[backstage] New BBC customisable homepage

2007-12-17 Thread Christopher Woods
Wow, what a great job! First impressions are fantastic - clean, easy on the eye, very nice purple colour scheme and I very much like the rollover effects (the customisation aspect is nice, too). I'm glad to see that the clock has finally made a comeback - I remember a discussion about that a

RE: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live

2007-12-12 Thread Christopher Woods
Well well, this was snuck out, wasn't it! The first I knew was when Iain (housemate) rushed into my room earlier and loudly announced that he'd 'gotten his wish', because as a mac user all he's ever wanted to do is stream the iplayer content to watch then and there (he doesn't want to download

RE: [backstage] The next big thing in ipTV

2007-12-07 Thread Christopher Woods
TVU's alright, it's probably one of the more user-friendly IPTV solutions. I've used this kind of IPTV streaming on occasion in the past few years to get feeds of F1 races (to watch the F1 whilst I was at uni where I didn't have a TV or even TV signal (!)) or to watch american networks like the US

RE: [backstage] Classical music joins the DRM-free trend

2007-12-04 Thread Christopher Woods
They want ?44 for 320kbps MP3s of a 1975 recording of The Well-Tempered Clavier... Pisstake? I think so. Most of their other stuff is a little more sensibly-priced, but it's still too expensive - and not good enough quality. Classical music buffs will stay away, preferring to get the CDs unless

RE: [backstage] Radio One^^^Two Video Feed

2007-11-28 Thread Christopher Woods
Bug report time... .. It ain't perfect yet, I fired it up and got watching Friends by Middleman played on radio 10 mins ago... .. And this is the video it chose: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fNa28ZUSmv8 Going to wait for the next tune and see if it works a little more accurately ;) (bet it

RE: [backstage] Radio Labs plug

2007-11-19 Thread Christopher Woods
List needs moar Olinda info! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tristan Ferne Sent: 19 November 2007 18:15 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Radio Labs plug I'm also trying to get one of our team to post

RE: [backstage] What's going on with the News 24 live stream?

2007-11-18 Thread Christopher Woods
Indeed Brian, I've been an iPlayer user since they opened up the second private beta a few months ago. I'd heard rumblings that all the BBC channels would eventually be streamed via the iPlayer interface though - can't confirm that though because I don't know who to ask either way. Maybe I

RE: [backstage] What's going on with the News 24 live stream?

2007-11-18 Thread Christopher Woods
Ha :D I went to a Two Pints filming a couple of Sundays ago (at TV Centre), it's a real shame the 'wardens' almost bit my head off at the sight of my camera, I was told twice I couldn't take any photos at all :( even though people with instant cameras and smaller ones were taking loads of photos

[backstage] What's going on with the News 24 live stream?

2007-11-17 Thread Christopher Woods
I've noticed for a few weeks now that the BBC news stream has really gone down in quality. It looks overexposed and awfully washed out; prior to this it looked great, just like a pure digital feed should. Also, the stream is apparently being encoded at 29fps (according to WMP) but it's playing

RE: Etiquette and TCP (was Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails)

2007-11-09 Thread Christopher Woods
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: Etiquette and TCP (was Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails) On Friday 09 November 2007 01:34, Christopher Woods wrote: Does anybody have a new mashup to show off? I wrote this in my spare time for use at home: * http

RE: Etiquette and TCP (was Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails)

2007-11-08 Thread Christopher Woods
I'm glad to see this list didn't once more descend into the realms of mild silliness while I was away. Does anybody have a new mashup to show off? *gets hounded off to the backstage-dev list* - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit

RE: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-23 Thread Christopher Woods
If you were addressing my comments; Let's just get this 100% clear: Sky DO NOT OWN THE ASTRA SATELLITES. Sky Subscriber Services Ltd do provide the encryption systems for the channels that their card is used for, but they do not own the upload services. I knew this, they lease space on them

RE: [backstage] Are the WM and WM live streams down?

