[backstage] Where should I suggest that the BBC could their feeds?

2005-11-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
I had a idea about BBC News's channel using these feeds... Where should I post it? I was watching BBC News 24 this week and there was a feature about sudden snow on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. One woman said there was nothing on the news about it, and it occurred to me that if she was watching News

RE: [backstage] MetaWeather: Weather Mashup

2006-01-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
Just a small comment. Southerly windows come FROM the south, but this site show them blowing TO the south, so all the wind arrows are 180 degrees out. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Cartwright Sent: 03 January 2006 10:34

RE: [backstage] New backstage.bbc.co.uk website

2006-10-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
a 'suggestions box' for non-technical people to put forward their wants. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard P Edwards Sent: 05 October 2006 18:09 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage

RE: [backstage] Official BBC Weather feeds ahoy!

2006-10-24 Thread Brian Butterworth
Nice to see the weather feeds! I was going to make a Vista sidebar version, but there appears to be no index of places to get the locations_id. Is there an index or search facility to get locations_id? Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv From: [EMAIL

RE: [backstage] Newssniffer - BBC News site monitoring

2006-10-24 Thread Brian Butterworth
ndependence are huge. Another idea on the same (but less controversial)vein might be to check the BBC weather forecasts (now we have them) again the actual conditions and see how accurate they are. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [backstage] Wikipedia Latt/Longs

2006-11-01 Thread Brian Butterworth
It's not just lat and longs, but you can use the height above sea-leveltoo: Freeview transmitters: http://www.ukfree.tv/kmls.php UK analogue shutdown/digital switchover tour: http://www.ukfree.tv/kmla.php Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

[backstage] RSS feeds of the BBC TV subtitles?

2007-01-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
to find and watch for keywords used in programs. When - eventually - the iPlayer launches there could be links to the actual program content too! Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv PS: I accidentally made a Google gadget... http://www.google.com/ig/add?synd=open http://www.google.com/ig/add?synd

RE: [backstage] RSS feeds of the BBC TV subtitles?

2007-01-11 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Loosemore Sent: 11 January 2007 10:03 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] RSS feeds of the BBC TV subtitles? On 10/01/07, Frank Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian

RE: [backstage] RSS feeds of the BBC TV subtitles?

2007-01-11 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Loosemore Sent: 11 January 2007 13:42 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] RSS feeds of the BBC TV subtitles? On 11/01/07, Matthew Somerville [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned.

2007-01-11 Thread Brian Butterworth
the editorial process - just ask Radio 4's Today program about the Bill of the Year. Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv Email: HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew

RE: [backstage] What is web 1, 2, and 3?

2007-01-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
OMG, it's amazing that people from Yahoo don't know what the two point oh is all about! My definition of Web 2.0: now you can use browser-based programs to do things that Visual Basic 3 could do... Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned.

2007-01-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
that there is always someone available on commercial shows to add, phone lines now closed on a repeat. :-) I have seen it a lot, and find it very amusing. RichE On 12 Jan 2007, at 19:59, George Wright wrote: Brian Butterworth wrote: Nice idea for a side-by-side information system

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned.

2007-01-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
the right font installed, but you get the idea I hope) Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv (Like George, I'm also a producer in the interactive TV department at the BBC ;) I'm assuming that the Ceefax system, WAP system and XML feeds are driven from content from the website. It's

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned.

2007-01-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Bowden Sent: 15 January 2007 14:16 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned. That means that a top story is always 103,

RE: [backstage] What is web 1, 2, and 3?

2007-01-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
So now I know... http://support.bbc.co.uk/ogg/old.shtml http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=enq=site%3Asupport.bbc.co.ukmeta= -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon Joly Sent: 15 January 2007 16:03 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Cc:

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned.

