Tech
Software, gadgets, the web and how things work. 16 posts.
2026 1 post
Keep your domain pointing at your Umbrel with Cloudflare DDNS
If you host apps on your Umbrel and want to reach them from anywhere using your own domain, there is one problem you will run into sooner or later: the IP…
2025 1 post
How do I stop Apple Music from automatically opening on my Mac?
If you don't use Apple Music it can be infuriating when it keeps opening when you press the media control keys on your Mac keyboard or the play/pause button…
2015 – 2024 · no posts
2014 3 posts
Overturning the Monopoly board: Thoughts on gamification in Foursquare's Swarm
Since the release of Foursquare's new App Swarm last week, there has been a vocal minority of existing users complaining about the removal of gamification…
Foursquare's new app Swarm is location sharing done right
Foursquare today launched its brand new social location and check-in app, Swarm. It's available now for iOS and Android with WP support due later this…
Why Foursquare splitting in two is a bold and brilliant move
Last week, Foursquare announced that it is splitting its service in two. They are spinning off the social elements from their existing App, including its…
2013 3 posts
Foursquare and the problem of SuperUser fatigue
UPDATE: As if on queue, things are suddenly looking up. :)
Foursquare Tips & Etiquette: How to improve your recommendations and get the most out of Foursquare
Foursquare is probably the greatest mobile experience ever built since it has the power to "profoundly touch and co-create our real life experiences". With…
The Foursquare Map Problem in China - A plea for a solution!
Long term users of Foursquare in China will be all too familiar with the mapping problem in the mobile app - the location pins for all venues are displaying…
2012 2 posts
AppleScript: Automatically Quit/Pause Transmission when using Viscosity VPN Client
This article explains how to use some AppleScript to quit/pause the Transmission BitTorrent client when you connect to your VPN through Viscosity and…
Help Beijing win a #4sqCities Badge!
Foursquare](http://www.foursquare.com) have recently launched a global competition for international cities to have a City Badge launched for their town.…
2011 1 post
Bookmarklet to add Torrents to Transmission from your iPhone
I have long been looking for a way to easily add a Torrent file to my Bittorrent client when out and about. Obviously the iPhone is a great solution for…
2008 – 2010 · no posts
2007 1 post
Five Online Predictions for 2007 (or, everyone is is writing theirs so why can't I!)
Well it's the new year and my blog has certainly suffered from a considerable amount of neglect in the last few months. This in part is because my blogging…
2006 · no posts
2005 4 posts
China to Block Skype Usage
According to a Reuters report China is starting to block Skype service in Shenzhen in south China. Local Chinese media report that China Telecom has plans…
How d'you like them Apples?
My colleague Chris returned from a business trip to the US today bringing me this little beauty. I loved my iPod Photo until it was unfortunately stolen out…
Batch Adjusting the EXIF Time & Date data in your Digital Photos
Have you ever had the problem of going on holiday to a different time zone, and on your return discovering that you forgot to set your digital camera to the…
Plaxo connects Thunderbird, Yahoo & AOL/AIM
Plaxo is an contact management service that helps yout to keep all your online address books updated and in sync with one another. Additionally, it also can synchronise your calendar, notes and tasks so that they are available wherever you go. I have been using it for the last few years primarily to keep my home and work address books in sync, and find it increbibly useful as a backup tool. Until recently it existed as a web based service, and also had plugins for Outlook and Outlook Express, but they have now begun to expand their reach onto other platforms.
