At home we still record TV the old-fashioned way – using video recorders. It’s all very 20th century and we should really think about updating our methods. Here are the things we’re considering. Buying a hard disk based system, Something like a Tivo. You can’t buy a new Tivo in the UK any more, but… Continue reading Recording TV
Month: November 2005
Hospital Again
I spent last night back in St George’s Hospital. Yesterday evening I started getting a bad pain in my stomach. It got so bad that at about 11pm my wife called an ambulance and they took me to A&E (my first ride in an ambulance!) Why do these things always happen at night? By the… Continue reading Hospital Again
Ask And You Shall Receive
A few days ago I mentioned in passing that I really wanted to see the series Dark Skies again. At the time I really had no reason to believe that I’d see it any time soon. Now I see that ITV 4 are showing it starting from this coming Monday. That’s what I call service!
EuroOSCON on the BBC
This week’s edition of the BBC programme Click Online contains a report about EuroOSCON. The transcript is here and the Real Audio stream is here. The programme is repeated a number of times on various BBC channels (mainly News 24) over the next couple of days. It’s the first report in the programme, but its… Continue reading EuroOSCON on the BBC
Rigging the Poll
Obviously running a bit scared following their one vote win in the recent terrorism bill debate, the government have decided to ask us for our views on fighting terrorism. Except, being “New Labour” they can’t bring themselves to ask a straight question that might get an answer that they don’t like. The key point in… Continue reading Rigging the Poll
Nasty Pop-ups
Regular readers will know that I dislike pop-up ads on web sites. But I hate the new breed of pop-up ads that go to the effort of breaking through pop-up blockers and insist on showing me pop-ups even though I have explicitly said that I don’t want to see them. You’ll also know that I… Continue reading Nasty Pop-ups
Blunkett Resigns… Again
David Blunkett has resigned from the cabinet for the second time in twelve months. You’d think that someone would learn a lesson somewhere along the line. Either he should learn to stop abusing positions of power or Blair should stop appointing him to them. But no. I’ve no doubt he’ll be back again within six… Continue reading Blunkett Resigns… Again
Searching The Guardian
Looks like The Guardian have taken their new search engine out of beta and are now linking to it from the main site. It all looks very nice.
Sony Takes DRM Too Far
Here’s an interesting story from a Windows user who found a rootkit on his system. Further investigation revealed that it had been installed by Sony when he had played the digitally protected music on a CD he had bought (Get Right With The Man bu Van Zant). Sony is apparently so concerned about protecting its… Continue reading Sony Takes DRM Too Far
A Brief History of Disbelief
Most TV documentaries have been dumbed down to such an extent that they are often unwatchable. Programme makers seem to think that it’s impossible to explain concepts to the viewer without flashy graphics or re-enactment of key scenes. And a lot of time is wasted telling us what we are about see or what we… Continue reading A Brief History of Disbelief