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.

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Monday 21 September 2009, 10:59am

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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