Category Archives: Rants

Hotmail enabling spammers

Posted on October 31, 2011 by richardbenson

I’ve had a spate of people complain to me recently that they are receiving spam from my address.  My first reaction was to change my email passwords, which are different from any other passwords I use, and even set up … Continue reading →

Posted in Play, Rants | Leave a comment

When did Apple stop innovating?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by richardbenson

I’ve only recently got around to checking out the new iOS 5 features, and as I’m due an upgrade, whatever is in there is going to make a big difference to my next phone purchase. On paper, the list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Play, Rants | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The music service I really want

Posted on May 3, 2011 by richardbenson

Now that Spotify have completely ruined their free offering I have been wondering how to fill the void.  I could always upgrade to premium, right?  Well, no;  I don’t want to spend £10 a month on a service where albums … Continue reading →

Posted in Play, Rants | 1 Comment

Cuil – Google beater?

Posted on July 28, 2008 by richardbenson

The BBC News website had a report about a new search engine, Cuil (pronounced “cool”), created by ex-Googlers that claims to be better and more relvant than the big G. So I did some searches on it.  First I tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Play, Rants | Leave a comment

Greatest Games of all time my arse

Posted on June 23, 2008 by richardbenson

Pop over to Game’s website and have a look at their top 100 “greatest games of all time” list… go on… I’ll wait here… http://www.game.co.uk/greatestgames/ How many times did you say “what’s that doing in there?”.. I bet it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Play, Rants | Leave a comment

From There To Here – A Guide To Self-Loathing In Three Easy Steps

Posted on June 13, 2008 by richardbenson

Once again, FlyingRodent calls it like it is… “It’s clear now that the Labour government’s approach to almost all issues has been precisely the same, whether it’s benefit fraud or antisocial behaviour, terrorism or smoking in public places… Matters trifling, … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Play, Rants | Leave a comment

Skype

Posted on June 9, 2008 by richardbenson

I was recently asked if Skype was allowed in our corporate network…again.  Seemingly there is something in the handbook that states; “All employees must ask at least once a month if Skype is allowed”. Obviously my answer was “no”, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Play, Rants | Leave a comment

'MediaDefender' shoot themselves in the foot

Posted on June 6, 2008 by richardbenson

For those that don’t know, “MediaDefender” is a company set up to ‘protect’ copyright holders from illegal file sharing, which they don’t do by contacting people but by severe attacks on servers and ISPs they deem as breaching copyright.  A … Continue reading →

Posted in Play, Rants | Leave a comment

*Shock News*! Guildford Borough Council are money grabbing bastards

Posted on April 11, 2008 by richardbenson

The images below are all three pages of a letter that was sent to us recently from the wonderful Guildford Borough Council.  For those that cannot be bothered to read the whole thing, the primary focus of the letter is suggesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Play, Rants | Leave a comment

The internet as a platform? Not as ISP bloodbath looms | The Register

Posted on February 21, 2008 by richardbenson

“After 15 years of utopian gibberish about the “internet as a platform” that (of course) “changes everything”, the pigeons are finally flying home to roost. In 2008, IP networks look less like the future of media, and more like tarpits … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Play, Rants | Leave a comment