Archive for August, 2005

Scoopt - citizen journalists get an outlet

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

For some reason, I saw Scoopt, thought it was a great idea, and neglected to write anything about it here! Anyway, allow me to do so now… From their FAQ: What is Scoopt? Scoopt is a media agency that has been created specifically to help members of the public sell photographs […]

AJAX and all that jazz

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

I have to say, as a long-time non-fan of Javascript, the idea of depending on it to make things nicer didn’t really appeal. I think my subconcious was successfully preventing me from following those tempting links on Webreference, Sitepoint and of course Adaptive Path, promising me the ability to take my web apps to the […]

Canon 5D DSLR rumour mill

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Ah, how I love the rumour always associated with possible new Canon cameras (especially DSLRs)… This time it’s the turn of the 5D and it certainly looks like, if true, it’ll be an interesting addition to their DSLR line-up. The usual “It’s real!”, “No, it’s fake!” is going on, but I’m hoping for true. One […]