blogitech from Chris Maddern

…technology editorial in a blog-saturated industry.

Browsing Posts in Twitter

  • 'Invalid Binary' – thanks apple for all of that diagnostic information…!? #
  • Why are so many of my local trending topics not in English…. :( #
  • Foursquare makes me want to go to cool places again… Just to check-in!! #
  • @uniquejosh how are you doing at gathering 'experts' for your service? in reply to uniquejosh #
  • Graffiti at the train station – "You're just a small part of Scotland" (yep – everything slept correctly.) Amateurs #
  • Why is it that none of the Google web apps run properly on iOS4?!? #
  • I love airports! #
  • Errr… If an app is loading and the 'background activity' top bar is there does it really cut ~30px from the MIDDLE of the Default.png?! #
  • @uniquejosh absolutely I am – I'm actually at heathrow right now but picking up not leaving :). When are you guys planning launch? in reply to uniquejosh #
  • "Fix Coffee" at whitecross Market is the best…! #
  • Does anyone know anything about copyright in the UK- especially using other companies logos in your product when directly referring to them? #
  • Thank you @spotify – new update has a nice #iPhone4 hi-res icon :) #
  • Hmm… slow news day today – somebody should make something up…! #
  • 'How black people use twitter' – is there anything about that article that's not offensive… :p http://www.slate.com/id/2263462 #
  • Why does TFL believe that being 'planned' makes the maintenance any less annoying…? #
  • @iamjonathanmay lol -I was involved in some 'unplanned' maintenance on the Waterloo and City line last week – are you based in london? in reply to iamjonathanmay #
  • Hahahaha – from #runpee trying the old 'scanning windows xp' scam on the iPad – http://yfrog.com/c9oz6j #
  • @thom_white lol – on the phone?!? Craziness! in reply to thom_white #
  • @iamjonathanmay I'm in Shoreditch right now – well technically old street – I work atm in EC1Y. in reply to iamjonathanmay #
  • Photoshop for iOS just became Photoshop Express – real Photoshop coming for iPhone 4/iPad?? #
  • My train has no power so is moving slowly… Great. Just make sure most of that power is available to the brakes if necessary! #
  • At Byron with @pikledom and @l_robson – mmmm… Wish my laura was here too… #
  • How the hell does #jailbreakme work!? Does it worry anyone else that there's a payload which can update the OS through Safari!??! #
  • @nathanm @alanjlee @springah @neilwarner apparently an exploit on the pdf renderer, temp fix is available after jb: http://bit.ly/8ZxsGZ #
  • @BeauGiles ouch – yeah, there's a few articles about it now i know what to look for. Sad thing is the jailbreak will break soon :( it has to in reply to BeauGiles #
  • @pikledom thank you for lawrence rights… :p what are you up to this weekend? in reply to pikledom #
  • Bill Cosby is very much alive – however you may feel about this. Now, sshhhhh #
  • To the person who just phonejacker-ed my home phone – i know you are one of 7 people (who has the number!) so beware….! :p #
  • @facebook if someone sends me a number in a facebook message – I'd quite like to be able to call it on my iPhone. :( #
  • Omg – earliest I've been home from work in over a month! :) two and a half men, here I come (the tv show!!) #
  • When did gizmodo.com become rag-on-apple.com; oh i remember, right after they bought the stolen prototype. Love the site guys but really? #
  • Note for all – jailbreaking my iPhone 4 has prevented the Xcode debugger from being able to attach to a process :( #
  • Is it ironic that http://paidcontent.org/ is itself a free blog? #
  • @pikledom I think she may be coming here instead at the end of the month!! W00000t!!! Meet up much!?!? :D in reply to pikledom #
  • @Claire_SnugBaby congrats -looks nice! in reply to Claire_SnugBaby #
  • @AdamRock you sound surprised that 4chan gave you a virus. /b perchance?! :p in reply to AdamRock #
  • @eventful have you used your web page on an iPhone – the login link shows the keyboard but no login form.. :( #
  • "The All Saints are my favourite tune of all time" – Mark Roberts #fb #
  • @pikledom errr… Entertainment?! :p sounds err… Dodgy!! But yeah – will be awesomo! Also looking forward to next w/e!! in reply to pikledom #
  • @mikebutcher Mike likes my shades http://yfrog.com/n2g50j #
  • Will somebody please pick up their god damn phone!! #
  • How the hell does #jailbreakme work!? Does it worry anyone else that there's a payload which can update the OS through Safari!??! #
  • @nathanm @alanjlee @springah @neilwarner apparently an exploit on the pdf renderer, temp fix is available after jb: http://bit.ly/8ZxsGZ #
  • @BeauGiles ouch – yeah, there's a few articles about it now i know what to look for. Sad thing is the jailbreak will break soon :( it has to in reply to BeauGiles #
  • @pikledom thank you for lawrence rights… :p what are you up to this weekend? in reply to pikledom #
  • Bill Cosby is very much alive – however you may feel about this. Now, sshhhhh #
  • To the person who just phonejacker-ed my home phone – i know you are one of 7 people (who has the number!) so beware….! :p #
  • @facebook if someone sends me a number in a facebook message – I'd quite like to be able to call it on my iPhone. :( #
  • Omg – earliest I've been home from work in over a month! :) two and a half men, here I come (the tv show!!) #
  • When did gizmodo.com become rag-on-apple.com; oh i remember, right after they bought the stolen prototype. Love the site guys but really? #
  • Note for all – jailbreaking my iPhone 4 has prevented the Xcode debugger from being able to attach to a process :( #