2007-10-23 Thread Christopher Woods
Noticed the BBC site was intermittent (eventually falling over completely) via my work's BT Business Broadband connection earlier, could load the mobile pages fine though so put it down to (usually shit) BT network. Did get an odd error page from an attempt to load a video player (of the OiNK guy

RE: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-22 Thread Christopher Woods
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Sparks Sent: 22 October 2007 14:01 snip I'm actually half tempted to do this, but couldn't do the encrypted channels on Sky - which is a pity since a lot of what I watch is on Sky 1/2,

RE: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-19 Thread Christopher Woods
Here's a thought... On Sky, and on cable too (right?) there's no channels at each hundred's -00 (100, 200, 300 etc). Why not do some interactive service which shows realtime mosaics, just like like CanalSatellite and Astra do in Europe? That'd be smashing. I've emailed Sky about that in the past

RE: [backstage] iPlayer usage

2007-10-17 Thread Christopher Woods
Am I the only person who thinks that there should be backstage-iplayer? ;) - 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:

RE: [backstage] iPlayer usage

2007-10-11 Thread Christopher Woods
Oooh, aaah... ps I don't know if this has only just turned up but *thanks* to whoever put the option not to p2p with the application turned off which I've just noticed. Saving me from having to kill kservice every time I'm finished watching anything is a big win. I noticed the 5.5

RE: [backstage] Na sowas!

2007-09-28 Thread Christopher Woods
Hallo und Willkommen zur BBC Backstage Postsendungliste. Sprechen sie Englisch? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 September 2007 15:02 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Na sowas! Ich

RE: [backstage] Na sowas!

2007-09-28 Thread Christopher Woods
Ah never mind, I just figured out it's his funky German out of office message. Those crazy Germans... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 28 September 2007 21:40 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE

RE: [backstage] Voting data ideas

2007-09-26 Thread Christopher Woods
Leaving the last digit from the last octet out would be fine, though? Then you could group by IP addresses for purposes like fraud checking and suchlike. I'm sure the BBC sites always say that standard information such as browser and IP address will be collected whenever you submit information to

RE: [backstage] Mobile Developer Un/Conference/Camp

2007-09-18 Thread Christopher Woods
(It's a bit tricky to find the right menu option when you phone them, but Orange do unlimited mobile internet for a day for £1 on contract phones now, as well as PAYG. I find it rather handy for long train journeys.) As do T-Mobile (my provider); it's my understanding that if you don't have a

RE: [backstage] Mobile Developer Un/Conference/Camp

2007-09-18 Thread Christopher Woods
And, on a related note, here goes nothing... http://www.siliconvalley.com/latestheadlines/ci_6927270?nclick_check=1 Somehow I doubt that all $139 of the markup is value added tax, here's some sums I did quickly... (All sums done with Google btw because I'm lazy and it has currency conversion

RE: [backstage] Mobile Developer Un/Conference/Camp

2007-09-17 Thread Christopher Woods
I'm waiting for something like Python for Mobile Devices - a truly cross-platform language which would allow programmes to go mad. .Net CF is the closest WinMo users can get to that kind of thing at the moment, and while the party is fun for us WM5/6 users Symbian users have their own little

RE: [backstage] Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:46:04 +0100

2007-09-13 Thread Christopher Woods
Officially A Good Thing. I was first with Vodafone years ago when I had my first (pay as you go, aww!) phone - their coverage was great but expensive. Hasn't changed much from what I can tell. O2's network just couldn't handle the amount of usage, especially data-wise - Vodafone's far better

RE: [backstage] Invite from Andy Roberts ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2007-09-04 Thread Christopher Woods
What are they doing to merit their 'rogue' label? I've not kept up with the goings-on of Quechup, though this isn't the first time we've had invite spam on here from them. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Roberts Sent: 04 September 2007 11:22 To:

RE: [backstage] Release: BBC Weather iGoogle gadget

2007-09-02 Thread Christopher Woods
It's both personal and non-commercial, so what's the problem? After all, due to the unique way in which the BBC is funded... _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Cridland Sent: 02 September 2007 22:00 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re:

RE: [backstage] Latest Podcast - Edinburgh TV Unfestival - Is TV Dead?

