http://tonyscott.org.uk Tony Scott - Web designer/developer and television vision controller based in London UK. The web & broadcasting blog. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:58:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The first two local gatherings of WordPress publishers, designers and developers in the UK have been organised: London - Wednesday 13 August 2008 at the One Tun, Goodge Street. North - Friday 15 August 2008 at Old BH, Leeds. Could all those attending or interested indicate on the above linked Upcoming pages (registration ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/08/07/first-two-wordpress-uk-locals-scheduled/ For the second successive year A List Apart is carrying out its survey of "designers, developers, information architects, project managers, writers, editors, marketers, and everyone else who makes websites". It shouldn't take much more than 10 minutes to complete - I did it in less! Last year there were nearly 33,000 responses, ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/08/05/i-took-the-2008-ala-survey/ Blimey - this year's Great British Beer Festival almost passed under my radar! Luckily, our old friend Upcoming brought it to my attention. With so many beers available in the aircraft hanger environment of the main Earls Court hall, my advice is to drink in half pints in order to partake a ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/08/04/to-the-great-british-beer-festival-2008/ Inflection Point: What's the practical life span of DTV? [Robert X. Cringely] Broadband and Moore's Law - the implications for television delivery, HD and programme scheduling. Illegal filesharing: A suicide note from the music industry [Technology Guardian] What's wrong with the UK ISP and record companies deal and why Napster was ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/08/03/links-for-2008-08-03/ MPs, step away from the internet [Charles Arthur - Comment is free] Music beta and linked data [BBC Radio Labs] Gears, BrowserPlus, and Web 3.0, baby [Yahoo Developer Network blog] Things to consider when using WordPress as a CMS [Devlounge] Oh happy day - the new Delicious is here [Delicious blog] Londoners not paying for ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/08/01/links-for-2008-08-01/ Ofcom leak shakes staff confidence [BECTU] Ofcom's blueprint leaked [Media Guardian] My show-stopping session at WordCamp [Puffbox] Know exactly where you stand in the world [Media Guardian] Beyond REST? Building data services with XMPP PubSub [Anarchogeek] http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/07/28/links-for-2008-07-28/ Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer [BBC News] Announcing the Open Web Foundation [Open Web Foundation] Twitter searches for the next step [Technology Guardian] Wider, bigger, better [BBC Radio Labs] If you want to repeat Apollo, do it right [New Scientist Space Blog] http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/07/27/links-for-2008-07-27/ Startup ideas we'd like to fund [Y Combinator] How much money does the BBC need? [Media Guardian] Careful language is central to our technology [Inside guardian.co.uk] The biggest barrier to accessibility and inclusive design is us [Chris Heilmann] Why bother writing an article at all? Why not just scan in a few naked ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/07/24/links-for-2008-07-24/ One of the action points from this weekend's WordCamp UK 2008 was to look at forming local WordPress groups. These will allow regular meetups of WordPress users across the country. Four groups are currently under discussion: WordPress UK London WordPress UK Midlands WordPress UK North WordPress UK South West Follow the appropriate link for your area if ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/07/23/under-discussion-wordpress-uk-local-groups/ Today is the last day to buy tickets for WordCamp UK 2008. Admission to the event, to be held 19-20 July 2008 in Birmingham, is only by tickets purchased online. I'll be making the epic journey from West London to Birmingham later today by National Express Coaches. I'm looking forward to meeting those ... http://tonyscott.org.uk/2008/07/18/last-chance-to-get-wordcamp-uk-2008-tickets/