I’ve just been on www.simpsonizeme.com and have had a Simpsons version of me generated. Here is the end result, looks like me doesn’t it ?
Me as a Simpsons character
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Failed visit to the West Somerset Railway Rally
If your wondering why there has been no blog posts since last Saturday that would be because there has been nothing worth posting.
Today we planned to travel to the West Somerset Railway Rally in Bishops Lydeard near Taunton only to find what when we arrived that the event was canceled. So we drove about 4 hours for little reason in the end.
Apart form that attempt at visiting something worth reporting there has been little to comment on.
Hello from Devon!
I have just arrived in Devon this morning for a 2 week vacation.
At present I’m in Morrisons in Bideford waiting for breakfast 🙂
Facebook court hearing is delayed
A hearing into the case against the founder of the social networking website Facebook has been postponed by the judge until 8 August.
Three founders of a rival site, ConnectU, say Facebook’s creator Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for the site while they were all at Harvard.
The judge has given ConnectU’s founders extra time to flesh out their case.
Facebook’s lawyers denied the allegations and urged Judge Douglas Woodlock to dismiss the case.
The Federal case accuses Mr Zuckerberg of fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets, and asks for ConnectU to be given ownership of Facebook.
Facebook has become a global phenomenon with about 31 million users, compared with ConnectU’s 70,000.
more on this story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6916709.stm
Unruly students’ Facebook search
Students at Oxford University are being warned that university authorities are using the Facebook website to gain evidence about unruly post-exam pranks.
The student union has urged students to tighten their security settings on the social networking website, to stop dons viewing their details.
The union said, while it did not condone anti-social behaviour, the privacy of students was paramount.
But the university said there had been complaints about students’ behaviour.
On its website, the Oxford University Student Union warns: "We advise those of you with Facebook accounts to alter your privacy settings on Facebook to prohibit members of staff and faculty from viewing your profile and photographs.
more on his story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6902333.stm
My comment: Personally I can not see what the issue is, why does confetti, streamers, glitter, etc have to be an issue? How else do you celebrate your exam results on the road in question? It can be easily cleaned up. If there was criminal damage or behaviour then yes to punish them but come on Oxford get with the times.
Windows Live Mail, Live Writer & Messenger 8.5 Beta
Microsoft has announced the availability of 3 Windows Live products today, all of which are beta.
Windows Live Mail is the free consumer client Microsoft will invest in moving forward. It is a superset of existing free clients and will replace Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail desktop beta. While it used to be a paid feature, Hotmail customers can now access their account for free in Outlook 2003 and Windows Live Mail.
Windows Live Writer is a blogging tool that has been available in the US since August of last year. The tool was very well received by US bloggers at launch since it provides increased product functionality for Windows Live Spaces users and it also allows publishing to many of the largest blogging products in the world.
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 will also go out with a largely back-end update, but includes feature updates such as new look and feel in sign-in and conversation window, new emoticons, and integration with Windows Live OneCare Family Safety.
News source and download links: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=40634
Update: If your having installation issues with installing the Windows Live products then you will need to follow this tip http://theliveforums.com/index.php?showtopic=158
Yes, it really is happening
THE £80 million redevelopment of Farnborough town centre began this week with the start of a demolition programme to remove 1960s shops and flats.
After nearly a decade of planning and preparation, more than 100,000 sq ft of outdated retail and residential accommodation is being demolished.
In addition to demolition starting, this week has seen the submission of a planning application for a cinema complex at the site to Rushmoor Borough Council.
The demolition, due to last four months, will enable developers Key Property Investments (KPI) to begin transforming the shopping and town centre.
After demolition, gas and water pipes, phone lines, main sewers, fibre optics and electricity lines will be laid to prepare for the new foundations of buildings. This is scheduled to finish by the end of the year.
Construction of the 50,000 sq ft Sainsbury’s store and the 30 new shop units will start early next year.
Article contunes on the Surrey and Hampshire Star website
Microsoft Launches Windows Live Hotmail Worldwide
REDMOND, Wash. — May 6, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows Live™ Hotmail®, the successor to MSN® Hotmail, is launching globally in 36 languages. The most significant upgrade for Hotmail since it pioneered the webmail industry in 1996, the new service has been built to be a vast improvement over the previous Hotmail offering, having incorporated input from more than 20 million beta testers. Windows Live Hotmail will deliver a safer, more powerful and productive e-mail experience than previous versions with flexible access via the Web, on a mobile phone or with an e-mail client. Microsoft also announced that later this month Windows Live Hotmail customers will be able to access their Windows Live Hotmail e-mail and contacts for free* using Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003 or Office Outlook 2007 via the new Microsoft Office Outlook Connector beta.
As Windows Live Hotmail begins rolling out on May 7 and continues over the coming days, consumers will be able to visit http://www.hotmail.com to sign up for a new Windows Live Hotmail account. Current MSN Hotmail customers can also update their existing account to Windows Live Hotmail by logging into their account and clicking on the green Join Windows Live Hotmail button.
“We’re thrilled to deliver Windows Live Hotmail to the more than 280 million active MSN Hotmail accounts around the world,” said Steve Berkowitz, senior vice president of the Online Services Group at Microsoft. “Windows Live Hotmail represents an extremely compelling end-to-end e-mail experience that makes it easy for customers to get best-of-breed e-mail access across PCs, mobile devices and the Web. Windows Live Hotmail is a cornerstone online service for Microsoft and a critical part of our online advertising business because e-mail is a key point of influence for consumer purchases. We’re pleased to announce the launch of the service to advertisers in addition to consumers on the eve of the Microsoft Strategic Account Summit.”
News source and more on this article: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/may07/05-06WLHotmailLaunchPR.mspx
Virgin Media commences 20MB upgrade
Virgin Media has begun upgrading exchanges to 20MB today.
According to several members at Cable Forum the upgrades have begun today and will continue throughout a range of areas until the end of summer.
Virgin has provided a schedule which is fairly blank at the moment.
Have you been upgraded? Please leave a comment.
News soruce: Neowin.net
Note: I have rebooted my cable modem and appear to be getting the 20Mb service and I’m in the Farnborough (GU14) area, so anyone in the GU14 and immediate area should be able to receive this service.
Bulldozers will move in on empty shops ‘within weeks’
AT last! After years of delays and false starts, the green light has finally been given to a £53million redevelopment of Farnborough town centre.
For nearly a decade, shoppers have been growing weary, waiting for the ageing Queensmead and Kingsmead developments to be demolished and replaced.
On Monday developer Key Property Investments (KPI) and Rushmoor Borough Council announced they had both signed on the dotted line.
If all goes according to plan, shoppers could be doing their 2008 Christmas shopping in the rejuvenated town centre.
Story continues on the Farnborough News and Mail website