2007-08-29 Thread Christopher Woods
Is it holding an unannounced lightning strike? Just sic it with an injunction :D -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Cashmore Sent: 29 August 2007 12:16 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Latest Podcast -

RE: [backstage] Tags du jour

2007-08-25 Thread Christopher Woods
I saw a really nice, nifty little widget for social bookmarking on this site: http://foxattacks.com/iran Avoiding the content and topic of this site (which I happen to agree with, anyway), scroll down past the YouTube vid and - see the little maroon Digg-like icon? Click it. Not only does it add

RE: [backstage] A bit late

2007-08-22 Thread Christopher Woods
New for Christmas 2007: Early Learning Centre presents Tomy's 'My First Interactive Media Player' £130's about average for those sought-after faddy kids' toys these days anyway, isn't it? You know, like Pogs or Tracey Islands or what have you I'm showing my age now _ From: [EMAIL

RE: [backstage] A bit late

2007-08-22 Thread Christopher Woods
: Re: [backstage] A bit late But I presume they'll make a knock-off copy on Blue Peter out of sticky-backed plastic and household waste? On 22/08/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: New for Christmas 2007: Early Learning Centre presents Tomy's 'My First Interactive

[backstage] [slightly offtopic] A shot in the dark

2007-08-19 Thread Christopher Woods
Ok, I know that this isn't really related to Backstage or BBC stuff (bad me!) but I'm hoping that the combined knowledge of the subscribers to this list will be able to answer this question, because it's driving me nuts. I once found an AJaX comic strip aggregator which was REALLY nice - lovely

When are we going to get another list? (was: RE: [backstage] BBC iPlayer Protest tommorow, Tuesday 14th, 10:30AM, White City)

2007-08-15 Thread Christopher Woods
I think that description of a shill is fairly accurate myself (but then, I don't think I always fall under the WP NPOV guidelines! ;) Now then, all this discussion regarding MS, DRM, fair use, more DRM, Apple, Windows, more DRM etc... I find hugely interesting, and I even take part in

RE: [backstage] Shadowy Technology

2007-08-10 Thread Christopher Woods
] Shadowy Technology Pooh, what a cynic! presumably the software is on the senders end... cheers Jonathan Chetwynd On 9 Aug 2007, at 17:26, Christopher Woods wrote: I give it about a month before someone hacks the software to enable someone to see what the camera on the other person's

RE: [backstage] Shadowy Technology

2007-08-09 Thread Christopher Woods
I give it about a month before someone hacks the software to enable someone to see what the camera on the other person's device sees without the processing to make it look like a shadow figure... A new world of voyeurism begins! -Original Message- From: Gordon Joly [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [backstage] More iPlayer(/jam) protesting (plus Sky+ comment @ Vijay)

2007-08-02 Thread Christopher Woods
Subject: RE: [backstage] More iPlayer(/jam) protesting -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 01 August 2007 22:21 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] More iPlayer protesting rant

RE: [backstage] More iPlayer protesting

2007-08-01 Thread Christopher Woods
/08/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: maybe the BBC were just realists when it came to the practicalities of development cost versus ROI from creating versions for (EXTREMELY) minority OSes? I mean, come on, hands up who here on the list uses Linux as their primary OS. me

RE: [backstage] More iPlayer protesting

2007-08-01 Thread Christopher Woods
Subject: Re: [backstage] More iPlayer protesting On 8/1/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With regards to worldwide takeup, I too thought the iPlayer was a UK-only thing, but I've heard rumblings about it becoming a paid-for service outside our borders in the future (I know

RE: [backstage] More iPlayer protesting

2007-07-31 Thread Christopher Woods
The quality was abysmal though, and RealVideo? Urgh. The simile employed in the DbD article is a little inaccurate, the more I think about it; the BBC's choice of MS-based systems for its iPlayer platform is more like their choice to broadcast in PAL - more or less an international industry

RE: [backstage] Kontiki Backlash

2007-07-30 Thread Christopher Woods
With regards to EULAs, I think we all saw from the Sony DRM 'incident' that EULAs have been ruled virtually unenforceable. I'm prepared to seed content I've downloadd whilst it's downloading, and maybe seed it for a little while afterwards, but I'm much less generous than when I'm torrenting

RE: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-29 Thread Christopher Woods
The choppy and pixelated video issue is due to a lack of sufficient drivers for the Mactels to enable DirectX-accelerated hardware video rendering for video playback (hardware-accelerated DX primary surfaces are just something you take for granted until they go wrong or disappear entirely one

