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Today at around 1pm utc Twitter crashed out and hasn’t returned yet, at least to me. There have been some reports that people using tools such as the Seesmic desktop have been able to continue tweeting, but for me using Tweetdeck on the iPhone every just comes back as a big fat fail

Here’s hoping that they are able to pull the service back together soon, and when they so, please follow us @roamerdotcom

Update as of 16:19 BST

Twitter is current under a denial of service attack, their last update on the Twitter status page suggests that the site is back up, but currently I’m still unable to get any response in Tweetdeck or their main website.

Update as of 17:10 BST

It looks as if Twitter has returned, although if they are still under a ddos attack we could lose service anytime, but for the moment it’s back, and I’ve got Tweetdeck back and functioning well.

-Roamer

Since getting my iPod Touch 2g back in March, the only thing that bugged me was that if I needed to use it outside the range of a usable wifi point I had to start Joiku on my Nokia N95, which worked well but also ran my N95 battery down quickly – and my N95 barely lasts a 12 hour day lol. So, I came to the decision that I wanted an IPhone, and it just so happened that the new iPhone 3gs was going to launch a few weeks after deciding to buy one not long to wait, but, contract or pay and go?
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Well, after having my Ipod Touch 2g for 10 days I can confidently say that it’s one of my best purchases in a long while. I now use the device every single day without fail, and to say that I like the email client on it would be understating it

Well, here I am, 9 months or so since I last posted up on here, mainly due to the fact that I’ve been getting stuck in to a new development system at my day job, and it’s taken me away from doing alot of things, but now i’m going to start dedicating some time to posting new topics on here, and a few new things besides.

I’m currently looking into the technical aspects of setting up a podcast using Skype to do the voip conference calling, headset/microphone selection which i know TheDoc will have something to say about, and loads of other things as well. I’m homing in on the Plantronics DSP-550 as the headset choice currently, but i’m still open to suggestions from anyone out there, as i’m a noob at the tech side of podcasting. Also any ideas on the recording side of things, which Skype recorder would you recommend?

Answers on a postcard please

QXL have announced today their intention and timeline for shutting down their UK auction site qxl.co.uk

They state the the site will cease trading on friday 30th May 2008, the last date for listing items will be the 9th May, and the last day to bid and buy items will be the 19th May.

Now although I have had a qxl account for many years I have never actually bought or sold anything due to the fact that i’ve found eBay to be much better as far buyers are concerned.

What are peoples thoughts? Are you going to miss QXL? Thoughts on why etc are all welcome

- Roamer

Freesat, the free to air satellite service from the BBC and ITV, is set to launch on May 6th. The service will provide a Sky style 7-day EPG with Freesat branded receivers available initially from Grundig (standard definition) and Humax (high definition), with a high definition PVR available from Humax in a few months time and receivers from other manufacturers expected later. Initially Freesat will be available from Comet, Currys, Dixons and John Lewis, but after the launch period receivers will be available from a wider range of retailers. Freesat will particularly appeal to people wanting an HD receiver or a PVR as these currently incur a subscription charge from Sky.