Tom Goskar

Archaeologist, researcher, curator and folklorist

Author: Tom Goskar

  • Official Skype for Symbian S60 native client

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    At long last, Skype have released an official Skype for Symbian client. I have it installed on my Nokia E71 and it works well. So far I have only two issues with it: when I lose 3G reception (which happens frequently where I live), despite having a preferred access point defined in the software, the client…

  • Being @tag on Twitter

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    When I signed up to Twitter in early February 2007 I wanted as short a username as possible, and as Twitter was still young, I was able to get a three letter username – @tag – which are my initials (@tom had gone) to save on those precious 140 characters. Twitter didn’t do tagging, and…

  • New Gong album “2032” coming soon

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    Pioneering psychedelic space rockers Gong, who have been making music for well over 40 years, are soon to release a new album, entitled “2032”. This track, “How to Stay Alive”, along with its outstanding video, is a taster of what is to come when the album is released on 21 September 2009. From what I…

  • Stonehenge at the Summer Solstice 2009

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    It’s just over a month since the summer solstice, and, if you have never spent the night at Stonehenge with 35,000 other people, this short film should hopefully give you a hint of the sights, sounds and atmosphere. The film starts in the evening as the sun sets, through to partying in the dark of…

  • Shared Items in Google Reader

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    I’m just getting into the idea of using the “shared items” feature of Google Reader (Google’s online RSS reader). I’ve been a heavy user of Google Reader right from the start, after using NetNewsWire (which is great) but wanting to read my feeds on a variety of devices (not just my Mac). Google Reader has,…

  • “To Do” managers on Symbian S60 – where are they?

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    iPhone users seem to have it all (except battery life) these days. There’s a slew of ToDo managers available for it, with beautifully designed interfaces, and crucially, for me at least, those that sync with online services such as ToodleDo or Remember the Milk. // // Folks have been asking Remember the Milk developers for…

  • The fabled Google OS

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    Well, it had to happen eventually. Google have just announced their latest project: Google Chrome OS. You can’t download it just yet, but we can expect to see products (initially netbooks) running it next year: Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year…

  • Sample photos taken with an LG KC910 Renoir

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    In the last few days I’ve taken a lot of photos with my new LG KC910 “Renoir”, and I’m quite taken with the camera. Here’s a slideshow of photos taken with the phone – this will update automatically via Flickr: I’ll do some more movie recording soon, and post  samples here.

  • The LG KC910 “Renoir”

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    Recently, my contract with 3 UK came up for renewal. Since I’m a frequent Skype user, I decided to stay with them and sign up for another 18 months. Despite loving my Nokia E71, a number of phones were offered to me free with my new contract. I plumped for the LG KC910 “Renoir” purely…

  • De-branding my 3UK Nokia E71

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    I bought my E71 last year from 3 UK (as a PAYG handset) to replace the first-generation 3Skypephone that I had grown to hate with a passion. The E71 has been such a wonderful improvement over the Skypephone in just about every way possible. But it hasn’t been without its faults. The camera shutter can…