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  9. A tip for #wacom #tablet owners: If the pen 'click' stops working but the cursor still moves and the buttons still work, try taking the nib out (needlenose pliers), blowing in the hole, tapping on the table and putting the nib back in. Fixed mine! #diy #fix

    A tip for owners: If the pen 'click' stops working but the cursor still moves and the buttons still work, try taking the nib out (needlenose pliers), blowing in the hole, tapping on the table and putting the nib back in. Fixed mine!

  14. Looking at my #piwik realtime analytics, I see lots of people arriving at my website from the keyword 'ecard'. The reason is obvious, but I can't help thinking: what the hell is my tiny, niche ecard system doing popping up at number 13 on google results?! My cards feature drawings of cartoon underwater pigs playing traditional musical instruments… Is this really in high demand?

    Looking at my realtime analytics, I see lots of people arriving at my website from the keyword 'ecard'. The reason is obvious, but I can't help thinking: what the hell is my tiny, niche ecard system doing popping up at number 13 on google results?!

    My cards feature drawings of cartoon underwater pigs playing traditional musical instruments… Is this really in high demand?

  17. After going flashless both willingly on my computer and forcibly on my iPad, I am amused at the range of messages I get instead of flash content. The very best sites (of which there are all too few) actually display fallback content. Most sites tell me to install flash, some don't even mention flash and tell me to turn on JavaScript (it *is* on!), but the worst of the bunch assume that I do have it installed, and tell me I need to upgrade to a higher version! An arrogant assumption, IMO. #flash #webdesign

    After going flashless both willingly on my computer and forcibly on my iPad, I am amused at the range of messages I get instead of flash content. The very best sites (of which there are all too few) actually display fallback content. Most sites tell me to install flash, some don't even mention flash and tell me to turn on JavaScript (it is on!), but the worst of the bunch assume that I do have it installed, and tell me I need to upgrade to a higher version! An arrogant assumption, IMO.

  18. Rupert Murdoch is being ridiculous! http://www.macworld.com/article/165221/2012/02/who_really_was_behind_the_sopa_protests.html and by association http://techfleece.com/2012/01/19/rupert-murdochs-latest-outburst-against-sopa-protesters/

    Rupert Murdoch is being ridiculous! http://www.macworld.com/article/165221/2012/02/who_really_was_behind_the_sopa_protests.html and by association http://techfleece.com/2012/01/19/rupert-murdochs-latest-outburst-against-sopa-protesters/

  20. # Thoughts on piracy and the music business ## Illustrated and introduced by an excellent video! (The relevant part is the spoken intro and the first verse, but the rest is good too) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z01Md4zdavQ The band in this video are Show of Hands — from Devon, UK. As well as playing trad music, they write songs (often to do with current affairs) in a trad/folk/rock/un classifiable style. And they have a fairly unique approach to piracy, as you will have heard if you watch the video. They *encourage* their fans to copy their CDs. They're also highly supportive of fans taping their concerts and posting them on YouTube. In fact, they posted a link to this video and the others from that concert on their blog! They do this because they know that the real money is in live performances. A copied cd is extra free publicity for them, and peer marketing is far more effective than traditional advertising — so much so that facebook have made a business out of it. And a taped concert can only ever give a small taste of what it's really like to be at a live concert. In summary: if piracy is such a big problem to artists, bands and producers, it's because they cannot adapt, and are too myopic/greedy to usenet it for what it is — in the words of Steve knightely, "it's not theft or piracy, it's generosity (and bloody good free marketing for me)". -- #music #piracy #censorship #acta #sopa #pipa

    Thoughts on piracy and the music business

    Illustrated and introduced by an excellent video!

    (The relevant part is the spoken intro and the first verse, but the rest is good too)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z01Md4zdavQ

    The band in this video are Show of Hands — from Devon, UK. As well as playing trad music, they write songs (often to do with current affairs) in a trad/folk/rock/un classifiable style. And they have a fairly unique approach to piracy, as you will have heard if you watch the video.

    They encourage their fans to copy their CDs. They're also highly supportive of fans taping their concerts and posting them on YouTube. In fact, they posted a link to this video and the others from that concert on their blog!

    They do this because they know that the real money is in live performances. A copied cd is extra free publicity for them, and peer marketing is far more effective than traditional advertising — so much so that facebook have made a business out of it. And a taped concert can only ever give a small taste of what it's really like to be at a live concert.

    In summary: if piracy is such a big problem to artists, bands and producers, it's because they cannot adapt, and are too myopic/greedy to usenet it for what it is — in the words of Steve knightely, "it's not theft or piracy, it's generosity (and bloody good free marketing for me)".