Ramblings about tech, music and more
This is a pretty huge disappointment: Google’s admitted defeat on Wave, citing poor uptake, and plans to cut it loose later this year. “despite these wins, and numerous loyal fans, Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will […]
Continue ReadingI discovered today that FaceTime didn’t work on my iPhone 4: people couldn’t start FaceTime calls with me and I didn’t have any of the FaceTime buttons present. Turns out that this problem is caused when restoring from an iPhone 3G running iOS 4 — it seems the FaceTime on/off setting is imported from the […]
Continue ReadingJust found an awesome guide from Mattias Kretschmann on how to create a perfect AFP file server for Mac clients that supports Time Machine backups over the network out of the box. It worked for me with a Mac OS X 10.6.3 client and an Ubuntu 10.04 server, with just one small change to the […]
Continue ReadingThis one’s so lively it should probably come in its own cage! Fantastic tunes this time from the likes of Passion Pit, Justice, and a couple of truly brilliant remixes from Last Japan. If you love the Unadopted Podcast, please add Unadopted on Facebook and tell your friends about the podcast! Want to send music in […]
Continue ReadingIt seems that things have progressed into the ridiculous in the YouTube vs Viacom spat: For years, Viacom continuously and secretly uploaded its content to YouTube, even while publicly complaining about its presence there. It hired no fewer than 18 different marketing agencies to upload its content to the site. It deliberately “roughed up” the […]
Continue ReadingI’m reposting this from an email I received from the people over at 38 Degrees, because it’s important. The BBC Trust has now launched an official consultation on its proposals for massive cuts to its services. It’s asking us to email to say what we think of their plans to cut their website in half […]
Continue ReadingHold on tight, this one’s a wobbly electro treat with a bit of dubstep thrown in for good measure with sounds from the likes of Ellie Goulding, Joe And Will Ask?, Riton, and Hostage. Crank the volume way up, and get your weekend started with some serious oomph! If you love the Unadopted Podcast, please add […]
Continue ReadingSo. It’s been on TV now so I’m allowed to talk about it. The BBC just showed an episode of Horizon called To Infinity and Beyond, and I got a credit at the end of it. Shiny. :) Why? Because I made something shiny that helps answer the age old question: If a monkey sat […]
Continue ReadingBringing things way downbeat (around the 105bpm mark) and spanning a whole bunch of genres, here’s some nice music from the likes of Mr Scruff, Q-Tip, Boards Of Canada, Bis and Moonbootica. I’ve been wanting to play a whole bunch of this stuff for ages, but it’s a lot slower than the usual Unadopted Podcast […]
Continue ReadingGoing to Soulwaxmas last weekend made me want to record another podcast session. Music this time around from Faithless, Sidney Samson, Delphic, Florence, Dizzee, Zombie Nation, Felix Da Housecat and more. Get stuck in! If you love the Unadopted Podcast, please add Unadopted on Facebook and tell your friends about the podcast! Want to send […]
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