I write about technology and its uses in the varied world of heritage, from 3D scanning prehistoric petroglyphs to the use of ChatGPT in museums and archives.
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The Zooomr Soap Opera
This last week, I’ve been following the ongoing launch of Zooomr, an up-and-coming photosharing website. The whole web application is programmed by just one man, Kristopher Tate, backed up by photographer Thomas Hawk. Kristopher is just 19 at the time of writing, and despite criticisms of “copying Flickr”, he has made a huge achievement with…
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Google buys Feedburner
According to TechCrunch, Google are in the final stages of acquiring Feedburner for $100 million. I use Feedburner for a lot of the blogs that I look after, and it’s a great service. I’m sure that their acquisition by Google will ensure that their service will be around for a long time to come. And…
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Flickr Gossip
Slideshows Flickr have just launched a new and improved version of their slideshows. They are now much bigger, and have lots of lovely features like transparent notes, adjustable speed, and the URLs are much nicer. Have a look at some nice photos of Stonehenge: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/stonehenge/show/ Video As read on TechCrunch, Flickr might soon be adding…
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Google is Expecting!
I’ve just heard that Google have a “bun in the oven” and expect to add ‘PowerPoint’ presentation functionality to Google Docs and Spreadsheets later this summer. Google have acquired Tonic Systems‘ java based technology to do this and are currently working on integrating it with the rest of the ‘Google Office’ (although they don’t seem…
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Apple, EMI, and DRM
Eric Nicoli (CEO, EMI Group) and Steve Jobs (CEO, Apple Inc) took to the stage for a press conference in London today. There has been much speculation about what would be announced. Some hedged their bets on an announcement that the Beatles would be available via iTunes, while others thought that it would be an…
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Google gets greener
Ars Technica reports that Google can now produce 30% of their peak demand power through their new installation of 9,212 solar panels. It can produce up to 1.6MW of green electricity, which is rather impressive. Along with their other environmental efforts, it looks like they are committed to compensating for the vast amounts of electricity…
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Google Maps API now supports GeoRSS and KML
Google has just announced that the Google Maps API now supports GeoRSS and KML. This is going to make the creation of Google Maps applications so much easier, given that Google Earth exports KML, and GeoRSS is becoming more widely used. They seem to have made some efficiency tweaks too, as a few examples that…
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17″ Apple PowerBook screen problems
[Update] The line is back, despite after disappearing temporarily after a reboot. See the photo below. [Update 2: 2nd May] A second line has appeared 6 pixels to the left of the first one 🙁 [Update 3: 10th May]A third line, this time magenta, is now flickering on and off 495px in from the left.…
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Flickr introduces Collections
At long last, Flickr users can finally have “sets of sets”! Requests for this feature have been repeatedly been made for at least 2 years, but at last our patience has been rewarded. Flickr call this feature “Collections”. Head over to the Flickr Blog to read the full news.
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If only train companies were this honest
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } If only train companies were this honest, originally uploaded by T.A.G.