So I presume all my iPhone owning friends out there must have encountered the new terms and conditions for the iTunes store recently. I suspect you just pressed “Agree” and soldiered bravely on in the face of ignorance. Perhaps you didn’t notice what it said right at the bottom: Page 1 of 90 ‘ let’s just say that again: 1 of 90 – that’s NINETY pages of legalise to sift through (or I suspect not)
So avid readers of this blog (I know there are at least two of you) will remember my amusement at Google’s lack of enthusiasm for the phrase “Bury those nasty corporations” in its ad words programme. The time for this to be processed has got me thinking about the approval process. Presumably if the automated system flags an advert as being “questionable” that is the machine cannot decide itself, it has to be inspected by a real human being. Right, […]
Well it had to happen didn’t it? Here’s some details for those who actually want to try this ridiculousness.
IIS 6 doesn’t have a default MIME type for .flv videos, so embedded flash files don’t stream, because IIS does not understand them. It’s easy to fix however: On the Windows 2003 server, open the Internet Information Services Manager. Expand the Local Computer Server. Right-click the local computer server and select Properties. Select the MIME Types tab. Click New and enter the following information: Associated Extension box: .FLV MIME Type box:flv-application/octet-stream Click OK. Restart the World Wide Web Publishing service. […]
The quote comes from “Withnail and I” and it would appear that I finally am, in PCPRO no less, commenting on the debacle that is over priced copper wire. Where now you may ask? Comments section of the Guardian? Stern letters to The Times? Pithy comments on the back of public toilet doors? I’m planning my next assault on the public media as we speak. In the interim here’s the whole ranting lot of us ..and should you still be […]
Are you still trusting a large corporate entity with all your stuff? Do you still think they are a benevolent organisation? As I have ranted before, perhaps it’s time to start thinking about reclaiming your media and making it your own again. Stop feeding the monster. It won’t be happy until it has consumed everything! Read what other people are accidentally publishing to the world at large on http://youropenbook.org/ Check what data you are exposing to the world using […]
Spotted at Marble Arch tube station. Looks interesting, but I’m not sure when the show is on though…
