Entries from July 2004
BBCi Zooms Along
Posted on 28 July 2004 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, Television. (0 comments)
Today the new and improved BBCi launched on DTT (digital terrestrial television - the platform also known as Freeview).
Headache Inducing
Posted on 26 July 2004 in Work. (0 comments)
This is the tale of Project Duck and how it interacts with Project Hen. Oh and with Project Heron. And Project Albatross. And all this relates to Project Robin too. Oh and have I mentioned Project Sparrow yet?
Fancy A Brew our kid?
Posted on 25 July 2004 in Radio. (0 comments)
The brand new Fancy A Brew site about Mark and Lard is now live!
Never reveal. It’s safer.
Posted on 19 July 2004 in Internet. (0 comments)
Woe betide you ever have an opinion that happens to be similar to any management decision….
Get your gold card now
Posted on 16 July 2004 in Transport. (0 comments)
Network Gold Cards are very useful but very confusing. And I don’t understand them.
Confidence and Paranoia
Posted on 16 July 2004 in Work. (0 comments)
Normally work away days fit into two categories - dull and tedious, or arty-farty with stupid exercises crap. But sometimes they have their uses…
Getting London Moving
Posted on 12 July 2004 in Transport. (0 comments)
On the 6 July, Ken Livingstone announced how London’s transport system could look in 2016 if he gets to do everything he wants. And if he does, he’ll be very luck.
Surreal Day
Posted on 8 July 2004 in Work. (0 comments)
Today has been a little… odd.
King’s Head Closes
Posted on 6 July 2004 in Pubs. (0 comments)
Colliers Wood’s historic Kings Head pub closed on Saturday - its mostly preserved and unique 1930s interior to suffer the indignity of becoming offices for the bus company.
Why is BBCi so slow?
Posted on 5 July 2004 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, Television. (2 comments)
Mention that you work for BBCi, the BBC’s digital text service and you may regret it as you’ll get told 500 things that are wrong with what you work on. And the big gripe is speed.
