Using an XBOX 360 wireless controller with XBMC on Ubuntu

This Christmas I finally bit the bullet and treated myself to a shiny XBox 360. Ostensibly this was so that I could experiment with console development, but mostly I have used it to play Gears of War. In a slight departure from what I usually talk about, I thought I’d quickly jot down how I […]

Marcus Povey

This Christmas I finally bit the bullet and treated myself to a shiny XBox 360. Ostensibly this was so that I could experiment with console development, but mostly I have used it to play Gears of War. In a slight departure from what I usually talk about, I thought I’d quickly jot down how I […]

Postcodes freed in 2010, OS to follow..?

This story appeared in the BBC a few days ago, but so far I haven’t had a chance to comment. Basically, the government is going to make the Royal Mail postcode database available for free to those who want it, with the Ordinance survey database to follow. This is a surprising glimmer of light in […]

Marcus Povey

This story appeared in the BBC a few days ago, but so far I haven’t had a chance to comment. Basically, the government is going to make the Royal Mail postcode database available for free to those who want it, with the Ordinance survey database to follow. This is a surprising glimmer of light in […]

Fake police at Canary Wharf

A few days ago my father – a passionate amateur photographer – fell foul of Canary Wharf’s pretend police. His crime? Taking a photo of a shadow of a tree on a building. Initially it was two fake police which challenged him, demanding that he show them what photos he took on his camera. This […]

Marcus Povey

A few days ago my father – a passionate amateur photographer – fell foul of Canary Wharf’s pretend police. His crime? Taking a photo of a shadow of a tree on a building. Initially it was two fake police which challenged him, demanding that he show them what photos he took on his camera. This […]