2007-01-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Northrop Sent: 15 January 2007 23:44 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned. Brian Butterworth wrote: Any page, therefore

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your

2007-01-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
if there is any news. The TV for BBCone is regionalized on Freeview and DSat, IMHO this should be recognised and there should be a shortcut to 'this region' on BBCone (and if you can detect the BBCone region setting on the other channels too). Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv

RE: [backstage] What is web 1, 2, and 3?

2007-01-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 15 January 2007 18:38 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] What is web 1, 2, and 3? So now I know... http://support.bbc.co.uk/ogg/old.shtml http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=enq=site%3Asupport.bbc.co.ukmeta

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your

2007-01-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
I have to agree. Being alphabetically at the end of the list it is really, really, annoying getting to 'my region' as it takes so many button presses. Someone always has to be last I'm afraid! That's part of the reason why page numbers were introduced (after an admittedly long

RE: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned.

2007-01-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Northrop Sent: 16 January 2007 13:11 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Five Live Partnership - get your idea commissioned. Brian Butterworth wrote: Each line

[backstage] Joost anyone?

2007-01-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
already been accepted as a user and might be able to 'invite' me. Will it carry BBC channels? Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv Email: HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition

RE: [backstage] Joost anyone?

2007-01-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
Mario, I would be very pleased to accept your token. Thanks in advance. Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Menti Sent: 17 January 2007 06:52 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject

RE: [backstage] Music, (meta)data, musicbrainz and the BBC

2007-01-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
Now - an aside - Musicbrainz was set up because of Gracenote. If I understand correctly, the dataset that Gracenote CDDB is based on was orginally an 'open' database with information contributed by the public. It was sold, and changed its licensing structures away from the original open

[backstage] BBC Bias??? Click and Torrents

2007-01-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
, and your assertation that using a torrent to watch TV shows is illegal is incorrect and has no legal basis in the UK. The BBC should not assert that something is illegal when there is no law being broken and no legal precedent. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? Click and Torrents)

2007-01-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
Sorry if you didn't get why this is a backstage issue, let me explain more carefully. I'm not sure how a torrent counts as the making [...] of a recording of a broadcast. Obviously, you can make a direct recording of a broadcast yourself for time-shifting purposes however you want (VCR,

[backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [b ackstage] BBC Bias??? Click and Torrents)

2007-01-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Somerville Sent: 29 January 2007 01:14 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? Click and Torrents) Brian Butterworth

[backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion que stion (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? C lick and Torrents)

2007-01-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
(snip) The second is the withdrawal of the BBC and ITV (and soon C4 and Five) from using BSkyB's encryption service on satellite, because the EU Television Without Frontiers directive allows them not to. This is related to territorial rights granted by those that hold the

RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? Click and Torrents

2007-01-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
(snip) What do you mean by DOMESTIC sharing exactly? Timeshifting (e.g. family sits down to catch on a programme record previously) is different from re-distribution (i.e. sharing). The law says The making in domestic premises for private and domestic use of a recording of a

[backstage] RE: [backstage] Re: [backstage] RE: [backstage ] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? Click and Torrents)

2007-01-31 Thread Brian Butterworth
Brian Butterworth wrote: It permits you, as you keep quoting it, to make a recording of a broadcast to let you view or listen to it at a more convenient time (timeshifting); it does *not* let you make copies of that recording (sharing). As I said, and you ignored, above

[backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-01-31 Thread Brian Butterworth
BBC Trust gives iPlayer the go ahead Jessica Rogers 11:00am (Broadcast) The BBC Trust has given the go ahead to the corporation's new on-demand services, including the controversial iPlayer, but has made major changes to a number of key features the BBC executive proposed. Changes proposed

RE: [backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-02-01 Thread Brian Butterworth
Ofcom's research is now available too... http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/tv/bbcmias/ondemand/bbc_ondemand/bbciplayer survey/ Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database

RE: [backstage] BBC launches a Homepage that validates!!!

