Sam Rutley » Misc http://www.rutley.co.uk Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:03:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Goodbye Internet Explorer 6! http://www.rutley.co.uk/blog/misc/goodbye-internet-explorer-6 http://www.rutley.co.uk/blog/misc/goodbye-internet-explorer-6#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:37:44 +0000 Sam Rutley http://www.rutley.co.uk/?p=185 Talk about web browsers have been taking up valuable column inches in many newspapers and online publications. Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) is finally dying off after causing years of torture to website developers everywhere. Recently security flaws in Internet…

]]> Talk about web browsers have been taking up valuable column inches in many newspapers and online publications. Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) is finally dying off after causing years of torture to website developers everywhere. Recently security flaws in Internet Explorer were used to hack into the email accounts of several high-profile human rights campaigners in China, this prompted the French and German governments to call for their citizens to stop using Internet Explorer. Yesterday Downing Street through its weight behind the campaign to phase out IE6.

So what are the options?

Google Chrome

Google Chrome was released by Google in September, 2008. Chrome was built from the ground-up making it one of the fastest and most reliable web browsers out there. Recently Google added extensions which makes Google Chrome a viable alternative to Firefox.
Download Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox was released by the Mozilla Foundation in November, 2004. Firefox has evolved tremendously since its launch in 2004 and has by far the largest number of extensions of any modern web browser.
Download Mozilla Firefox

]]> http://www.rutley.co.uk/blog/misc/goodbye-internet-explorer-6/feed 0 My Top 5 iPhone Apps and iPhone Review http://www.rutley.co.uk/blog/my-top-5-iphone-apps-and-iphone-review http://www.rutley.co.uk/blog/my-top-5-iphone-apps-and-iphone-review#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:41:52 +0000 Sam Rutley http://www.rutley.co.uk/?p=62 I’ve had an iPhone for 6 months now and I thought it was about time I did a review of it and listed my top five iPhone applications. Admmitedly I haven’t spent much time browsing the App Store so I…

]]> I’ve had an iPhone for 6 months now and I thought it was about time I did a review of it and listed my top five iPhone applications. Admmitedly I haven’t spent much time browsing the App Store so I haven’t seen all of the most popular apps, however these apps have saved me loads of time and kept me up-to-date with events:

  • iFooty – great app that helps you stay up-to-date with the latest football news and pulls in live match text from the BBC. Saves me loads of time checking the scores for the best team in the world!
  • Remote – allows you to control your iTunes from your iPhone.
  • Twitterific – Lets you post tweets/replies to Twitter and view your Twitter feed.
  • Facebook for iPhone – allows you to use Facebook functionality on your iPhone. My favourite (and probably most over-used) feature is the photo uploader, which lets you take a photo and upload it “live” to Facebook.
  • WordPress for iPhone – allows you to post to your WordPress blog using your iPhone.

iPhone Review

Over the past six months the iPhone has both delighted and frustrated me. The iPhone is not a great phone. It does not let you send MMS (although some say that being able to send an email is just as good), you cannot forward text messages or contact information, the camera quality isn’t great and it does not do video recording. However the ability to install great apps which increase your productivity and keep you ahead of the game make it a great accessory to have.

Think I’ve been fair? What are your favourite apps? Let me know in the comments!

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