RE: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-29 Thread Christopher Woods
I concur with Mike's sentiments - personally, I'm not entirely satisfied with the solution the Beeb has gone with, but then again, I can understand why the BBC chose what they did - and it could be worse (there are aspects of the MSDRM scheme they're using which some would describe as 'benefits',

[offlist] RE: [backstage] iPlayer Facebook Application

2007-07-28 Thread Christopher Woods
... ... Fill me in! Cheers Christopher -Original Message- From: Jonathan Tweed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 July 2007 20:58 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] iPlayer Facebook Application On 27 Jul 2007, at 20:34, Christopher Woods wrote: , that's

RE: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-28 Thread Christopher Woods
What's your browser's user-ident? Maybe one of the Mac-supplied drivers in their driver package is altering the user-agent somehow and the bbc site isn't authorising access on that basis. Only a guess... Is your XP install updated to SP2? If all else fails, I'm sure someone could send you

RE: [offlist] RE: [backstage] iPlayer Facebook Application

2007-07-28 Thread Christopher Woods
NEVER MIND, onlist! Note to self: when working nights, attempt sleep before human-computer interaction. -Original Message- From: Christopher Woods [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 July 2007 14:02 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [offlist] RE: [backstage] iPlayer Facebook

RE: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-28 Thread Christopher Woods
Problem's not fixed. Suggested a solution (a checkbox or some other on/off switch mechanism, off by default, to enable background transfers only whilst main application is open) - given that I don't fully understand every single way in which Kontiki works (although I've wrestled with it as a user

RE: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-28 Thread Christopher Woods
. However, in the interest of those members of the public who will be disadvantaged until this matter is resolved, the Trust will audit the BBC's progress against this objective every six months and publish its findings. cheers, martin On 28/07/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL

RE: [backstage] iPlayer Facebook Application

2007-07-27 Thread Christopher Woods
, that's nice! Installed and worked first time with my closed beta login, I might as well do a little addition to my beta test blog iplayer entry in a bit :) (http://thebetatestblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/fabled-iplayer-review.html if you're curious, if you're still waiting for your login

RE: [backstage] iplayer reviewed on mashable.com

2007-07-27 Thread Christopher Woods
I was under the impression that the series link / prebook features were still under consultation, and would most likely arrive sometime soon down the line? That's a little disheartening, if it's been definitely ruled out. -Original Message- From: Martin Belam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [backstage] Links to video/audio for specific shows

2007-07-13 Thread Christopher Woods
When the BBC make their mind up on this matter, they should collect together all these various CRIDs and URIs in one place on their site for the benefit of others, accessible via any browser - they could call the minisite CRID Land... ... I'll get my coat -Original Message- From:

RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!

2007-07-13 Thread Christopher Woods
with the development of Live Station. They've been in a couple of times to show us what they've created. Paul (BBC) On Sun Jul 8 2:20 , 'Christopher Woods' [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe

RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!

2007-07-07 Thread Christopher Woods
Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe the BBC's got a hand or is lending a little resources in the development of Live Station with an aim to using it or broadcasting via it down the line? That's some nice wishful thinking. -Original

RE: [backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK

2007-07-06 Thread Christopher Woods
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 07:02 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK On 5 Jul 2007, at 19:34, Christopher Woods wrote: Granted they do have a 3G network now, but O2, as usual, were horrendously late to the party - they're forever playing

RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!

2007-07-06 Thread Christopher Woods
Applied... Symbolic irony? The woman in the site's stock art is sitting in the grass and using (presumably) LiveStation... on an iBook. Hah. ... Or is this a hint towards Microsoft implementing some of that much-vaunted platform agnosticism we all talk about but never seem to see much of?

RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!

2007-07-06 Thread Christopher Woods
...Would you like it to be? ;-D -Original Message- From: Sean Dillon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 12:05 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Christopher Woods wrote: Applied... Symbolic irony? The woman

RE: [backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK

2007-07-05 Thread Christopher Woods
Pfft. Good things and bad things will come from this: Good: O2 won't be able to knacker the phone by slapping their custom memory-hogging interface onto it (like they did with my lovely XDA 2i, it took me ages to clear out the crap they put on it!) O2 won't be able to slap their branding on it

RE: [backstage] Worried about your music being pirated?

