Rich Trenholm
Rich Trenholm writes about digital cameras and other technology, except when he's writing about films, music and comics. He does not drink tea and never has.
Monday 21 September 2009, 10:59am
No retweet, no surrender
It's been boiling away beneath the surface for a while now, and finally, on Friday, I snapped: I found myself correcting complete strangers' use of the Twitter retweet. That way lies madness, or at least making myself look like a tool, so I reined in my netiquette fascism and thought about just why it is that retweets annoy me so much. Click here for more
Friday 31 July 2009, 5:00pm
Ain't no party like a Spotify party
Last night was the CBS Interactive summer party, an annual riot in which the backstage staff of CNET are unleashed to show us stunned journos how to party like Party Cat. Click here for more
Tuesday 2 June 2009, 2:28pm
Good police use ToughBooks: Technology and The Wire
Like just about everyone else, I came late to The Wire -- judging by the number of obsessed people I know getting their re-up via the BBC or boxsets, the only people who watched first time round were Charlie Brooker and the cast's mums. Click here for more
Monday 11 May 2009, 6:11pm
Fridge filmmaking: Why a movie is more than a poster and a release date
I love films. I love thought-provoking character studies and I love giant spaceships and things blowing up. I'll watch anything*. So one thing that drives me nuts is that talented filmmakers have to beg, borrow or steal to get great little films made, while tens of millions are set in inexorable motion for the juggernaut of a Hollywood blockbuster, with nothing more solid in place than a release date and a poster, let alone a decent script. Click here for more
Monday 23 February 2009, 11:26am
New computer geekgasm: The essential downloads I can't live without
I got a new work computer today, and I'm totally geeking out at the prospect of starting from a blank canvas to reinstall my favourite programs and maybe even find some new gems. Click here for more
Monday 9 February 2009, 9:50am
Twitter Week: Why I love Twitter
Because it's fun.
Seriously. If you've signed up but are still scratching your head, or you've been hearing about it but don't get what the fuss is about, this is why. Forget about 'social media' for a second, forget about the celebrities, forget about 'real-time social messaging'. It's just fun. And, over the next week, Crave will be presenting a host of ideas and tips for getting the most out of Twitter. Click here for more
Monday 26 January 2009, 2:32pm
CNET UK gets new look, doesn't turn evil
New president. New Doctor Who. And 2009 has now seen the launch of a new-look CNET UK, more in line with the CNET brand around the world. In the lead-up to the nip/tuck, we tested the changes on a mirror version of the live site, which involved crossing into a parallel bizarro universe where we all sport evil goatees. Click here for more
Thursday 22 January 2009, 5:27pm
Re-tweeting history: CNET UK on Twitter
This week saw history made with the inauguration of Barack Obama as US president. As a tech journalist, I was interested to see how people used a staggering range of technology to follow goings-on as they unfolded, and afterwards. As a devoted Twitter fan, I enjoyed the big day through the 140-character thoughts and impressions of millions of people. Click here for more
Articles by Rich Trenholm
Lady GaGa Monster Heartbeats: They're plastic but they still have fun
Crave Lady GaGa has lent her considerable artistic weight to the Monster Heartbeats. Guess how much they cost. No, go on, guess. Oh, you
Google Voice heading for Europe?
Crave Google Voice may be on its way to Europe. Google has revealed international deals have already been signed for the 'one phone number for life' service
Twitter retweets rolled out to beta tweeters
Crave Twitter has begun rolling out new-look retweets, with a counter, to selected users. Not before time, we say
Crumbs! Large Hadron Collider suffers snack-related bird mishap
Crave A bird has bombed a bit of baguette into the Large Hadron Collider, causing the giant particle accelerator to overheat. If a marmoset drops in some Marmite, we've got ourselves breakfast
Beatles on a stick: Crave alternative headline competition results!
Crave The news that every Beatles album will be sold on a USB stick launched a thousand puns. It's our first Crave alternative headline competition!
Ordnance Survey and GeoVation map the future with mashup competition
Crave Ordnance Survey is backing GeoVation, a competition to win cash for ideas that make the map of the future
Olympus E-P2: How's the view? Electronic, expensive
Crave Olympus has announced the E-P2, the second retro-styled Micro Four Thirds camera in the Pen range
MSN Music relaunches with free streaming
Crave MSN Music has relaunched its download store, and introduced into private beta a free streaming service
