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XKCD - Daddy, Junior, and Spook
XKCD is, in many ways, the pinnacle, so it seems, for geek humour. Blending maths, physics, linux, and virtually every geeky field in between with the joy of sarcasm and a every so slightly twisted wit. Now, of course this raises the question of webcomics in general, but I think that will have to wait [...]
Guitar-related shenanigans
We take a look at some guitar tools: two ways to get music to play, and a handy toolkit on the iPhone.
Does networking matter for bloggers?
What happens when you take a week’s vacation and can’t network to promote your site as normal? After a week away, Chris looks at the effect not networking had on Geek-Speak’s traffic.
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Blogging on the move :: Wordpress for iPhone
The Wordpress application for iPhone is out, promising to make mobile blogging that much easier. We take a brief look at the application to see whether it does what it says on the tin.
Viacom “Backs Off” on YouTube Data
Viacom “backs off” on its request for YouTube user data.
No Internet after Update?
Last evening I lost internet connectivity on my work computer and I just put it down to a local problem, thinking it would probably be sorted out in the morning.
My desktop PC at home did a Windows update before closing down. This morning, lo and behold, no internet connection. I realised that it must be [...]
A Month of Plurking
Plurking… sounds a bit dodgy if you ask me. Plurk is actually another take on the microblogging and social networking scene (a la Twitter). Here, Chris presents his early impressions of the service, and how he’s got on with it for the first month.
Play Guitar with Songsterr
The guitar: easy to learn, hard to master. There are plenty of sites dedicated to helping you become a better player. Here we take a quick look at Songsterr, a service for players, songwriters, and for mucking about with Guitar-Hero style.
Google must give Viacom YouTube info…
Before I give my reaction you may want to read this (BBC News), here is a brief outline:
“Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.”
So, yeah… to put it simply… YOU WHAT!?!?!
No really… I had to make sure I had read [...]
SomaFM - Chilled-out Internet Radio
Radio’s come on a bit from when your grandfather used to spend ages trying to pick up Cairo on his old wireless set. The Internet offers us new opportunities to hear great music, like SomaFM.