2007-07-05 Thread Christopher Woods
Ah yes, can't beat the sound of analogue, all that warmth and body to the sound every time. Of course, that statement only applies for outboard studio hardware, I have no idea what I'm doing posting that in this conversation. I'm firmly in the emu-and-rip camp on this one ;) ... but all it

RE: [backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK

2007-07-05 Thread Christopher Woods
- From: Ben O'Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 July 2007 14:58 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK Christopher Woods wrote: Pfft. Good things and bad things will come from this: Good: O2 won't be able to knacker the phone

RE: [backstage] firefox/ie bbc search plug ins

2007-07-01 Thread Christopher Woods
Going a little OT here, but you talking about Wikipedia reminded me of something - their horrible use of Alt+F to focus on the Search box. I'm a HEAVY keyboard user, and do all my 'driving' of Windows via keyboard shortcuts - the Alt+F hijacking wikipedia does really ruins my workflow because I

RE: [backstage] backstage feed on .Mac Reader

2007-07-01 Thread Christopher Woods
They've stopped people doing that ;) This Application Is Viewable Only On iPhone This application can only be viewed using the iPhone. For more information on the revolutionary new iPhone, visit

RE: [backstage] DVD Region 2

2007-06-28 Thread Christopher Woods
Exactly, that's how I unlocked my parents' DVD player - my sister was REALLY pleased :D -Original Message- From: Andrew Bowden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 June 2007 09:10 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] DVD Region 2 DVD players are pretty easy to

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-27 Thread Christopher Woods
ooo, videos! _ From: Ian Forrester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 June 2007 18:26 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised Alright alright, Ok this is getting a little out of hand. think of this as a virtual slap :) Can we give this a

RE: [backstage] DVD Region 2

2007-06-27 Thread Christopher Woods
DVD players are pretty easy to find multiregion and PAL/NTSC compatible, at least in Europe... I'm *sure* that if you go to the right place, a specialist hifi store or electronics dept, you could find em. Or order them online. With the upscaling players coming out, the PAL/NTSC issue is moot

RE: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Christopher Woods
I am also against the use of WM DRM as a matter of principle, but I think we all have to realise that the iPlayer trial is a closed, walled-garden trial, and I fully expect the setup to change once a viable alternative is developed and brought to a quality level where it's robust enough to handle

RE: [backstage] BT 21C SDK

2007-06-26 Thread Christopher Woods
Ah, another person on the 21CSDK mailing list ;) Have you seen how much the access credits are priced at, though? Wow! -Original Message- From: Jason Cartwright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 June 2007 18:01 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] BT 21C SDK

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-19 Thread Christopher Woods
WMV ) The VCodec the BBC use is WMV9, I was presuming it was the WM9 MPEG-4 based codec because of the quality and bitrate, I havn't got a file to hand to check however... On 19/06/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eh? The iPlayer content is WMV format, WMA 9.1 and WMV9

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-18 Thread Christopher Woods
I believe that it's up to individual member states to implement the EUCD as they see fit (and there is a great deal of leeway in how countries interpret the copyright laws accordingly, take Sweden for example!) -Original Message- From: Dave Crossland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-18 Thread Christopher Woods
There's already been discussion of this on forae such as Ars Technica (and its ilk) where they discuss the legal ramifications of a developed, researched combination of numbers which achieves a particular purpose or function (as opposed to the same group of numbers which just happened to be

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-17 Thread Christopher Woods
Nah, because the technology-friendly minority of the world's population will figure out both how to crack the DRM, and how to produce one-click tools which strip the DRM from crap-ridden files they've downloaded. The world rejoices! -Original Message- From: Richard Lockwood

RE: [backstage] Joost invites just for the Backstage community

2007-06-15 Thread Christopher Woods
Oh, snazzy! -Original Message- From: Mr I Forrester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 June 2007 18:28 To: BBC Backstage Subject: [backstage] Joost invites just for the Backstage community Go get your invites now and enjoy... https://www.joost.com/presents/backstage/

RE: [backstage] Joost invites just for the Backstage community

2007-06-15 Thread Christopher Woods
places... Christopher Woods wrote: Oh, snazzy! -Original Message- From: Mr I Forrester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 June 2007 18:28 To: BBC Backstage Subject: [backstage] Joost invites just for the Backstage community Go get your invites now and enjoy

