Archive for July 2011

Full Circle Podcast 22, Mad Max Meets Ben Hur

Full Circle Podcast Episode 22, Mad Max Meets Ben Hur is available now from the Full circle Site. In this episode, all things Chrome. Full Circle Podcast is also a proud member of the Tech Podcasts Network. Feeds for both MP3 and OGG: RSS feed, MP3: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/category/podcast/feed RSS feed, OGG: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/category/podcast/feed/atom

Review: Anne Boleyn, Globe Theatre, London

The company based at the reconstructed Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on London’s South Bank have delivered another excellent production in the finest traditions of Elizabethan/Jacobean drama. Complimenting their season of contemporary plays (Much Ado and Dr. Faustus) this modern production by British veteran playwright Howard Brenton presents the story of Henry VIII’s much maligned second wife … Continue reading »

Review: Cecilia Ahern – Thanks for the Memories

The quotes in praise of most of Cecelia Ahern’s novels are from women’s magazines, and this sums up the quality of these stories. Ahern spins out some original ideas, but in Thanks for the Memories these aren’t developed between the initial turning point (when Joyce starts sharing Justin’s memories thanks to a blood transfusion) and … Continue reading »

Review: Lady Gaga – Born This Way

I have fallen prey to Gaga-dom and bought the next album. I didn’t like Born This Way as a single, but Judas and The Edge of Glory were good enough songs, and, anyway, it’s Gaga. To be honest, this album’s a disappointment. It’s nowhere near the quality of her first, and with her ground-breaking early … Continue reading »

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•  NASA announcement details possible discovery of liquid water on Mars (Sky Watching) •  The Web Is 20 Years Old Today (Techcrunch) •  Hackers Break Into 70 Law Enforcement Websites (Mashable) •  Plan to create libraries of the future (BBC) •  Emergency talks called to calm global markets turmoil (BBC)

How-to: Computer Backup Part Three – Cloud Services

Let’s rewind. In Part One we posited that the safest data storage plan goes something like this: 1. local machine disk: original or master copy 2. network storage disk: common or shared copy 3. off-line storage, which these days means remote cloud storage, or on-line back-up. This isn’t simply jumping on the bandwagon of ‘Clouds … Continue reading »

Digital Watermarks: Part Two Heart of Darkness

In Digital Watermarks Part One, we looked at the need for digital watermarks and the simple steps to impose a visible watermark onto a digital image. As we found last time, a visible watermark placed in the center of the image is really difficult to erase and will remain even if someone crops the image, but … Continue reading »

•  Supercookies: What You Need to Know About the Web’s Latest Tracking Device (Mashable) •  7 Factors to Consider When Redesigning Your Website (Mashable) •  AT&T Determined to Save T-Mobile Deal (Mashable) •  Obama backs down on tighter smog regulations (Guardian) •  Why state surveys asked about bras and haddock (BBC) •  The Self-Storage Craze – We all have too much … Continue reading »

How-to: Computer Backup Part Two- Local Back-up with Déjà Dup

Last time we looked at data back-up from the top down, strategic level. On to more practical matters now, how to back-up your data with a ‘conventional’ utility and where better to start than with the tool already lined up for the default choice in Ubuntu 11.10 onward: Déjà Dup. This choice has come from … Continue reading »

Exhibition: BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery

BP Portrait Award 2011, now until 18 September 2011 National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London. “The annual BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, promoting the very best in contemporary portrait painting. Over the past thirty-two years the Award has proved the launch pad for the careers of many … Continue reading »

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• Illustrated: Apple’s Fear of Android (OS News) • How to Save Energy When Using Your Computer (OS News) • UK Newspaper “The Sun” Hacked, and Data Stolen (G-Hacks) • Third of adults ‘use smartphone’ says Ofcom report (BBC)