Good for him Sam Mbale Mpelembe Network http://www.mpelembe.net
Follow me on http://twitter.com/mpelembe On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Brian Butterworth <briant...@freeview.tv>wrote: > I remember when I subscribed to The Listener, Stephen Fry was an amusing, > gay, reformed credit card thief. > > > On 31 January 2010 15:25, Sam Mbale <smb...@mpelembe.net> wrote: > >> I remember when I just joined twitter Stephen Fry was the evangelist. >> Kudos to him. >> I always get this feedback from people that geeks are boring. Sadly it's >> true. >> >> Sam Mbale >> Mpelembe Network >> http://www.mpelembe.net >> >> Follow me on http://twitter.com/mpelembe >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Brian Butterworth <briant...@freeview.tv >> > wrote: >> >>> For a bit of balance, how about >>> http://www.stephenfry.com/2010/01/28/ipad-about/ (or >>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/29/stephen-fry-apple-ipad >>> ) >>> >>> Dear old Mr Fry seems to have taken to the role of >>> "Apple's Chief Apologist" very seriously. >>> >>> On 31 January 2010 14:06, Sam Mbale <smb...@mpelembe.net> wrote: >>> >>>> iPad is just a wall fence for publishers. >>>> >>>> Sam Mbale >>>> Mpelembe Network >>>> http://www.mpelembe.net >>>> >>>> Follow me on http://twitter.com/mpelembe >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Christopher Woods < >>>> chris...@infinitus.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>>> > From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk >>>>> > [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Jim Tonge >>>>> > Sent: 30 January 2010 22:55 >>>>> > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk >>>>> > Subject: Re: [backstage] iPad >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > On 30 Jan 2010, at 22:39, Alex Mace wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > > FUD. >>>>> > >>>>> > Nothing so grandiose, simply ignorance! :) >>>>> > >>>>> > Can any of those browsers be set to the device default? >>>>> >>>>> From the looks of the Macworld article, I don't think you would *want* >>>>> to >>>>> set any of the six browsers they review as default! >>>>> >>>>> For example, in the first paragraph: "I didn't get very far before I >>>>> ran >>>>> into the first limitation-none of the eight browser's would open my >>>>> family's >>>>> password-protected Web site. I don't know why, but it seems that sites >>>>> that >>>>> use the standard Apache access controls can't be accessed from a >>>>> third-party >>>>> browser." >>>>> >>>>> What's the point in using a third-party browser if (seemingly due to >>>>> the >>>>> SDK) it can't even perform as well as the original included browser? >>>>> >>>>> And the Google Voice app still hasn't been permitted on the App Store, >>>>> it's >>>>> still in a state of perpetual review (which is why Google just >>>>> sidestepped >>>>> it in the end to make their HTML5 web app at m.google.com/voice). >>>>> Apple are >>>>> still being nefarious. >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, >>>>> please visit >>>>> http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. >>>>> Unofficial list archive: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Brian Butterworth >>> >>> follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist >>> web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and >>> switchover advice, since 2002 >>> >> >> > > > -- > > Brian Butterworth > > follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist > web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover > advice, since 2002 >
