roryd

Nissan demonstrates Leaf-powered Smart House, we go hands-on — Engadget

roryd — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:23:37 +0000

Nissan demonstrates Leaf-powered Smart House, we go hands-on — Engadget.

Electric VW Beetle in Drag

roryd — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:06:20 +0000

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/19/battery-powered-black-current-vw-beetle-flaunts-itself-in-drag/

Mark Davidson, Internet Sales & Marketing Professional?

roryd — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:30:44 +0000

Mark Davidson is, according to his Twitter tagline, an “Internet sales & marketing professional. I write a lot of things to amuse myself and others. On occasion, I even have deep thoughts.”

It appears as if all those “deep thoughts” may not actually have eminated from his own mind, but from three ghost-tweeters employed by Mark. Unfortunately, one of those writers claims to have been sacked by Mark…unfortunate as Mark also forgot to change his Twitter password.

New(ish) blog

roryd — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:09:09 +0000

I’ve finally decided to resurrect my blog and link it to twitter. I’m using WordPress to blog, and it will post to twitter also.

Hopefully it will interest someone

Tasting Dictation App (via Why, That’s Delightful!)

roryd — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:00:56 +0000

Brilliant! Technology at it’s best.

Last night, I realised that the dictation app on my iphone can send things directly to Twitter. I decided to try it out. “ Testing dictation are up on the iPhone Glinner July 24, 2011 “ I said tasting ap! Tasting dictation ap! Glinner July 24, 2011 “ Testing testing dictation apt is what I amazing. Glinner July 24, 2011 “ Am saying. Not amazing. Am saying. Amazing Glinner July 24, 2011 “ No not our main thing I’m saying! Glinner July 24, 2011 “ A … Read More

via Why, That’s Delightful!

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Released

roryd — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:26 +0000

As of 10am PDT (6pm GMT), the final release of PP3 for WHS is available.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sky puts content on Xbox console

roryd — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:24:05 +0000

Is this the beginning of a fundamental change in the way we receive and watch programming?

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sky puts content on Xbox console

BSkyB link with Microsoft on X-Box

roryd — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:38:56 +0000

Ohhh, this could be interesting!

“Rapid TV News understands that the long-awaited link up between BSkyB and Microsoft’s X-Box is at last going to happen. Full details will be announced tomorrow (Friday, May 29). The unveiling “Experience the Vision’ press event will explain more.” – RapidTVNews.com

BSkyB link with Microsoft on X-Box – Rapid TV News

Microsoft Announces the Expansion of the Zune Entertainment Service to New Platform and Markets; Confirms New Zune HD Portable Media Player: Premium Zune digital entertainment service to be available internationally on Xbox LIVE.

roryd — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:36:38 +0000

AT LAST!!!

From microsoft.com: “REDMOND, Wash. — May 26, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the evolution of Zune, the company’s end-to-end music and entertainment service, to a new platform and new markets. Zune will extend its video service to Xbox LIVE internationally this fall. This marks an important development in the Zune strategy and brings the Zune brand to more than 17 million international Xbox LIVE subscribers. In addition, Microsoft confirmed the next generation of the Zune portable media player, Zune HD. Available in the U.S. this fall, Zune HD is the first portable media player that combines a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser.”

e-Accident: Fax dead, e-mail seriously injured…middle-aged people confused

roryd — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:33:31 +0000

Have you any views on the introduction of a general ban on sending faxes in the enterprise? In this day and age, I feel it’s perfectly acceptable to expect someone to be able to receive an e-mail. As an enterprise, we obviously still need to receive faxes, but that can be handled by Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging as it stands. Sending outgoing faxes from PCs would require unnecessary expenditure, and I just feel that we should bite the bullet on this, do away with the actual machines, the analogue telephone lines they need, the toner and paper they use, and put this ancient technology out of our misery. If someone needs to send a piece of paper or a signed document to someone, they can scan it and e-mail it.

To be perfectly honest, e-mail is on the way out too. It’s a middle-aged, middle-class way of communicating, equivalent to our parents writing letters. My kids all have e-mail, but they only use it to register on web sites, and never for communicating. In ten years time, how will we communicate with the next generation of customers? Twitter? Facebook? Bebo? TwitFace? It won’t be by e-mail anyway.

And as for that noise the kids call music…

Answers on a postcard, please…