Sex.com book website
Following a suggestion on this blog a few weeks ago, I grabbed a domain name to cover the Sex.com book I am writing – Sexdotcom.info. I hadn't done anything with it except bung up a...
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The FON revolution – a jumpy start
I bought a wireless router from start-up company Fon about a fortnight ago. Despite being warned it could take three weeks for it to arrive, it took 10 days. Fon is being painted as a...
Oxford Literary Festival details out
I've just received a booklet covering this year's Oxford Literary Festival to be held between 24-29 March (is it really a year since the last one?). The Sunday Times is sponsoring it again but the...
Journalists blogging feature
I forgot to stick this up yesterday – an article in today's Press Gazette about journalists using blogs, and how they use them – “Make the most of blog power“. [A pdf of the feature...
ICANN releases Board member statements
Well, first of all, let's applaud ICANN for finally opening up and allowing its Board members to make public statements on the highly controversial dotcom registry agreement that hands VeriSign enormous control, power and money...
How many mags for just hair do you think there are?
A wise man accepts that he knows nothing. I am not a wise man because I continually find things that, despite everything I have learnt up to that point, I find completely incomprehensible. You may...
The distorted and distorting world of dresses
One of the most evil manifestations of the entertainment journalism that is infecting modern media is relentless coverage of so-called fashion. Fashion is possibly the most pointless and useless news topic in the world. In...
Bastard Inertia, the book crusher
I have a new enemy which I thought I would make brief mention of. I call him Bastard Inertia. A short definition of inertia is: “Noun – feeling of unwillingness to do anything.” Although I...
ICANN approves dotcom contract, signs own death warrant
I have been determinedly trying not to write any news stories so I can get on with writing the Sex.com book but I got a phonecall very early this morning from the spokesman for ICANN...
Soy Fonero – the future of Wi-Fi?
If you have a laptop or a PDA or even a phone that has Wi-Fi built in, of whatever flavour, you should at least check out a new company called Fon. I was made aware...