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
and you're missing the pictures. What was the point of buying a widescreen TV if you don't actually use it? http://www.ukfree.tv/helpme.php?faqid=7 Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition

RE: [backstage] Classical music on iPlayer

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
Can we guess that someone in the BBC Trust has a family member who is in an orchestra? I say, either Podcast Radio 3's output, or close the station down and give it's bandwidth (160Mb/s) on DAB to stations that deserve it, like BBC 7 and 1Xtra. Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
is supposed to be a legal balance between the producer and the consumer and DVD regions and DRM are an industry attempt to not play take their ball home with them. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crossland Sent: 02 February 2007 12:29 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals On 02/02/07, Brian

RE: [backstage] BBC launches a Homepage that validates!!!

2007-02-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 2 Feb 2007, at 11:15, Brian Butterworth wrote: If you have a widescreen TV and you havn't gone into the menus to set the output format to 16:9 then everyone is simply going to look fat and you're missing the pictures. What was the point of buying a widescreen TV if you don't

RE: [backstage] DRM

2007-02-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
I've been half following this thread, but Mr Steve Jobs over at Apple has just released this statement today regarding DRM. Thought it might be an interesting read. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/ - Seems he agrees with some guy called Bill Gates:

RE: [backstage] Movies Data

2007-02-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
At 16:15 + 6/2/07, Robert Kerry wrote: PA? Who or what is PA? Also a Prince Albert ... Which makes PA Consulting an interesting job! The Press Association :o) Rob - Thank Bob! I thought it was PA Consulting! Gordo -- Think Feynman/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/

[backstage] Does Wikipedia have a cash crisis? Could this be Another h2g2 moment?

2007-02-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
to the top of the web 2.0 ladder? Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/02/does_wikipedia_have_a_cash_ cri.html -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 10/02/2007

[backstage] HD-DVD how DRM was defeated

2007-02-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=121866page=6 Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 12/02/2007 13:23 - Sent via

RE: [backstage] First BBC Backstage Podcast: DRM and the BBC

2007-02-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
to public service content in the digital media age': http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2007/01/nr_20070124a http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/pspnewapproach/ Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free

RE: [backstage] BBC Clocks in SVG

2007-02-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
I thought I was weird rescuing a magazine index I did from an Archimedes disk! http://ukfree.tv/pcw/pcwindex.htm I had to rescue the original FLA file from a Zip100 disk that I've been keeping safe in my desk drawer for about six years... Ah, BBC archiving at its finest :-) Hey,

[backstage] Sky MPEG4 Freeview subscription

2007-02-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
Freeview free' has been started, in the style of the road charging one. HYPERLINK http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SkyPayOnFreeview/http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Sky PayOnFreeview/ Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free

RE: [backstage] Sky MPEG4 Freeview subscription

2007-02-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
. (Perhaps that's what Sky wants, millions of people saying how much they LOVE Sky News, Sky Sports News and Sky Three... ) Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/696 - Release Date: 21/02/2007

RE: [backstage] HD-DVD how DRM was defeated

2007-02-25 Thread Brian Butterworth
of anywhere else that this stuff is being discussed. There is a certain logic to people who actually understand the technical things having discussions with both BBC and non-BBC people about them. IMHO Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG

RE: [backstage] BBC on YouTube

2007-03-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
John, Thanks. That's great. The feed works well with Google home page system, you get the thumbnails, which is always handy with video content. The feed is the SWFs too, interesting. Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv Email: HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [backstage] BBC site statistics

2007-03-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
% of total) On the OS front, I get Windows NT/XP/Vista: 88%, Mac 4.8%, Windows 98 2.85 and XWindows 1.26% Hope this is useful too. Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv Email: HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [backstage] Browser Stats

2007-03-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kim Plowright Sent: 28 March 2007 11:04 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Browser Stats If you read Martin Belam (hello

[backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3

2007-03-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
, that's what you are doing anyway...) Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.20/737 - Release Date: 28/03/2007 16:23 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion

