CMC in history
Monday, January 10th, 2005A friend pointed me towards this interesting site about the PLATO computer system/community that began at UIUC in 1973.
Archive for the ‘Computing Technology’ Category
A friend pointed me towards this interesting site about the PLATO computer system/community that began at UIUC in 1973.
Recording on an iPod
Monday, January 3rd, 2005I'd wondered why the only audio input devices for the iPod were of the voice-recorder/dictaphone variety. Now, via John Naughton I see that Apple has crippled the input limiting it to 8kHz. Of course there's a hack - consisting of a special Linux installation no less.
WiFi in Peru
Sunday, January 2nd, 2005An interesting piece by the BBC on a WiFi network in Peru that is part of a development project assisting local farmers.
Torrent feature
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004Wired has an interesting feature on BitTorrent including an interview with Brian Cohen. I've been fascinated by BitTorrent since I encountered it - far more than with other, earlier, P2P formats. In the manner in which it distributes the distribution burden it adds another link to the 'chain' that is ...
DAB, analogue radio, and regulation
Friday, December 17th, 2004News from the UK that the BBC has asked for a stay on a decision to end analogue radio broadcasts. Unlike the US system (where stations will use an 'In Band On Channel' or IBOC system) Digital Radio in Europe (DAB) uses the Eureka-147 standard, which is based on a ...
Free wifi in Dublin, courtesy of eircom
Wednesday, December 15th, 2004Yes!. Ireland's doing quite well in terms of WiFi accessibility now - what with free wifi in the airports (and not just in the premium lounges!), and now free wifi in the areas around payphones. This despite Wifi not seeming to be used as much in Europe as it generally ...
Community technology centres as social space
Monday, November 22nd, 2004APC has an interesting snippet on community technology centres in Croatia.
Feature Request
Thursday, November 4th, 2004OK, a little bit more than a 'feature'. Podcasting is all very well, and it makes it easy to choose the information that's pushed at you, and have it automatically moved to your library, so you can play it as you wish. However, the actual distribution channel isn't changed - content ...
Completism is in!
Wednesday, October 27th, 2004There's been lots of attention paid to the iPod photo (over-hyped, not what I want) and to the U2-themed iPod (generally negative) but I haven't seen anyone comment on the announcement that the iTunes music store will soon sell the entire U2 back-catalogue as a bundle. Some time ago I ...
Confusion surrounds seizure of Indymedia servers
Tuesday, October 26th, 2004Wow. It appears that no-one is claiming responsibility for the seizure of the Indymedia servers. The UK authorities weren't involved (even though the seizure took place on British soil, and their involvement would presumably be required). The FBI claim that they know nothing about it - though they had earlier ...
