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4OD Launch

Channel 4 on demand launched today at http://www.channel4.com/4od/ . I have been working of this for the last few months using eRights from Macrovision.

It has generated quite a bit of coverage on the internet (this is just an optimistic attempt to get some trackback links!)

http://www.paidcontent.org/trackback/301841/

http://www.upyourego.com/blog/?p=259

http://techdigest.tv/2006/12/4od_launches_ne.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6212462.stm

http://fabricoffolly.blogspot.com/2006/12/channel-4-on-demand-first-impressions.html

Personally I think the client works quite well. As many other […]

2006 12 06 General Comments (0)

My broadband lives!

After absolutely ages BT have finally sorted by internet connection. It appears complaining to their CEO office had some effect.
I still haven’t got a story of percisely what when wrong but It appears the order was lost between BT Wholesale and BT Openreach. Great to see them able to work together!

2006 11 24 General Comments (0)

Blogging from onenote 2007

I have just discovered in Office 2007 I can blog from onenote or word. That is quite cool!
I can even use pictures from smart shapes and it sets them up on my web site correctly.

2006 11 22 General Comments (0)

Why it is so hard to keep working broadband?

I used to have broadband that worked and I was happy with my provider (Force9). I was so happy I recommended them to people. Now after they messed it up I don’t even have broadband and the latest response from Zen (who got told this by BT) is the don’t know when it will be […]

2006 11 16 General Comments (0)

Eclipse UML Tools

I have recently changed jobs and now work for Macrovision. One immediate change was I stopped having access to the Borland Together licenses I used to have at Anite.
For those who have not had the pleasure of using it, Together for Eclipse is a top notch UML tool for eclipse with pretty much perfect live […]

2006 10 20 General Comments (0)

Stumble Upon

I have been using stumble upon to find random things on the internet for a while - it is quite good - take a look here

2006 10 20 General Comments (0)

Too many computer games, what to play….

I seem to have far too wide a choice of games that I’m addicted too at present, which is odd as for ages I have nothing I really wanted to play!
First up we have Kingdom Hearts 2, the original was great fun and the sequel is even better (if a bit slow at the start). […]

2006 10 11 General Comments (0)

Force 9 (Part of Plusnet)

I have been a happy customer of Force 9 since 2003. Until recently they provided a reliable and efficent adsl service. They offered some nice (rare) features such as static IP and console access to the web hosting as well as doing the basics well.
This all changed at the beginning of August when they ‘upgraded’ […]

2006 09 20 General Comments (0)

Cattery’s near High Wycombe

We have recently put our cats in two catteries for various holidays and seeing as I had a lot of trouble finding anything about them I thought I would write some notes.
We used Raynhill Cattery in September 2006 for a week. The cattery is off Hammersley Lane and has space for a dozen or so […]

2006 09 17 General Comments (0)

Holiday in cornwall

We decided to have a week away in Cornwall last week and had lots of fun.
We stayed at Fox Park Farm cottages near bodmin. The cottage was ok, if a bit small. It was billed as sleeping 4/6 people with 3 of us staying it was full enough. Also the decor/equipment was not up to […]

2006 09 17 General Comments (0)