RE: [backstage] Radio 1 on Twitter

2007-03-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
I've looked at Twitter and I can see the usefulness, but I can't find a Google/Vista gadget for it... Have I missed it, or do I need to get coding? Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon Joly Sent

RE: [backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3

2007-03-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
Tim, They can't be paying BBC Worldwide a penny, as it is strictly forbidden by the Communications Act 2003! Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv On 3/29/07, Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you can stream them

RE: [backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3

2007-03-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Cowlishaw Sent: 29 March 2007 12:45 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3 On 3/29/07, Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

RE: [backstage] BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3

2007-03-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
Chris, I wouldn't worry about it, the service is going to be even worse than the DAB service used by Virgin Mobile! Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent

RE: [backstage] Browser Stats

2007-04-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Bowyer Sent: 31 March 2007 19:38 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Browser Stats On 31/03/07, vijay chopra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31/03/07, Peter Bowyer

[backstage] EMI 'in no DRM deal'

2007-04-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
the anti-piracy technology that currently restricts how people can copy and listen to their digital music tracks. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the group will announce that it plans to sell significant amounts of its catalogue without anti-copying software. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv

RE: [backstage] Multicast Trial

2007-04-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
Has there EVER been a multicast system that's worked well? I tried it on a large BT network some years ago and when it worked it was a network management nightmare. Thankfully it worked badly or not-at-all Brian Butterworth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

RE: [backstage] BBC Freesat and OpenTV

2007-04-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
Oh right I thought that as there were quite a few BBC development people on here, someone might know... It is a system being developed by the BBC... I've tried lots of other approaches and I've had a stonewall for the last 18 months... Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message

RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u me

2007-04-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
What you say is correct, I was merely illustrating that real data is far more important than I've done this so I'm assuming that everyone else is... Brian Butterworth (the only person on Earth that likes Windows Vista) www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u me

2007-04-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
Yes, but you can always get a massive percentage increase from something when it starts out at 1.75% of the market. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 April 2007 14:47

RE: [backstage] new prototype, geoRss feeds for travel data

2007-04-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
with engineering info now... Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Pritchard Sent: 10 April 2007 16:07 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] new prototype, geoRss feeds for travel data

RE: [backstage] new prototype, geoRss feeds for travel data

2007-04-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=http://ukfree.tv/engasrss.php Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Cashmore Sent: 10 April 2007 17:38 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE

RE: [backstage] OS choice, assume= ass u me

2007-04-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
emulator too, which allowed me to run DOS programs (ah, WordPerfect 4.2). And the three-button mouse with the middle button being a context sensitive menu button... ***end nostalgia*** Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: [backstage] Backstage Podcast number 2

2007-04-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mr I Forrester Sent: 16 April 2007 16:34 To: BBC Backstage Subject: [backstage] Backstage Podcast number 2 Hi All, Were going to record the next Backstage podcast soon. Unlike last time, we

RE: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live!

2007-05-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
... Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 10 May 2007 02:57 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live! I just noticed whilst

RE: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live!

2007-05-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
with email systems that can't cope with multiline URLs. All you need a folder called 'live' with a few redirect scripts... easy. Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 14

RE: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live - to your PDA

2007-05-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
... Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv/www.ukfree.tv _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 15 May 2007 00:09 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live! Just one more thought

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

2007-05-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
You may also like to try this site, it has access to Google, Microsoft, Ask and NASA mapping and satellite photos... http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.509979lon=-0.226138z=17.8r=0src=msl It is easily iframed Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

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

2007-05-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
might take in your interface.' Something that Jakob Nielsen's been on about for about fifteen years, methinks. www.useit.com Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Cobb Sent: 22 May 2007 11:47

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

2007-05-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
I think the answer is... http://www.useit.com/about/nographics.html Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 22 May 2007 18:15 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE

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

2007-05-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
The BBC News facility that works with Windows Media Center (XP or Vista) is a much better way to view these videos (when it works) and does much of what you describe. Personally, I've stuffed all the video feed URLs on an iGoogle tab... Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK http://www.ukfree.tv

RE: [backstage] Backstage Naturalists Party?

