Archive for April, 2010

An end to democracy.

2010. The year the UK surrendered its democratic values. Harsh words? Perhaps? Yet most people who have witnessed the way through which the Digital Economy Bill was rushed through parliament without proper scrutiny and debate will probably agree. An unelected peer (Peter Mandelson) was the one who introduced the Bill (to claims that it was written by the big media corporations), over 20,000 people emailed their MP’s to demand a debate reflective of the size and scope of the bill and only 40 MP’s turned up to discuss it at its second reading. Hardly due democratic process, I’m sure even the staunchest
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Zune software hack for international users

Dont want to read what i have to say? Go straight to the download here. Users modifying the registry do so at their own risk and i accept no liability should something go wrong. Back up you PC with system restore before using. It should work fine for users simply unzip and double click, restart Zune and enjoy. ———————————————— A quarter of the way through 2010 and MS is still being totally silent on whether international fans will ever be able to fully enjoy the zune service, rather than just a gimped video service on their xboxes. Windows 7 Phone may
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