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Archive for August, 2008

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… (more…)

Wallpaper Wednesday 002

This weeks wallpaper is from The London Underground. Enjoy!  (more…)

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.  (more…)

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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. (more…)

    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.  (more…)

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