BBC in the United Kingdom launched a High Definition television channel. Billed as a ‘preview’ channel, the BBC used the channel up until December 2007 to test high definition scheduling. Read the rest of this entry »

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    I Am Everyone

    Last month, Orange in the UK started an advertising campaign titled ‘I Am Everyone’ with a number of outdoor print ads and a television ad.

    Interestingly, Orange didn’t publish a website url with their campaign, instead Orange issued the call to action, ’search for i am online’ with both their print and television advertisements.  Read the rest of this entry »

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