Problems.
Sounds like rubbish to me:
Due to the recent severe weather conditions in the Asia region, there have been multiple submarine cable faults which are affecting different forms of international traffic throughout Asia and the US. Some customers may experience traffic congestions when trying to connect to these areas. Our systems are in normal operation and we are working closely with partners to divert traffic, we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Some sites worked (BBC, StackOverflow, Google, Demonoid, EZTV) some didn’t (Apple, Yahoo, Hotmail, Mininova, Twitter, this site). Some of those that worked, loaded very slowly. The sites that didn’t load, just wouldn’t load and timed out.
So, maybe a mix of DNS problems and broken cables?
Seems to be almost back to normal today.
This was the first time I’ve found a use for Twitter. Real-time web and all that.
[Smartone-Vodafone connectivity/DNS was fine via my phone, so I could use Tweetie]
The new iPhone OS is out. Not gonna review it, already enough info out there.
How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0
Ars hands on
iPhone 3.0 Software Walkthrough
10 nifty things
I’m liking the ability to delete individual text messages and forward them too. Yes yes, most other phones have this already blah blah blah.
The shake to undo feature is annoying me. I generally type a message, then just let my hand fall down to my side. This activates the undo feature, so when I look at my phone is says “nothing to undo”. Oh good.
Notes syncing (finally) is nice. Copy ‘n’ paste is OK.
I like being able to send more than one photo at a time.
The recent calls list is improved, shows you which number was used, not just the contact:
It also tells you the time and duration of all the recent calls.
Not managed to set up MMS yet, need the deets from Smartone.
I like that the SMS sending notifier bar has moved to the top:
Find My iPhone is pretty nice too – but MobileMe is blocked at my office, so it’s pretty useless for me at work.
I’ve been checking out the SDK etc. I’ve even written my own little app and managed to get it on the phone:
Doesn’t really do much yet:
Remember this?
The dude was just sentenced to 5 months in jail – Man toupee for revealing bald truth:
A man who tore the wig off a telegenic Taiwan legislator last year was sentenced to five months in jail for depriving the MP of his freedom to look good, a court spokesman said Tuesday.
Freedom to look good?!
GeoCities is closing.
I wonder what Hemlock will do?
Here’s the official Yahoo answer page.
George MacDonald Fraser has died.
Published by
shaky at
9:30 am on
23/10/2007 in
news.
I arrived in Manila on Friday, got to The Peninsula at 12.30pm. I decided to have a quick read of my book before popping over to Glorietta for some lunch. At about 2pm, I left the hotel and headed over there, noticing a helicopter in the air and sirens. I got stopped by the police, saying there had been an explosion:
At least eight people have died after a suspected bomb attack in the Philippine capital, Manila.
The lunchtime blast shattered windows and sent debris crashing onto cars at the Glorietta shopping complex.
More than 100 people were hurt in the explosion, in the city’s Makati business district.
FMA, I’m glad I like reading.
Published by
shaky at
9:16 pm on
18/10/2007 in
news.
For international users. Time to find a UK proxy. Been meaning to anyway, so I can listen to the Radio 5 Live match commentary.
Advertising will appear on the BBC News website for users outside the UK, the corporation’s commercial arm says.
The BBC argues that overseas readers, who do not pay the licence fee, should contribute towards the costs.
Probably going to start next month:
We will not be offering highly intrusive advertising and are taking significant steps to manage any potential conflict of interest between advertisers and editorial content to ensure our journalism is not compromised in any way.
We recognise that some users will be unhappy with this change. However in tests and surveys in advance of this change the majority of international users did not express a strong objection and a majority of those surveyed in the UK agreed with the principle of advertising for international users.
In the first phase, advertising will be introduced, probably next month, on selected high traffic pages visible only to those logging in from outside the UK. In a second phase, advertising will be rolled out across more of the site, again only when viewed from outside the UK.
I just hope we get the same news content.
Did you know Gordon Brown had a fake eye?!
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