My brother was kind enough to send me a Google Wave invitation a few weeks ago…and I’m pretty impressed with it so far. However, I have one small downside…I only have 1 contact so far! So…do you have access to Google Wave? If so…add me…! Contact me and I’ll let you know the email address [...]
I’ve posted at least a couple of times before regarding the current payment structure for most media, and how I see the current model as being largely outdated. There are a number of services which offer some great alternatives. I’ve not tried them all, indeed I couldn’t try some of them such as Spotify as [...]
I read this interesting article which says that in 2008 95% of music downloaded on the internet was not paid for. This doesn’t really surprise me, and as it happens, we recently got a letter through the door from Virgin and the EPI warning us that someone had illegally downloaded music through our internet connection. [...]
After being talked out of starting my own online travel guide by my older sibling, i’ve decided to more actively participate in wikitravel.org. My first article can be found here. Not bad after only being there for 3 hours!
Scott Heron, a friend i used to work with, has started a rather ingenious new website – SpaceHaggis.com. The site tells the story of Alfie Haggis, a wayward chap making his mark around the universe. The rather cool part, is that by signing up to the forum, you are able to vote on what you [...]
Sparked by an intriguing chat a few days ago, i’ve been thinking about my views on copyright in relation to media, and how to monetise it. Fundamentally, i believe that all media should be free. That includes primarily literature, music, tv shows, films and software. I think that consumers should pay for any products containing, [...]
Today truly is a great day! Macdonald Sporrans new online shop has just gone live! You can purchase Scottish highland dress all day long to your heart’s content! Seriously though – it has been a tough few weeks. Our new warehouse opened on Monday so all orders are now being shipped from there which is [...]
Since i last posted about this, i’ve sold two books! The first was within 4 hours of listing it on Amazon, the other came over the weekend. In my opinion, when selling books second hand, Amazon Payments far outweighs eBay as the top marketplace for: ease of listing your item simplicity speed of sale (when [...]
Just downloaded a very cool remote desktop application called RealVNC. A very small download on both machines (less than 1MB) you’re ready to roll with a few clicks of the mouse. Very little setup required, you just need to know the IP of the machine you’re connecting too, have the server program running on it [...]
Not something i do often here, but i thought it my moral duty to highlight how some phone companies scam people out of supposed great cashback deals when you purchase a mobile phone from them. I purchased an Orange Contract mobile phone from phones2udirect in September last year, and so far have found them to [...]