Monthly Archives: June 2004

Do I think enough?

I’ve been wondering today if I actually think enough to call this weblog “Angus Thinks”? Is there a requirement to think a certain amount to be able claim that I do think and does the subject matter actually matter? I … Continue reading

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Apple WWDC announcements

Well by now everybody probably knows about this, but I thought to follow up my previous post. Apple launched the most amazingly large flat panel screens on Monday. The largest is a 30″ lcd panel. There was also a demonstration … Continue reading

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Added a few new links

I just got finished adding a few new links. It’s getting to be this sort of six-degrees of weblog kind of thing. How can I get from here to any other page on the internet via only the links on … Continue reading

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Keypads disappearing from mobile phones?

What purpose does the keypad actually serve on a mobile phone? Most people these days are not typing numbers on it. Numbers are usually stored in the address book. People type sms messages on it, but is that efficient? T9 … Continue reading

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Nokia 6600

Dhruba posted a review of the Nokia 6600 a while back. He also let me borrow it for a few minutes to play a game on it and it is beautiful to use. Smart phones definitely seem to taking the … Continue reading

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Physical Media or just digital content

I was thinking the other day about whether you actually need physical manifestation of media content. Does a movie gain something by being physically on a DVD rather than being stored digitially on a computer? There is definitely one advantage … Continue reading

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Cheque Clearance Time

It must be delightful for the banks to be able to get away with taking 4 days to clear a cheque. The interest that they earn on the money in the meantime must be significant. However there is some slight … Continue reading

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Rumors: To believe or not to believe, that is the question.

AppleInsider is saying that a new iMac is coming soon, while Think Secret is saying that there won’t be an iMac at the wwdc which starts next week. So what (apart from the fact that it is probably a bad … Continue reading

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Improved Popcorn technique

I’ve been working away on my method for making popcorn at home in the microwave. I realised after a while that leaving the popped popcorn in the microwave after it has popped just causes it to burn, go brown and … Continue reading

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First Purchase from iTunes store

I have sucessfully managed to make a purchase from the iTunes music store. Oddly enough I didn’t enter the start date for credit card and things went much better. I have no idea why that might make a difference. It … Continue reading

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Technical Problems with iTunes store

Annoyingly there are technical problems with the iTunes store. I’ve made several attempts now to buy music but I always get a form inviting me to re-enter my payment details. Completing the form and clicking OK then either takes me … Continue reading

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iTunes Store open

The Apple (UK and Ireland) homepage is showing that the iTunes store is now open. I haven’t actually bought any tracks yet though. Pricing is reasonable, 79p a track is below what the 86p a track that some people were … Continue reading

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Piracy on ebay

Fun thing to do: Try a search for “photoshop” on ebay. I was looking to see whether it was a realistic way to buy a copy but it really isn’t. Most of the auctions are fradulent or offering pirated software. … Continue reading

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SIte upgrade

Just a quick note to say that I’ve upgraded the site to wordpress 1.2. Hopefully there shouldn’t be any problems. Send email or make comments if you have any problems.

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Presentation at Serve Radio

Chris Hampton at Serve Radio has asked me to give a brief presentation at a meeting of volunteers next week. I’ve been doing some work on internet radio broadcasting and he was looking to explain this to the volunteers. I’m … Continue reading

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Election day!

Well it’s election day. We won’t know the results of the European parliament elections until Sunday and there weren’t any local elections happening here, so there is a gap before we know what happened. The exit polls can now be … Continue reading

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New day, new thoughts

Well, I feel much better today. I’ve thought about it a bit more and I realise how very lucky I was that I found about the bug before the thing got a public release. I’m already working on some ideas … Continue reading

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Mac OS X 10.3 problems

Yet again the fact that I’m developing on Mac OS X 10.2.8 is causing problems. Bruce tried out a copy of SQLEditor (Cocoa) on 10.3 (Panther) and it doesn’t seem to work at all. You can’t seem to add objects … Continue reading

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Beta release schedule

Yes, I know I said Sunday or Monday for the new beta. But instead I’ve been fixing more bugs and various things. So it should be better. There is now a new way of showing foreign key links which adds … Continue reading

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Election time again

Good news everyone! It’s the European parliamentary election on Thursday. Given the amazingly high turnouts of previous european elections (perhaps as much as 25% last time), I’m sure the effect on democracy will be significant. Or perhaps not. The elections … Continue reading

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