| > iWait | 06.09.2011 |
As there was no hardware release so far this year for a new iPhone, it seems likely there is still one to come before the end of the year. More precisely sometime between now and the end of October there is likely to be an announcement and a release of …
| > Getting the Kindle Store back on the iPhone | 25.07.2011 |
If, like me, you use the Kindle app on the iPhone it will be slightly annoying to see in the latest update that the link to the Kindle Store has been removed. This is due to Apple forcing apps to start using In-app purchases so they can take part of …
| > iPhone Website | 10.06.2011 |
Did you know that you can view an optimised version of this website on your iPhone, iPod or iPad? Try it out. Just go to www.hughcowan.com on your device. I’d be interested to hear from people with Android devices or other smartphones to learn how my site looks on them.
| > Comments Change | 11.04.2011 |
I have changed the comments platform on this site to Disqus. I have seen this platform in use over many blogs that I read on a daily basis and it seems to becoming the standard comments platform.
Let me know what you think in the comments! 
| > Partial Tilt | 07.04.2011 |
Google always are game for a joke and even their mist basic feature; search is no exception. When you do a search on Safari, which is the default browser on the iPhone, the alignment of the entered Google …
| > New Skype | 07.04.2011 |
Yesterday Skype finally released an updated version of Skype for Linux. It has been over a year since the previous release back in January 2010. In that time they have fixed a few bugs and added one feature that involves paying Skype to use certain Wifi networks. There is …
| > Ubuntu 11.04 Beta (Natty) | 06.04.2011 |
At the end of the month the latest version of Ubuntu will be released. Ubuntu 11.04 or Natty Narwhal will the first Ubuntu to move away from the typical Gnome layout that previous version have. …
| > Firefox 4 Released Tomorrow | 21.03.2011 |
I’ve been a Chrome user for a while now but before I was a Firefox user. I noticed that the new Firefox is being released tomorrow so I took this oppotunity to check out the Release Candidate of Firefox 4. While it looks very Chromesque and is much snappier. There …
| > He’s Dead Jim | 11.03.2011 |
This is the message you get in chrome if a page cannot load and you choose to kill it. The more geeky readers will realise that it is a quote from Star Trek the original series. In my experience tabs only …
| > Welcome to 2011 | 06.03.2011 |
Well it is March already and I’m a year older and I’ve just realised that I have not updated this blog for 10 months. Is the platform of blogs dead? Most of my friends are on Facebook these days and can keep up-to-date with me on there (although I’m …
| > New Theme | 14.04.2010 |
Courtesy of my friend Yun I now have a new theme that I can call my own! Let me know what you think and if you find any bugs.
| > Election Time | 07.04.2010 |
Yesterday the current Prime Minister finally announced the General Election we’ve all been expecting in the UK for some time now. For many people this election will be a tough choice between the parties. Let me know who you would vote for in the poll to the right.
| > New Blog Name and Hosting | 24.03.2010 |
It is March already and there have hardly been any blog posts this year! Sorry about that. I’ll try and improve this.
Next month my domain name and hosting are up for renewal and as I now work for a hosting company it made sense to everything over there. During this …