Tag Archives: technology

BT broadband: breaking the web

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Andrew

Not content with providing sluggish broadband, BT have now stepped up their efforts to screw home broadband by adding insidious DNS lookup interceptions. You know the thing: it’s where inept infrastructure companies decide they can provide a better “user experience” … Continue reading →

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Unstoppable forces and immovable objects

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Andrew

It’s been a busy few weeks, so I’m a bit behind on writing up events. At the end of July I was in Cambridge for another of the Open Source and Software SIG meetings. This time the theme was “Open … Continue reading →

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They stole our revolution

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Andrew

BBC iPlayer is great. Except: if you dislike Flash if you’re a Free and Open Source Software user if you’re out of the country on business you prefer the command line you’re a militant license-payer who believes you should have … Continue reading →

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UDS Maverick

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Andrew

I’m here at the Maverick Ubuntu Developer Summit for a couple of days. It’s been a great experience so far, and the quality of the discussion has been outstanding. I’m primarily here to listen in on the Ubuntu on ARM … Continue reading →

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Flash the future

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Andrew

There’s been some truly fascinating shifts in the world of computing, mobile and the technology ecosystem over the last few weeks. Here’s just a few links that sum up where things are going. Firstly, the much-circulated, oft-quoted “The real reason … Continue reading →

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Preware

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Andrew

In my opinion, the Palm Pre is one of the very best smartphones on the market today. I don’t say this lightly – I’ve come to this opinion after using it solidly since December, alongside an iPhone, HTC Hero, Google … Continue reading →

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FOSDEM 2010

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Andrew

I’m off to FOSDEM tomorrow, for a weekend of free and open source software talks, discussions, and Belgian beer. Somehow I’ve ended up doing two talks (my original plan was for a quick lightning talk on LiMo). The talks are … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Crimes of Developer Engagement

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Andrew

(This post originally appeared over on the LiMo blog) 1. Call a spade a spade Before I even get involved, I want to know: what’s in it for me, and why should I care. It’s amazing how many organisations talk … Continue reading →

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LiMo news

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Andrew

A bunch of LiMo Foundation news is breaking this week in the run-up to Mobile World Congress, which hits Barcelona next week. Here’s the ones I’ve spotted on the wire and the website so far: Vodafone signs Linux deal with … Continue reading →

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