Shortly after the Easter break, I was privileged to work with Dominik Danielewicz and Dario Attanasio of After Dark Productions on the production of an advertisement for the Doritos ‘Design and Advert’ competition.
It was an honour to work with both the producers, and with all the crew. While I was only initially on set as a photographer, I was also asked to help out with the production (as crew), and even had a small role as an extra in the production.
The entry was submitted two weeks ago, and has since appeared on YouTube.
A big thank you to After Dark Productions for letting me become a part of this production, and a huge thank you to all the cast and crew for putting up with all the photographs.
For the past several months, the VOME website has been undergoing a radicle redevelopment. The project was managed by Lizzie Coles-Kemp of the Information Security Group, and undertaken by Yee-Lin Lai and myself.
The original site (designed by Consult Hyperion, and hosted by Royal Holloway’s Information Security Group) served as the first web-presence of the VOME Group since 2008. Over the last year, we have seen VOME mentioned in various Identity Management blogs. With the launch of the new website, we hope to reach more people interested in the field of Identity Management, as well as improve the visibility of the VOME Group, and those who participate in the project.
Those early adopters of the new Motorola Milestone Android smartphone may find their access to the Android Marketplace limited, with most paid-for content unavailable. As a potential early-adopter myself, I did some digging into these claims to see if I could shed some light on the truth behind it, and to what extent it would affect customers of Motorola’s latest flagship device.
For those Android fans out there, the Motorola Droid, dubbed the Motorola Milestone in Europe, is arriving on our shores on December 7th, almost one month to the day that the device released in the US. Exclusive to Expansys UK until the end of the year, the phone is available SIM Free for £449.99, or for £49.99 on an 18-month T-Mobile Combi 30 + Web N Walk tariff for £35 per month.
The Motorola Milestone / Droid is the product of a direct collaboration between Google and Motorola. Both companies have clearly taken a lot of product feedback from the previous HTC Devices, and come up with a device that will meet almost everyones needs. This is one of two devices that Motorola are releasing with a hardware keyboard, a feature not seen on an Android device since the HTC T-Mobile G1. Motorola have improved on this design no end, but created something that is both beautiful, and remarkably practical and robust.
Not all the reviews and articles I write are technical. For once, I thought I’d post about a recent experience I had while buying some new skis. Now, I’m no professional skier or ski-equipment reviewer, but I enjoyed testing out these two models of ski so much that I felt compelled to share what I found.
With my recent experience of building two Core i5 systems on Asus Maximus III Extreme Motherboards still fresh in my mind, I thought I would impart some of the knowledge to the general community to help people with similar or identical setups.
Before I begin, I must stress that; while this worked for me, it may not work for you. It could damage your hardware or software, so make sure you can get your components replaced under warranty should something go wrong. That said, I see no reason these settings shouldn’t work.
To springboard the testing, Google is asking each of the invitees to nominate people to also receive early invites, with the promise that they will (soon) open the doors to more users, once the platform is stable. Google is quick to point out that this constitutes a ‘Preview’ of Wave, and that the platform is not yet ready for production use.
From previous experience, early Google product previews tend to be relatively stable, and if the live demo of Wave back in May was anything to go by, then we’re in for a real treat. We could indeed be looking at the shape of things to come.
More to prove that I can review more than technology, I thought I’d post a review about my recent experience and day-out to the indoor (real snow) ski-slope ‘The Snow Centre‘. My time there was all too brief, but it was enough to rekindle the joy of skiing. Having not skied for over a year and a half (having missed the 2008/2009 season), the prospect of getting back onto real snow was exciting.
Those of you who use Apple iTunes, and purchase music from the iTunes Store will be aware of iTunes Plus – Apples higher-quality DRM-Free music format. In the past, iTunes Plus music has always been differentiated from the non-DRM-Free music by the use of a little ‘+’ symbol on the track buy button, or with iTunes Plus being stated in the Album information.
With the release of iTunes 9, the iTunes Store has seen its most significant upgrade in recent history, with a new streamlined interface, and various new categories and features. However, this change has removed the ‘iTunes Plus’ differentiation from the track and album listings.
However, a while ago; Apple stated that they would have completed their move to the new DRM-Free format for their entire library by mid-year, with all existing and new songs being supplied in the new format. This can only be a sign that they’ve kept their promise.
For those who are still in possession of DRM-Protected (non iTunes Plus) music, the original store link for the upgrade page has been removed, but the page still exists here. (iTunes Required). I recommend that anyone still running DRM-Protected music formats upgrade ASAP.
Update: As of October 2010, I have discovered that the iTunes Plus upgrade link has reappeared in the Apple Store. The above link will still function. -Oct 2009
Apple WWDC Kicks off today. Steve Jobs' Keynote at 1800-BST. New iPhone expected, as well as the new iPhone OS and more.07:06:57 AM June 07, 2010from web
Completed the server upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to 10.04 LTS. All services are fully functional.12:40:51 PM June 04, 2010from Seesmic
Slowly updating my site to accentuate my creative side. Finally got professional photography experience to add to it. More to come I hope...04:27:00 PM April 09, 2010from Seesmic
Those early adopters of the new Motorola Milestone Android smartphone may find their access to the Android Marketplace limited, with most paid-for content unavailable. As a potential early-adopter myself, I did some digging into these claims to see if I could shed some light on the truth behind it, and to what extent it would affect customers of Motorola’s latest flagship device.
For those Android fans out there, the Motorola Droid, dubbed the Motorola Milestone in Europe, is arriving on our shores on December 7th, almost one month to the day that the device released in the US. Exclusive to Expansys UK until the end of the year, the phone is available 
With my recent experience of building two Core i5 systems on Asus Maximus III Extreme Motherboards still fresh in my mind, I thought I would impart some of the knowledge to the general community to help people with similar or identical setups.
ose of you who use Apple iTunes, and purchase music from the iTunes Store will be aware of iTunes Plus – Apples higher-quality DRM-Free music format. In the past, iTunes Plus music has always been differentiated from the non-DRM-Free music by the use of a little ‘+’ symbol on the track buy button, or with iTunes Plus being stated in the Album information.