  • Is it ironic that http://paidcontent.org/ is itself a free blog? #
  • @pikledom I think she may be coming here instead at the end of the month!! W00000t!!! Meet up much!?!? :D in reply to pikledom #
  • @Claire_SnugBaby congrats -looks nice! in reply to Claire_SnugBaby #
  • @AdamRock you sound surprised that 4chan gave you a virus. /b perchance?! :p in reply to AdamRock #
  • @eventful have you used your web page on an iPhone – the login link shows the keyboard but no login form.. :( #
  • "The All Saints are my favourite tune of all time" – Mark Roberts #fb #
  • @pikledom errr… Entertainment?! :p sounds err… Dodgy!! But yeah – will be awesomo! Also looking forward to next w/e!! in reply to pikledom #
  • @mikebutcher Mike likes my shades http://yfrog.com/n2g50j #
  • Will somebody please pick up their god damn phone!! #
  • Dragon Dictation actually really works – and it's free! Check it out! http://bit.ly/a0El4H (Ad) #
  • It's bloody awesome that Starcraft is trending… Who says twitters too mainstream for the tech community to make waves anymore…?! #
  • Dragon Dictation actually really works – and it's free! Check it out! http://bit.ly/a0El4H (Ad) #
  • Woah – just popped on techmeme and apple have released *another* million products… #
  • @pikledom so am I awesome or a total looser…! Yep! You? Wickedness no? You + tmoo (rhyme!) should come out thurs (near your work :) ) in reply to pikledom #
  • Apple are no fun – why cant I prolifically gift free apps?!? #
  • What is it with the Apple Holdem game AI and raising crazily before the flop… If they have a face card they're basically all in! #
  • Dragon Dictation actually really works – and it's free! Check it out! http://bit.ly/a0El4H (Ad) #
  • Does anyone know how you get those cool cartoon character images of yourself? #
  • @cassiohui hate to break it to you – but you're not a pretty woman…!? :p #
  • @e_string err… living in London why would you want to go to the sights…?! #
  • Looking forward to #MiniBarLondon tonight :) #
  • @e_string lol Museums are good – learning is good! and… The Saatchi Gallery has some AMAZING exhibits at the moment! in reply to e_string #
  • @cassiohui much better :D #dontbealiar in reply to cassiohui #
  • @pikledom Yep – the iPhone 4 is possibly the best thing in the world! Do you and L use Facetime? Can we borrow Lawrence next weekend? in reply to pikledom #
  • Test! #minibarlondon #
  • Talking with @kahui at #minibarlondon #
  • Why the fuck aren't my tweets showing up on the #minibarlondon screen..?!? #
  • @pikledom hm… You can come too but its a traditional male celebration in honor of a friend about to get married…whatever they call that. in reply to pikledom #
  • TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://lx.im/5PgS (Ad) #
  • The @o2 teetering purchase page is not working so well… http://yfrog.com/mrr61xj #
  • To the 'hard-man' in the blacked-out BMW; playing it extremely loudly doesn't make Britney any cooler… #
  • Enjoying a fantastic Pinot noir at The Rummer Hotel in Bristol. #
  • @jasoncalacanis may I propose that when you start the new-net-order that parking domains should be illegal #useorloose #
  • Dear @mcdonalds, your coffee cup lids are terrible, that is all. #
  • @l_robson don't know yet – perhaps we should talk this week to figure something out?? in reply to l_robson #
  • @thom_white @ ih8mypc lol – it turns out you can but it tastes rubbish! in reply to thom_white #
  • One of my friends' kids just spent £550 on the PSN buying a virtual football player – credit card theft starts young!! :p #
  • Why is it that so often idiots fall upwards..?! #
  • Just saw a silver @tesla roadster on errol street, London http://yfrog.com/3qr19qj (@jasoncalacanis envy now :() – p.s see you later! #
  • @apple – 'For store hours and directions please press 1, #1 -> no opening hours just directions :( #
  • @twitterrific – are you aware of the bug that after being left in the background for a while, navigating back doesn't always work correctly? #
  • People who cant fit on one train seat should have to buy two tickets… :p #
  • @Twitterrific great! How do you follow a user whose name you know in twitteriffic? in reply to Twitterrific #
  • The iOS 4.0.1 signal bars look stupid when you have full signal :s #
  • @Twitterrific what if they don't have any recent at-mentions? in reply to Twitterrific #
  • @heif The new Global Meetup feature is epic – attended #twist in London this week and it really is great! #
  • TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://lx.im/5PgS (Ad) #
  • Wow Bugatti Veyron is beautiful! http://yfrog.com/87guxaj #
  • TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://bit.ly/9J2rYS (Ad) #
  • @pikledom iphone 4 white delayed :( http://tcrn.ch/cGrgCb in reply to pikledom #
  • @pikledom ah that would be telling…. Okay, Leicester Square :p in reply to pikledom #
  • TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://bit.ly/9J2rYS (Ad) #
  • @BBC your new iPhone app is nice but it crashes consistently if I leave it in the background for a couple hours…! #
  • @Twitterrific can we please have a 'quick add' feature from the home screen in reply to Twitterrific #
  • TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://bit.ly/9J2rYS (Ad) #
  • Okay – why the hell did my alarm go off 'silently' this morning – a silent alarm is not an alarm, it's a message. Messages don't wake people #
  • @samsungukmobile my iPhone 4 alarm didn't wake me up thismorning because it decided to be silent because of a silent-mode bug! Thanks a lot! #