Ian Morris
Ian Morris loves televisions so much he's been banned from wedding chapels in Las Vegas for trying to marry them. When he's not romancing technology, he can be found watching American TV. Ian likes roast potatoes, but he doesn't like digital rights management.
Thursday 25 October 2007, 11:48am
The Yahoo Messenger of doom
Here at CNET.co.uk, we use Yahoo Messenger a lot. Because we're all gigantic geeks we very rarely actually talk to each other, instead preferring to type our messages using l33t speak via IM. YIM wasn't my choice -- I much prefer MSN -- but everyone else was on Yahoo when I got here and while the two clients can talk to each other these days, you do lose some functionality going between the two.
So Yahoo it is. But there is a fatal flaw in the version I'm using. When I open the main messenger window to IM someone, I've noticed that sometimes the person I double click isn't the person who actually gets the message.
The consequences of this range from the mildly irritating -- sending an amusing link to someone who doesn't care for amusing links, say, the MD of the company -- to the utterly dire, which I'll illustrate below:
It goes without saying: I'm very careful to check the name on the window when it opens now.
Articles by Ian Morris
TiVo to make triumphant return to UK with Virgin Media
Crave You might think you know what a PVR is, but in the UK we're really stuck in the past with our digital recording antics. Happily, Virgin Media is bringing TiVo back
Terminator Salvation Blu-ray: The movie isn't the worst thing on this disc
Crave This weekend, we watched Terminator Salvation, which wasn't as bad as we were expecting, but we certainly didn't enjoy the process of persuading the disc to play
How to survive a zombie attack using consumer electronics
Photo Like it or not, zombies are coming and probably sooner than you think. Good news though -- we all have tech in our homes that can be used to defeat them, so let's find out how
Technology that's totally impossible
Photo Many things in this world don't make any sense. The popularity of Miley Cirus is one pertinent example, but some technology is so bizarre that we refuse to believe in it
Seesmic Desktop for Windows: Better for Twitter than TweetDeck?
Crave This weekend Seesmic Desktop for Windows was released. We rushed to download our copy -- we've had enough of Adobe Air munching through our system memory
BBC: We may do 1080p on Freeview HD
Crave We've been trying to find out which format BBC HD would use on Freeview for some time now -- we were surprised to learn the service could use 1080p
Philips Cinema 21:9 (56PFL9954H/12)
Review If you're a movie lover with deep pockets, the Philips Cinema 21:9 is unlikely to disappoint, offering a truly immersive way to enjoy films shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio in the comfort of your couch. Its great picture quality and fantastic audio are also complemented by a lovely design and plenty of features
Runco LED projectors Q-750i and Q-750d: Almost certainly excellent, but costly
Crave We love video projectors for watching movies, but the problem is those lamps, which don't generally last very long and cost loads to replace. Now Runco thinks it has a solution, albeit a pricey one
