I updated my Nokia 700 today. It's an unlocked, unbranded phone running Symbian Belle, that was advertised as having OS updates in February and April this year—but those updates never arrived. I eventually lost patience, and made the updates using underhand and possibly illegal tools. In an earlier post I said that I wasn't too… Continue reading Updating into oblivion
Year: 2012
Late Adopter
Although I'm pretty aware of new technology and products, and I do try to maintain that awareness, I'm not at all an early adopter. I've found I have a pattern. Most of the time I learn about new things but actively resist engaging with them. I grumble about them for various minor offences, and then… Continue reading Late Adopter
Hyvästi, Sibelius
This week saw the sad news that the UK office responsible for development of the music score-writing software Sibelius is to be closed down. Maintenance of the software will be moved elsewhere, at least according to its owners Avid, the former video-editing software company that expanded madly throughout the professional audio and video world during the 2000s and… Continue reading Hyvästi, Sibelius
Journalist’s First-Person Plural
Mark Easton for the BBC: Do we have a completely mistaken view of what our landscape is like? ... The lesson might be that we need to celebrate the truth about our green and pleasant land. Or perhaps it simply tells us we really should get out more. This is a great example of what… Continue reading Journalist’s First-Person Plural
Video format failures
Michael Mulvey writes to object to Microsoft's Windows Phone Summit video, which asks for the Silverlight plugin in order to play in his browser. Normally I'd roll my eyes with him at Microsoft, but as it happens, the video plays fine for me even though I'm not running Windows and don't have Silverlight. They appear… Continue reading Video format failures
Windows Phone 8 and Nokia
Microsoft formally announced Windows Phone 8 yesterday. There were some interesting technical details in the announcement: it permits running native code, will apparently support individual app distribution centres for corporate users, and has a less boring home screen. They also confirmed, as expected, that there will be no upgrades from Windows Phone 7. I'm not… Continue reading Windows Phone 8 and Nokia
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