RE: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-14 Thread Christopher Woods
I think - as do many others, it seems - that people pirate because they want interoperability, convenience of consumption on their own terms, and the quality is often better to boot. Me and my housemates all pay for a TV license but I don't have a TV in my room (and the only person with a TV's

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-13 Thread Christopher Woods
Too late. :D _ From: Jeremy Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 June 2007 12:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info And whilst i'm at it. Martin Belam has also analysed the freebbc

RE: [backstage] Windows Home Server RC1 available for download

2007-06-13 Thread Christopher Woods
I've both accepted and done it for quite a few years now. Just makes sense. An old Xbox with XBMC on it makes a cracking media centre machine, and hell, I had so many computer bits lying around I just bunged together an old server and slapped WS2003 on it (OS provided gratis by my Uni!) I know

[backstage] BBC Microsoft Photosynth technical preview - very cool!

2007-06-13 Thread Christopher Woods
Just noticed this: http://labs.live.com/photosynth/blogs/Britain+In+Pictures+BBC+Collection.asp x Checking out Ely Cathedral right now, it's working really nicely for a tech preview! How come this wasn't mentioned on Backstage at some point? ;)

RE: [backstage] BBC Microsoft Photosynth technical preview - very cool!

2007-06-13 Thread Christopher Woods
it :) Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [ x ] private; [ ] ask first; [ ] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage BC5 C3, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44 (0)2080083965 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods

RE: [backstage] BBC Microsoft Photosynth technical preview - very cool!

2007-06-13 Thread Christopher Woods
technical preview - very cool! On 13/06/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So were you guys at the Beeb keeping this secret or what? :P Well if they where hiding it they weren't doing a very good job ;) http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2007/06/07/th

RE: [backstage] Google Map Symbols Key

2007-06-12 Thread Christopher Woods
If you use My Google Maps, you can define any one of a number of symbols to any pinpoint you add to your map. -Original Message- From: ~:'' ありがとうございました。 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 June 2007 15:42 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-10 Thread Christopher Woods
I use a very simplified version of an OpenID server for my OpenID requirements - just one flat-file PHP script in which you define your variables such as password, username etc. That script's running on christopher.woods.name and you can download it from http://siege.org/projects/phpMyID - the

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-05 Thread Christopher Woods
I run my own PHP OpenID server on another of my domains (christopher.woods.name - I bought it and failed to have a use for it until suddenly I realised it'd make the perfect domain for an OpenID identity :) However, I've noted that there's already been issues raised amongst the blogosphere (and

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-05 Thread Christopher Woods
it as a technology, though. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 05 June 2007 13:52 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC I run my own PHP OpenID server on another of my

RE: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-05 Thread Christopher Woods
Subject: Re: [backstage] openID on the BBC On 6/5/07, Nic James Ferrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I run my own PHP OpenID server on another of my domains (christopher.woods.name - I bought it and failed to have a use for it until suddenly I

[backstage] A Swarm Of Angels - CC-licensed film project - sign up for first 1,000 members be part of something unique nearing closure

2007-06-05 Thread Christopher Woods
As I feel the spirit of this project is somewhat similar to Backstage - producing interesting results with combinations of weird and wonderful methods which haven't been attempted before - I thought I'd just let the list know of a project to produce a CC-licensed film called A Swarm Of Angels. You

RE: [backstage] A Swarm Of Angels - CC-licensed film project - sign up for first 1,000 members be part of something unique nearing closure

2007-06-05 Thread Christopher Woods
Their counter displays zero's for me, the source seems to suggest the deadline was 2007-05-06 21:00 GMT Oh dear :( As the counter had 1 day left on it when I looked earlier (and it was counting down, it had 1 day, 1 hour and 13 minutes left last time I checked), I assumed the deadline would be

RE: [backstage] BBC Radio 7

2007-06-04 Thread Christopher Woods
Thanks for the partyline response, I suppose it kinda makes sense from a grouping perspective... As long as the DJs on stations like 6Music aren't made to say BBC Radio 6 Music (which would sound really stupid) then overall I'm happy with the changes. -Original Message- From: Jamie

RE: [backstage] Blogging about iPlayer

2007-05-30 Thread Christopher Woods
Frank Zappa), surely blogging for fun is like dancing about architecture? ;-) Cheers, Rich. On 5/30/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - but you wonder sometimes whether these people have some kind of special dispensation or not to blog about these things over Mr. Joe

RE: [backstage] BBC Radio 7

2007-05-30 Thread Christopher Woods
Maybe this is all because you can somehow magically receive the audio streams from Freeview stations via your DAB radios as WELL as the digital audio broadcasts, but we're not told how to discern between the two thus the ostensibly unnecessary branding on the radio streams... Maybe...

