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Webby's World
http://joeanderson.co.uk/blog/
For a nerd, by a nerd. Technology, internet, computer and blah!
Recent Posts
Has social media revolutionised charity donations?
Social media has helped influence the way we donate to charity. It has made the experience more interesting, and makes it easier to get your friends involved. Sites like JustGiving make it easy to co-ordinate sponsored activities (and in the UK, inte...
Why is OpenID not more popular?
Something I love is OpenID. I love having a portable online identity, not being tied to an email provider or something like Facebook Connect or Twitter OAuth. Better yet, I don’t have to rely on someone else keeping their servers up – I c...
Software pricing: finally becoming reasonable?
When OS X Leopard was released, my Mac was fortunately new enough to qualify for a special £5 upgrade, but the vast majority of users had to pay about $129. Snow Leopard was different; for an upgrade, Apple only charged about $30 (£25). £25 for a ...
Why aren’t social networks co-operatives?
The primary aim of a social networking site should be to satisfy of its members. Members do not control such sites; their wants are often slow to be fulfilled or unpopular features introduced. Facebook fails to have a network for my urban area. If I ...
Living off a smartphone
I have been without my MacBook Pro for nearly a fortnight, following the failure of its graphics card. Whilst I am assured by an Apple Authorised Service Point that it is on its way back to me, I have found it fascinating that for 75% of my usual com...
Police: we can’t tell you what operating system we use
I have been reading Freedom of Information Act requests recently and I came across one filed to Merseyside Police, in February 2007, that I had to share. I apologise if someone has already reported this; I found the information in the public domain a...
