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Free Mp3 Tracks with Future & WH Smiths
Jul 30, 2009 14:22 - 0 Comments
Future Publishing and WH Smiths are giving away 10 MP3 tracks via 7digital with selected magazines. The price of a download on 7digital is about 99p per track so 10 tracks are worth just shy of a tenner, although if you buy a complete album you will pay closer to £8.
The cheapest mag I could [...]
Free for Free
Jul 27, 2009 10:42 - 0 Comments
Chris Anderson, the Editor of Wired US, is currently pushing his book Free which is all about the free price point in the modern economy. This picks up on, in part, the freemium model I spoke about recently.
Of course it is difficult to argue that free is the new price point when you are [...]
Simple Mind for the iPhone
Jul 21, 2009 15:43 - 0 Comments
I attended an event today, hosted by the Thames Valley Innovation and Growth team, on developing iPhone applications. A couple of Apple employees were on hand to walk us through the process and answer any questions.
When I have attended these sort of events in the past I have tended to take notes in my [...]
You Have to be up Early to be a Neil Thompson
Jul 14, 2009 10:18 - 0 Comments
If you are called “Ernest Bumblebee” you will never suffer from the problem I have – namely that there are simply lots of me. This was highlighted just recently when Neil Thompson was appointed by the UK government to oversee cyber crime. Another prominent Neil Thompson is Microsoft’s “Senior Regional Director, Northern Europe, Entertainment & [...]
Services I use and Recommend
Jul 9, 2009 16:21 - 1 Comment
In a previous post I talked about the freemium model and how it has affected my attitude to software purchases. I wanted to go through the services that I use regularly and pay for and highlight them.
This is obviously just a personal selection. Over the years I have tried out numerous applications that rival the [...]
Museum of Computing Re-opening
Jul 2, 2009 11:29 - 0 Comments
Last night I had the privilege to attend the opening of the Museum of Computing based in Swindon. Or should I say re-opening as the museum has actually been closed for a year while looking for new premises. Swindon Council have provided a place right next to the theatre and walking distance from the town [...]
iPhone 3.1 Software
Jul 1, 2009 14:31 - 0 Comments
Well that was quick. The iPhone 3.0 OS has been out less than a month and already the next version is released to beta testers. There is a slew of changes that have been identified so far and to be honest pretty much all of them are of only passing interest. With the exception [...]
Paid Apps and the Freemium model
Jul 1, 2009 9:26 - 2 Comments
Over the years I have tended to avoid paying for applications because the up-front cost was prohibitive. So I either went without, used an older version that may have been given away with a magazine, or found an open source equivalent. However, I am now finding myself committing to a number of applications because of [...]