2007-05-23 Thread Brian Butterworth
I thought the naturalist were behind that massive pile of pebbles on the beach... As for party politics, I guess everyone is far too intelligent for that ... far too intelligent. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [backstage] iPlayer invite emails

2007-05-23 Thread Brian Butterworth
The last version I saw was written for Vista http://ukfree.tv/bbc_mce/bbc%20and%20microsoft%20video.wmv Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Woodhouse Sent: 23 May 2007 22:15 To: backstage

RE: [backstage] BBC News 24 now streaming live! - Vista Sidebar Gadget

2007-05-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/819 - Release Date: 26/05/2007 10:47 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please

RE: [backstage] Proposal for a new API source

2007-06-04 Thread Brian Butterworth
Is there any way to add the physical locations (ie, latitude and longitude) so that you can search for 'local' stories too? For example, Sports reports would have the location of the stadium, News reports would list the relevant locations etc Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv -Original

Re: [backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

2007-06-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info mailing list offer

2007-06-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-19 Thread Brian Butterworth
with the MS DRM implementation. I always thought because WMV files are ASF-based, and streamable, they were discrete audio and video streams within the WMV wrapper? -- *From:* Brian Butterworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* 19 June 2007 15:43 *To:* backstage

[backstage] Project Kangaroo - what's the point?

2007-06-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
other, rather than this top down solution? Oh, and it would cost almost nothing to run... -- Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] Project Kangaroo - what's the point?

2007-06-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-25 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
is designed to support a payment model - it is not an sensible solution for a public service broadcaster with a licence fee! On 6/25/07, Dave Crossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/06/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/06/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 26/06/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth On 26/06/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 26/06/07, Ian Betteridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 26/06/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tell you what, you go and actually read the BBC and Ofcom documents about the service so you know what you are talking about and then repost, eh? So with this level of nascent

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
proposals, podcasts and Cable CatchUp TV would have be turned off at their trial end. But that's not going to happen because they got signed off and everyone is happy. -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] BT 21C SDK

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] DVD Region 2

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 26/06/07, Ian Betteridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 26 Jun 2007, at 20:24, Brian Butterworth wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6236612.stm The charge concerns the use of Microsoft technology in the corporation's forthcoming iPlayer. On the BBC News website. Using

Re: [backstage] iPlayer [the MS bit anyway] - a compromise proposal

2007-06-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
Great.. can we do the other bit too? On 27/06/07, Michael Sparks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 27 June 2007 09:27, Brian Butterworth wrote: 1. The existing iPlayer goes ahead as the BBC has developed; http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/06_june/27

[backstage] BBC vows to tackle 'big' iPlayer hackers

2007-06-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
from MediaGuardian.co.uk http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/ http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2113780,00.html?gusrc=rssfeed=4 [image: Ashley Highfield] Highfield: 'For as long as anything is ever made, people will find a way of cracking things' Photograph: Rolf Marriott/BBC The BBC

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

2007-06-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-07-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
Interesting? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/118819/what-have-they-done-to-the-bbc-iplayer.html On 02/07/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 02/07/07, Peter Bowyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 02/07/07, Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let the people speak! http

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-07-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
2007 19:08 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Cc: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk; Brian Butterworth Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised At 16:35 +0100 2/7/07, Brian Butterworth wrote: Interesting? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/118819/what-have-they-done-to-th e-bbc-ipla yer.htmlhttp

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-07-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-07-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051080 On 03/07/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 02/07/07, Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 19:49 +0100 2/7/07, Christopher Woods wrote: It is partially P2P... It's the nature of the Kontiki client. You download

Re: [backstage] backstage feed on .Mac Reader

2007-07-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
So this is a new OS and different from the main OS, like Windows Mobile is 100% code different from Vista? On 03/07/07, Ian Betteridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 03/07/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the whole point was the iPhone is a Mac, just like the £200 iTV

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