Month: November 2015

  • BBC Store – Initial Thoughts

    After much ballyhoo, the BBC Store is finally with us, and well, um, it sells downloads and streams. You buy episodes rather than rent them – although the prices are much of a muchness really with television. And then you play them back via the web, or in due course, mobile apps. To be honest,…

  • Shetland

    In many respects, I chose the wrong time of year to visit the Shetland Islands. Going in November means that the sun rises at around 0800 and sets at about 1545. So not too many daylight hours to see the landscape. Then there’s the weather – if you’re going to remote northerly islands in November,…

  • Responding to Consultations

    If there’s one thing the internet has made easier, it’s responding to consultations. Previously the domain of just the time rich, today it can be much easier. Indeed, only a small amount harder than signing some internet petition. This week I’ve responded to two consultations on wildly differing topics, and I thought I’d repost what…

  • Google and Podcasts – More Thoughts

    This is a follow up to the post I wrote a few days ago when it was first announced that Google was getting into podcasts. Go away and read that if you’ve not already done so! A few things are worth noting that I hadn’t quite understood initially. Google Serving Podcasts and Metrics It’s very…

  • Obelisk, Trent Park

    Trent Park Obelisk from Adam Bowie on Vimeo. I spent a little of Saturday shooting this drone video with my DJI Phantom 3 Advanced. Go HD full screen!