Blogging? - Andrew Williams (Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:43:11 +0000)
Oh yeah, there it is - erm - so I write on this thing then?
Well, so I should write about what is on my mind and such. Unfortunately I cannot afford the psych bills and will assume the reader cannot either.
I recently attended the London date of the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour. YEAH I hear you cry? absolutely, but I cannot talk about that as it was a
... [Full article]Using SearchMash instead of Google in Safari on OSX - Andrew Williams (Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:13:04 +0000)
OK, so having played around with SearchMash for a while I decided to set it as my search engine for Safari.
Not an easy task indeed, but here is the answer, just follow the following simple steps:
Maven talk accepted by Developer Day Scotland - Andrew Williams (Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:06:13 +0000)
A talk on the introduction to Maven that I proposed has been accepted for the preliminary agenda for Developer! Developer! Developer!'s Scotland conference this year!
If you would like to hear it, or think it would be useful to others then please vote for it :)
Sure I'm nervous - but somehow we have to spread the good news around the country.
I am Charlie Pace from Lost - Andrew Williams (Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:04:29 +0000)
It's funny that these quizzes are usually nonsense - but this one totally matches me, freaked me out a little!
First impressions of the iPhone - Andrew Williams (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:05:06 +0000)
OK, so the iPhone is not really new news as it has been out in the 'States for 4 months now but that did not stop UK Apple fanatics from being excited about the UK iPhone launch.
The queue at the official Scottish launch in Edinburgh was only around 30 people at 6:02 when the store opened, and some of them were just there to buy normal mobile phones.
... [Full article]Link returns in the Phantom Hourglass - Andrew Williams (Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:09:23 +0000)
The long awaited Zelda title for the game boy DS has finally arrived. With the combination of a new method of game play and a renowned game genre it already looks set to be a classic.
Link's latest adventure continues where the "Wind Waker" (for GameCube) left off. Link's pirate friends are merrily sailing the high seas and Zelda has once again renounced her title and
... [Full article]Esudoku goes global with a competitive edge - Andrew Williams (Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:55:19 +0000)
Sudoku is now a global phenomenon. The logical 9x9 numerical puzzle was initially developed by an American before gaining popularity in Japan. Now the whole world has taken notice. And so has Retang.com...
eSudoku is the fastest open source logical sudoku solver available. It uses logical algorithms to calculate the sudoku answers. It also helps users learn sudoku as it explains
... [Full article]DRM is annoying but not new! - Andrew Williams (Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:41:49 +0000)
Amazon's new music store has stirred up the DRM arguments again. Sigh …
In the absence of DRM software music can be copied as many times as you wish. Obviously, this should be done within the terms of your contract. This normally means that you can copy it onto CD’s/mini disk/MP3/(or even tape!) for your own use and your own computers.
DRM at its essence is
... [Full article]Apple iPhone... NOT any day now - Andrew Williams (Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:29:34 +0000)
So, today Apple had their fancy press release and yes, as everyone suspected, it was regarding the iPhone. Are we all psyched? Hardly.
All week they kept us on tender hooks about what was going to be announced. The Apple store in London was going to be kept open late. The store windows had been draped in black. The staff were being given advanced training about an
... [Full article]JavaOne Celebrities - Andrew Williams (Sun, 13 May 2007 03:50:27 +0100)
Hello from San Francisco!
The JavaOne conference went very well indeed. Sonatype managed to meet with all those we had planned and as a bonus we all got a day pass into the pavillion. There was a lot of crazyness there including Java powered robots and submarines but the rest was rather as expected. I got given a cool tshirt from one of the stands that reads "Phuck
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