Intro music: “I fought the troll” by Tom Smith. You can find more of his work here. Hosts: Tim (OpenBytes) Roy (Techrights) Gordon (Thistleweb) Featured Track: “Pianist Envy” from Chilly Gonzales Today the show focuses on software patents, with a peppering of current news thrown into the mix. I believe bad weather conditions contributed to rather … Continue reading »
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WordPress welcomes Microsoft refugees!
Regular readers may recall that a couple of months ago I reported on the “agreement” between WordPress and Microsoft which saw the migration of Microsoft Live Spaces customers (and their blogs) to WordPress. I said at the time that for me it was another example of Microsoft trying to compete and then ending in … Continue reading »
TechBytes Audiocast – Episode 13 – 28/11/10
Intro music: “I fought the troll” by Tom Smith. You can find more of his work here. Hosts: Tim (OpenBytes) Roy (Techrights) Gordon (Thistleweb) Featured Track: “Beating Heart” – Severed Fifth Due to biting the inside of my lip through my own stupidity and a heavy work load, those that have been waiting patiently for episode … Continue reading »
“Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war”? – Is Oprah to get WP7 next?
It appears that Oprah is the current favourite piece of artillery for Microsoft to wheel out when they want something promoted. Readers should remember a few months ago that Oprah was giving away the 360 to her studio audience. Following the somewhat surprising news that Microsoft somehow convinced Oprah to showcase its Kinect controller technology … Continue reading »
Windows Phone 7 – Being given away free already?
A short snippet for today which had me chuckling: I know many of you have been waiting for the perfect time to pick up your new Windows Phone. AT&T just sweetened the pot a bit for the holiday shopping season with the announcement of a buy one get one free deal for the HTC Surround, LG … Continue reading »
TechBytes Audiocast – Episode 12 – 23/11/10
Intro music: “I fought the troll” by Tom Smith. You can find more of his work here. Hosts: Tim (OpenBytes) Roy (Techrights) Gordon (Thistleweb) Featured Track: “Heart of Medieval” – Butterfly Tea Despite Gordon still battling the cold, the onus of the show being rested on Roy’s shoulders and I had just arrived in from work, … Continue reading »
TechBytes Audiocast – Episode 11 – 22/11/10
Intro music: “I fought the troll” by Tom Smith. You can find more of his work here. Hosts: Tim (OpenBytes) Roy (Techrights) Gordon (Thistleweb) Featured Track: SPARKLE” by Honey Sac (published in SXSW 2009 Showcasing Artists) We continue with part two of our discussion on Microsoft FUD and tactics, including privacy/security we then conclude with looking … Continue reading »
REVIEW: Chromium BSU – A top down shooter for Linux!
Not to be confused with the browser, this top down shoot-em-up is the latest discovery I’ve given time to playing. When you look at the “traditional” games included almost as standard with many distro’s, you have to wonder why the likes of Minesweeper et al are not replaced with titles like Chromium BSU. Chromium BSU … Continue reading »
TechBytes Audiocast – Episode 10 – 19/11/10
Intro music: “I fought the troll” by Tom Smith. You can find more of his work here. Hosts: Tim (OpenBytes) Roy (Techrights) Gordon (Thistleweb) Featured Track: “The Pretty Pride Of Russia” by Tom Hickox If I was to give this episode a title it would probably be “Hung by the Eula”. This episode is a … Continue reading »
Its a F’Kin comeback! – the “greatest social networking phone ever”
And a look at the Kin/WP7 press releases questioning if people actually believe the PR anymore. Ive certainly had a laugh at the disaster that was the Kin. What made the failure so comical was that up until the point of total #fail, the Microsoft faithful were promoting the phone to the bitter end. They … Continue reading »
