UbiKann

UbiKann is a blog/site managed by  John Garner. He's been adding to it, on add off in various forms, since the 90s.

No backward compatibility for iPhone 3.0 OS

Developers of iPhone Apps were told by Apple this Thursday that: "If your app submission is not compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, it will not be approved" As explained on techradar all application submissions will need to be compatible with iPhone 3.0 OS. I'm guessing this means quite a few applications may need to be […]
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A Beautifully arranged Ad to focus on

Just came across a really nice ad for the Ford Focus:
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Getting the most out of Vista

TestFreaks have written an interesting article about the different unknown areas of Vista that may provide you with essential opportunities to further the operating system for you. Some nice functions covered are for example: - Managing Your Documents - Personalizing Your Folders - Teaching Your Computer to Listen - Protecting Files - Organizing Your Music […]
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Glyphs used in Fringe TV series

Just came across an article by Julian Sanchez that explains what the glyphs mean that are used in the TV series Fringe just before adverts. The below picto was created by FringeTelevision.com, it illustrates the glyphs used and already looks superb. As expected, with JJ Abrams, who hooked me with Alias, the concept is brilliant, […]
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The best dream USB key

So if you were to list the functions you would like in a USB drive what would it be? Here is my list: 1) Small and not bulky, not heavy, easy to transport, can fit in your pocket 2) Large capacity, at the moment that would be 128 Go 3) High speed read and write […]
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The Lion Cub from Harrods

Below is a multipart documentary about John Rendall and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke who purchased a lion cub from Harrods in 1969. They brought the cub up in Chelsea, London near Kings Road. Following a chance encounter with Virginia McKenna of the 1971 hit film 'Born Free' they were able to envisage taking the then young […]
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Twitter virus: cross site scripting security issue

Quick note to say that there seems to be a twitter security issue based upon cross site scripting. Initially it was thought to be a virus but this post on NetworkWorld seems to indicate that it is in effect a cross site scripting hack . This basically means that should it be an XSS hack, […]
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Cloud computing, what and where are you?

So Google was one of the first large companies to actually use cloud computing extensively and now, as usual in the English language, there is a move to talk about 'the cloud', dropping the more geeky 'computing' part! Like other buzzwords, take web 2.0 or SaaS (Software as a Service) not everybody has the same […]
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360° Advertising: the lack of synergies online

I was just flicking through "The Economist" (An old edition from May 10th Edition 2008) and got stuck on the adverts. Well I work in an interactive Ad agency so I suppose that it's a professional misfortune to make this type of comment. Even though this is from a year ago it still happens that […]
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Quick SEO checklist

Just came across an interesting article that provides some good tips for people looking a simple checklist of the key areas to review with regards to SEO. The main parts are: 1. URL canonicalization and 301 re-directions. 2. Unique Title Tags and Meta Data. 3. Search Engine Friendly. 4. Has the site been submitted to […]
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Wallace vs Timberland

Two new interesting adverts. First Npower uses Wallace and Gromit. Second Timberland's Delirium advert for the Earthkeepers campaign.
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Watch TV from the US in Europe

If you have ever thought about hiding your identity in order to view sites in the US that just display a message saying you aren't allowed to see it this may be for you. There are technically complicated ways of doing it that are not for the faint of heart and there are solutions like […]
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Twitter turns to Scala

You may have read articles explaining Ruby on Rails was the system behind Twitter and how there were numerous issues, for such a demanding and successful service as Twitter. In an article from Technology Review, Alex Payne from Twitter explains how they hope to replace a lot of the back-end systems in Ruby on Rails […]
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Women's Aid: chilling ad

Keira Knightley stars in a chilling advert to support Women's Aid against domestic violence.
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Street View of you

So I was reading an article on the BBC about Google StreetView, how people had been 'caught' by the Google van. I remembered when I was working at LBi in London, I was not far from Brick Lane, on the phone and saw a Google car with the multiple cameras on top. I was on […]
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