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<rss version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Just fun and interesting stuff…</description><title>Back of a beer mat</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ianblackburn)</generator><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/</link><item><title>Best Windows Phone 7 Series Demo Yet</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="336"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j9F4QJK1wFs&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j9F4QJK1wFs&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best &lt;a href="http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/windows-phone-7-series-demo" target="_blank"&gt;Windows Phone 7 Series Demo&lt;/a&gt; Yet&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/435175549</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/435175549</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:23:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Gutenberg rule points out a user behavior called reading...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxpujaI6t1qznbs5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Gutenberg rule points out a user behavior called &lt;b&gt;reading gravity&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://muiomuio.com/web-design/gutenberg-diagram" target="_blank"&gt;The Gutenberg Diagram «Mário Andrade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/433295478</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/433295478</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:13:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Microsoft execs will not talk about its Windows Mobile 7 development strategy at MWC; that’s a topic..."</title><description>“Microsoft execs will not talk about its Windows Mobile 7 development strategy at MWC; that’s a topic for Mix 10 in mid-March.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=5218" target="_blank"&gt;Microsoft mobile codenames: A guide for Mobile World Congress | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/383805799</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/383805799</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:39 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"They are lazy,” Jobs allegedly said of Adobe"</title><description>““They are lazy,” Jobs allegedly said of Adobe”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/01/steve_jobs_on_google/" target="_blank"&gt;Steve Jobs dubs Google’s ‘don’t be evil’ motto ‘bulls**t’ • The Register&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/364814551</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/364814551</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:32:13 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>iPad v. A Rock</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx2yu2Eh911qznbs5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/30/ipad-v-a-rock/" target="_blank"&gt;iPad v. A Rock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/361988802</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/361988802</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:08:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Next time you hear a developer say “I can’t design” correct them with “You mean you haven’t the..."</title><description>“Next time you hear a developer say “I can’t design” correct them with “You mean you haven’t the passion to try design” as this is a more correct response.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.riagenic.com/archives/127" target="_blank"&gt;Silverlight is creating a mutant designer who can code. | RIAGENIC.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/357626841</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/357626841</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:37:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The new Apple ‘i-Pad’ – not quite what we were expecting |...</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="336"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YFNQE_TzQNI&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YFNQE_TzQNI&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2010/01/the_new_apple_i-pad_-_not_quite_what_we_were_expecting.html" target="_blank"&gt;The new Apple ‘i-Pad’ – not quite what we were expecting | Mobile Industry Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/356734095</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/356734095</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:28:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"If you were to view the NYTimes website on an iPad, you wouldn’t see the giant Apple flash ad..."</title><description>“If you were to view the NYTimes website on an iPad, you wouldn’t see the giant Apple flash ad on the right third of the page”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/" target="_blank"&gt;8 Things That Suck About the iPad - apple ipad - Gizmodo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/356650266</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/356650266</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:30:15 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"So it doesn’t have a button that cures death?"</title><description>“So it doesn’t have a button that cures death?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Comment on Crunchgear blog: &lt;a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/27/jason-calacanis-possibly-spoils-apple-tablet-event-drops-major-details/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" target="_blank"&gt;Jason Calacanis (possibly) spoils Apple tablet event, drops major details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/355912921</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/355912921</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:44:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"I’ve run Google Toolbar for nearly a decade, but this week I uninstalled Google Toolbar from all my..."</title><description>“I’ve run Google Toolbar for nearly a decade, but this week I uninstalled Google Toolbar from all my PCs. I encourage others to do the same”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.benedelman.org/news/012610-1.html" target="_blank"&gt;Google Toolbar Tracks Browsing Even After Users Choose “Disable”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/354138585</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/354138585</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:35:12 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” -Steve Jobs"</title><description>““Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” -Steve Jobs”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/26/steve-jobs-apple-1997/" target="_blank"&gt;What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In 1997?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/352457332</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/352457332</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:24:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Sinofsky pointed out Robbie’s continued failure in the mobile space during the December strategy..."</title><description>“Sinofsky pointed out Robbie’s continued failure in the mobile space during the December strategy review”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?postID=7446853716301966145&amp;blogID=7555958&amp;isPopup=false&amp;page=5&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"&gt;Blogger: Mini-Microsoft - Post a Comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/350514112</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/350514112</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:17:50 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Some guy makes working Star Trek Phaser (via @howardvrooijen)</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="336"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7S71mPJ0F0Q&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7S71mPJ0F0Q&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/20/some-guy-makes-working-star-trek-phaser/" target="_blank"&gt;Some guy makes working Star Trek Phaser &lt;/a&gt;(via @howardvrooijen)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/347246201</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/347246201</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:52:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>BBC News - Reporter breaks an 'unbreakable' mobile phone at CES</title><description>&lt;a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8450385.stm"&gt;BBC News - Reporter breaks an 'unbreakable' mobile phone at CES&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/329169540</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/329169540</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:17:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Icy road conditions… cause a car to skid into a road sign...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw1149NBxh1qznbs5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/photo_galleries/article6979756.ece?slideshowPopup=true&amp;articleId=6979756&amp;sectionName=UK" target="_blank"&gt;Icy road conditions… cause a car to skid into a road sign (via @actionlamb) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/326713408</link><guid>http://backofabeermat.co.uk/post/326713408</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:28:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"we question whether Microsoft has what it takes to nab Google’s leftovers. 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