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

2007-05-29 Thread Christopher Woods
I could run a special half-time feature (~10mins duration) on the best multibuys to be had -Original Message- From: Peter Bowyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 May 2007 09:44 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface

RE: [backstage] Joost backend revealed

2007-05-29 Thread Christopher Woods
I have a feeling I have quite a few spare invites - email me offlist and I'll fire you off an invite :) Just a note - you NEED XP or higher, Joost does an OS check and won't even let me get past the splash on my 2000 desktop. Works fine on the laptop though (and when stuff is correctly encoded in

RE: [backstage] BBC Radio 7

2007-05-29 Thread Christopher Woods
More complaints about shockingly poor audio quality received by Ofcom as the BBC diversifies even more in its digital radio offerings Nice bit of tautology if the new Beeb radio policy is to prefix Radio onto all their chans' metadata :/ -Original Message- From: Simon Cobb

RE: [backstage] BBC Radio 7

2007-05-29 Thread Christopher Woods
BBC local radio's obviously being left well alone for the time being then (as I tune into BBC WM, and observe the previous response along the same lines from Tim!) -Original Message- From: Frank Wales [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 May 2007 17:06 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk

[backstage] Blogging about iPlayer

2007-05-29 Thread Christopher Woods
I got my acceptance email earlier, tried to log in but noted the please wait at least an hour (which would probably explain why my details aren't authenticating me right now) but I was wondering - given that the email says all information about iPlayer is confidential what exactly can we blog

RE: [backstage] Blogging about iPlayer

2007-05-29 Thread Christopher Woods
actually link to this massive review of the iPlayer on my own blog. http://www.consumingexperience.com/2007/05/bbc-iplayer-free-tv -radio-programme.html Cheers Ian Christopher Woods wrote: I got my acceptance email earlier, tried to log in but noted the please wait at least an hour (which

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-05-28 Thread Christopher Woods
Bloc not block ;) -Original Message- From: Gordon Joly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 May 2007 21:55 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Cc: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; Timothy-john Bishop Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial At 17:43 +0100 28/5/07, Timothy-john Bishop

RE: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-05-27 Thread Christopher Woods
And the call-tracking app is being developed by iSoft... ... Two wonderful companies -Original Message- From: Kim Plowright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 May 2007 20:04 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial I _suspect_ they just fob

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

2007-05-25 Thread Christopher Woods
: +44 (0)2080083965 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 25 May 2007 06:39 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas He's at the BBC now... No mercy! (As my housemate

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

2007-05-25 Thread Christopher Woods
, Christopher Woods wrote: ... Ginger biscuits in the canteen? Yes please. Thanks. Michael - 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

RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

2007-05-24 Thread Christopher Woods
Lane, London W12 7TP e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44 (0)2080083965 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 23 May 2007 06:06 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas Haha :D

RE: [backstage] Backstage Naturalists Party?

2007-05-23 Thread Christopher Woods
When they saw we were all fully-clothed they lost interest. ... Hang on a minute... -Original Message- From: ~:'' ありがとうございました。 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 May 2007 07:44 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Backstage Naturalists Party? Is this the only list

RE: [backstage] Web 2.0 'neglecting good Accessible design'

2007-05-22 Thread Christopher Woods
I get the feeling Nielson is deliberately provocative for the sake of it sometimes (although if it sparks discussion in an area, then hell why not). I still think he needs to update his own web site though, it looks like it's stuck in the 90s. I think I've said that before, too :/

[backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas

2007-05-22 Thread Christopher Woods
Whilst on the subject of interface and UI design, I was thinking about the BBC site's design. So, the BBC has a burgeoning portfolio of online multimedia offerings, and they have their BBC Audio/Video link in the left bar of the BBC News site (and elsewhere on the site), but once you're actually

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