Tag: Internet

  • Moved feeds to Feedburner

    Finally got around to signing up to Feedburner, and moving my feeds, it was something I had been meaning to do for a while. In the end it was a painful process, with a plugin doing the magic on the WordPress end. So, to my faithful reader, please feel free to re-syndicate my content again…

  • The BBC "committed to platform neutrality"

    An update on the iPlayer situation, after the beeb apparently was trying to avoid committing to a download service for Linux and Mac OSX. The BBC must deliver an online TV catch-up service that lets users of all computers download programmes, the corporation’s regulators have said. A good example of where regulation can be a…

  • Web-based cartography

    This is an interesting article (for anyone with an interest in maps!) I’ve got Dad to thank for that! It talks about how the internet is changing the way we think and use maps and map-based interaction. I know I couldn’t imagine going back to a time without google maps. Via Bob Sutor

  • How to load Web site faster in Mozilla Firefox

    The title says it all! I guess this applies to any install of Firefox, not just a linux version. Check it out, mine was almost unusable before making these changes. Begs the question why the settings weren’t defaults….? Update: Following a little more digging, also found these quite useful: lifehacker.com: top firefox 2 config tweaks…

  • OpenDNS

    I have just made a 10 second change to my DNS settings and WOW! What a difference! Get right on over and check out OpenDNS. Recommended.

  • Looking for an RSS reader

    I have been looking into my options for an RSS reader lately, and to be honest have been struggling. Today I came across a series of posts from Martin Belam’s blog about his first impressions using Rojo. His thoughts were enough for me to sign up and give this a go. I will try to…