Re: [backstage] iPad

2010-01-28 Thread Alun Rowe
, 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/ Alun Rowe Pentangle Internet Limited 2 Buttermarket Thame Oxfordshire OX9 3EW Tel: +44 8700 339905 Fax: +44 8700 339906 Please direct all

Re: [backstage] BBC News - Googlejuice vs Usability

2009-11-20 Thread Alun Rowe
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Re: [backstage] License to Kill Innovation: the Broadcast Flag for UK Digital TV?

2009-09-17 Thread Alun Rowe
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Re: [backstage] License to Kill Innovation: the Broadcast Flag for UK Digital TV?

2009-09-17 Thread Alun Rowe
be available. Think of Freeview + as an optional upgrade. a On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk wrote: I assume my topfield HD will be out of date with these proposed changes? -- Ant Miller tel: 07709 265961 email: ant.mil...@gmail.com - Sent via

[backstage] Get me off this list!

2009-09-10 Thread Alun Rowe
Visiting this: http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html Then putting in my details and pressing GO sends me to http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/cgiemail/creativearchive/backstage/discuss.txt Which says: Error No email was sent due to an error. 500 Could not open template -

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out?

2009-08-04 Thread Alun Rowe
for a free digital society? Regards, Dave On 3 Aug 2009, 6:36 PM, Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk wrote: No doubt some palms will be crossed with silver (or equity). The business case for open standards has to be thought through ingreat depth before embracing it. Also Skypes network has been

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out?

2009-08-04 Thread Alun Rowe
to use still. Alun On 04/08/2009 08:13, Dave Crossland d...@lab6.com wrote: Have you heard of Red Hat? On 4 Aug 2009, 7:02 AM, Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk wrote: The problem with a 'free digital society' is that people need salaries. Ask the music/film industry what

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out?

2009-08-04 Thread Alun Rowe
are about content so the standard is merely a conduit for the product. Preaching open standards is fine AS LONG as you understand the deep economic issues behind them On 04/08/2009 08:03, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: 2009/8/4 Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out?

2009-08-04 Thread Alun Rowe
Ask a genuine user to install some software on it. I know it¹s a LOT better than it used to be but my dad still couldn¹t do it. Alun On 04/08/2009 11:31, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: 2009/8/4 Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk ... Mere users don¹t stand a chance

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out?

2009-08-04 Thread Alun Rowe
: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Alun Rowe Sent: 04 August 2009 12:36 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out? Ask a genuine user to install some software on it. I know

Re: [backstage] Fwd: [Autonomo.us] Skype, out?

2009-08-03 Thread Alun Rowe
/willis Alun Rowe Pentangle Internet Limited 2 Buttermarket Thame Oxfordshire OX9 3EW Tel: +44 8700 339905 Fax: +44 8700 339906 Please direct all support requests to mailto:it-supp...@pentangle.co.uk Pentangle Internet Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered

Re: [backstage] Mobile sites - how wide

2009-07-21 Thread Alun Rowe
Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv Another good mobile site is wikipedia's... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Felt_Like_A_Kiss http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Felt_Like_A_Kiss 2009/7/20 Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk People aren't looking for beauty in design on mobile

Re: [backstage] Mobile sites - how wide

2009-07-20 Thread Alun Rowe
represent those of the company. Alun Rowe Pentangle Internet Limited 2 Buttermarket Thame Oxfordshire OX9 3EW Tel: +44 8700 339905 Fax: +44 8700 339906 Please direct all support requests to mailto:it-supp...@pentangle.co.uk Pentangle Internet Limited is a limited company registered in England

Re: [backstage] Mobile sites - how wide

2009-07-20 Thread Alun Rowe
...@freeview.tv wrote: 2009/7/20 Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk I agree with the first paragraph and then you lose me beyond that. M.whatever.com serving mobile optimised pages using good CSS 'should' work on any platform. If you want to optimise per platform then go ahead but the return

Re: [backstage] Mobile sites - how wide

2009-07-20 Thread Alun Rowe
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Re: [backstage] Mobile sites - how wide

2009-07-14 Thread Alun Rowe
is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Alun Rowe Pentangle Internet Limited 2 Buttermarket Thame Oxfordshire OX9 3EW Tel: +44 8700 339905 Fax: +44 8700 339906 Please direct

Re: [backstage] Make the primary OS used in state schools FOSS

2009-02-10 Thread Alun Rowe
On 09/02/2009 23:15, Christopher Woods chris...@infinitus.co.uk wrote: unless some incredibly well-designed thin client solutions were brought to my attention (and then you're talking equivalent prices for thin clients as you would for regular MiniATX desktops). I'm not sure that a thin

Re: [backstage] Make the primary operating system used in state schools free and open source

2009-02-10 Thread Alun Rowe
regarding the user interface where, unfortunately, most of the open source software loses out big time! Alun Rowe Pentangle Internet Limited 2 Buttermarket Thame Oxfordshire OX9 3EW Tel: +44 8700 339905 Fax: +44 8700 339906 Please direct all support requests to mailto:it-supp...@pentangle.co.uk

Re: [backstage] Make the primary operating system used in state schools free and open source

2009-02-10 Thread Alun Rowe
to the school wifi... On 10/02/2009 09:44, Fearghas McKay fm-li...@st-kilda.org wrote: On 10 Feb 2009, at 09:23, Alun Rowe wrote: ³Microsoft offers the OS and Office at extremely competitive prices to schools. I have heard it quoted as being around £5 per license for Office.² It is cheaper

Re: [backstage] Make the primary OS used in state schools FOSS

2009-02-10 Thread Alun Rowe
On 10/02/2009 09:36, Rob Myers r...@robmyers.org wrote: On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Alun Rowe alun.r...@pentangle.co.uk wrote: //personal rant coming up... For any open source software (Linux for example) to really work on the network en mass we need to about user experience

Re: [backstage] Make the primary operating system used in state schools free and open source

2009-02-10 Thread Alun Rowe
On 10/02/2009 10:24, Fearghas McKay fm-li...@st-kilda.org wrote: I was basing it on purchasing a single copy. Purchasing a site wide license for say 500 desktops would see significant savings. Which was Adam's point. Indeed, the figures I included on the first email were just an

Re: [backstage] Backstage logo design competition is live!

2008-11-07 Thread Alun Rowe
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Re: [backstage] ping.fm

2008-10-28 Thread Alun Rowe
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Re: [backstage] ping.fm

2008-10-28 Thread Alun Rowe
available? --cs Alun Rowe Pentangle Internet Limited 2 Buttermarket Thame Oxfordshire OX9 3EW Tel: +44 8700 339905 Fax: +44 8700 339906 Please direct all support requests to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pentangle Internet Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales