http://www.gooii.com/ Latest blog from the website of gooii.com en Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:03:47 GMT (Apple Store New York - This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.) It's another exciting day for Apple fans as a slew of new gadgets are released, tempting those crisp notes out of our wallets. There's a new iPod Touch featuring FaceTime video calling, Retina display and HD video recording, as well as an updated iPod Suffle that allows users to add playlists. The new iPod nano boasts a tiny touch screen that looks very cool indeed and Apple TV has matured into a sleek, miniature device that has HDMI output and allows owners to rent and buy films from iTunes or stream content direct from their computers. Apple have also updated their touch brand, using a simple but effective multi-coloured finger print design. For more info on these excellent new products visit the Apple UK website Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:03:47 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-new-apple-products-ipod-nano-ipod-touch-and-apple-tv.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-new-apple-products-ipod-nano-ipod-touch-and-apple-tv.html The Wilderness Downtown is an interative website by Chris Milk, built entirely in HTML 5 and best viewed in Google Chrome. The site, a collaboration between the Milk, rock band Arcade Fire and Google, has a Donnie Darko feel to it and it's really inspiring to see a level of creativity usually reserved for the most artistic of music videos. To view the site visit thewildernessdowntown.com or to experience more adventures in HTML go to chromeexperiments.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:41:06 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-the-wilderness-downtown.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-the-wilderness-downtown.html (This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 15:53, 4 July 2010 (UTC) by Guitarpop (talk).) When you work at a top Nottingham website design company how do you unwind at the end of the day. By sitting in front of another screen and pretending you're a rock star of course. Here at Gooii we're massive fans of the Rock Band series and are looking forward to Rock Band 3, which sees the introduction of real instruments. As a guitarist this has to be my most anticipated feature; I find that Rock Band on Expert level confuses the hell out of me as I can't help thinking like a guitar player, not someone pressing buttons on a plastic instrument. Price permitting and if it works with the previous Rock Band tracks I'm in. One of the best features of the Rock Band series has to be the playlists and IGN have scooped the full line-up of tracks. There's some absolute classics including Queen, Hendrix, The Who and Whitesnake, though I'm not sure how Amy Winehouse snuck in there. Here's the full list, broken down by decade: 2000sAmy Winehouse "Rehab"At the Drive-In "One Armed Scissor"Avenged Sevenfold "The Beast & the Harlot"Dover "King George"The Bronx "False Alarm"The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1"HIM (His Infernal Majesty) "Killing Loneliness"Hypernova "Viva La Resistance"Ida Maria "Oh My God"Juanes "Me Enamora"Metric "Combat Baby"Paramore "Misery Business"Phoenix "Lasso"Poni Hoax "Antibodies"Pretty Girls Make Graves "Something Bigger Something Brighter"Queens of the Stone Age "No One Knows"The Ravonettes "Last Dance"Rilo Kiley "Portions for Foxes"Riverboat Gamblers "Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead"Slipknot "Before I Forget"The Sounds "Living in America"Tegan & Sara "The Con"Them Crooked Vultures "Dead End Friends"Tokio Hotel "Humanoid"The Vines "Get Free"The White Stripes "The Hardest Button to Button" 1990sFaith No More "Midlife Crisis"Filter "Hey Man Nice Shot"Jane's Addiction "Been Caught Stealing"Man? "Oye Mi Amor"Marilyn Manson "The Beautiful People"The Muffs "Outer Space"Phish "Llama"Primus "Jerry Was a Racecar Driver"Rammstein "Du Hast"Smash Mouth "Walkin' On The Sun"Spacehog "In the Meantime"Stone Temple Pilots "Plush" Swingin' Utters "This Bastard's Life" 1980sAnthrax "Caught in a Mosh"Big Country "In a Big Country"The Cure "Just Like Heaven"Def Leppard "Foolin'"Devo "Whip It"Dio "Rainbow in the Dark"Dire Straits "Walk of Life"Echo & the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon"Huey Lewis and the News "The Power of Love"INXS "Need You Tonight"J. Geils Band "Centerfold"Joan Jett "I Love Rock N' Roll"Night Ranger "Sister Christian"Ozzy Osbourne "Crazy Train"The Police "Don't Stand So Close to Me"Roxette "The Look"The Smiths "Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before"Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" 1970sThe B-52's "Rock Lobster"Blondie "Heart of Glass"Bob Marley "Get Up Stand Up" Chicago "25 or 6 to 4"Deep Purple "Smoke on the Water"Doobie Brothers "China Grove"Elton John "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"Foreigner "Cold As Ice"Golden Earring "Radar Love" John Lennon "Imagine"Lynyrd Skynyrd "Free Bird"Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"Steve Miller Band "Fly Like an Eagle"T. Rex "20th Century Boy"Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "I Need to Know"War "Low Rider"Warren Zevon "Werewolves of London"Yes "Roundabout" 1960sBeach Boys "Good Vibrations (Live)" David Bowie "Space Oddity"The Doors "Break on Through (To the Other Side)"James Brown "I Got You (I Feel Good)"The Jimi Hendrix Experience "Crosstown Traffic"The Who "I Can See for Miles" Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:56:11 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-rock-band-3-track-list.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-rock-band-3-track-list.html BBC Radio Nottingham's new music program The Beat will be hosting a live music event tomorrow, Saturday 21st August, in city centre. The bands include Gallery 47, Nina Smith, Frontiers and Tokyo Green who will all be broadcast live from Nottingham's Market Square which has been designed to replicate a traditional British beach for the summer holidays. For more info visit the BBC website Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:35:11 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-bbc-live-music-event-in-nottingham.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-bbc-live-music-event-in-nottingham.html This Is Nottingham have opened their mouths and filled their bellies and reviewed hundreds of places to eat and drink in Nottingham. It's a thriving city with so much choice, so it's great to have something comprehensive to help us hungry people choose the right places to stuff our faces. To read the reviews visit: thisisnottingham.co.uk/eatingout Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:03:12 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-eating-out-in-nottingham.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-eating-out-in-nottingham.html Great find by zeldman.com, how good is your browser at rendering HTML 5? 'HTML 5 test' puts your browser through its paces and scores on features such as parsing rules, video support, audio and web apps. I've run some tests and Apple's Safari 5.0.1 comes out top with 208 points out of a possible 300. Next up is my browser of choice, Google Chrome with 197 points, followed by Firefox 3.6.8 with a disappointing 139 points.  I also tested the site on the iPhone 4's Safari browser, which scored a very respectable 185 points, bettering Firefox by quite a way. Boo to Firefox but don't feel too bad Mozilla fans, Microsoft IE8 on the PC scored a pathetic 27/300 - though IE9 should address these issues. Forgetting IE8, all browsers tested scored 22/27 for Video, 20 points for Audio and 14 points for Web Apps. So all equal in those respects. To test your browser visit: www.html5test.com Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:04:10 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-html-5-test-how-good-is-your-browser.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-html-5-test-how-good-is-your-browser.html Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect controller has been hogging the news but at £129 and requiring 6ft of space it might not be for everyone. Sony are also trying to ape Nintendo's success with their new Move controller. Official prices have been announced and the Playstation Move will retail at £35, with the required Playstation Eye camera costing £25. There's also an optional sub-controller, much like the Wii's Nunchuck, that will set you back another £25. A cost-saving Move starter kit will be available, including the motion controller, Eye camera and demo disc for a reasonable £50. As motion-controlled games are no fun on your own, you'll no doubt want to double the fun, weighing in at £85 for two Move contrllers and an Eye camera, or £125 if you want to throw the sub-controllers into the mix. The Playstation Move will be out on 15th September 2010, move on over to the Playstation website for more info Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:24:27 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-sony-announce-official-playstation-move-uk-pricing.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-sony-announce-official-playstation-move-uk-pricing.html Apple have announced their new range of Mac Pros at the top of their range, boasting a whopping 12 cores of processing power. Apple are calling it the "fastest Mac ever" and it's a Mac so it's going to spank anything else on the market with a similar spec. Cost up your dream computer and you may need to steady yourself but, as a Mac Pro user myself, this is going to be a computer that will last you years before you even have to think about buying another. The Mac Pro is also the easiest computer to upgrade, no need to worry about unplugging something you shouldn't or if it's properly connected, RAM and HDDs just slot right in. It's a beautiful piece of design inside and out. The new Mac Pro will be available in August, for more info and the full spec visit: apple.com/uk/macpro/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:13:04 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-the-new-mac-pro-12-core-badboy.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-the-new-mac-pro-12-core-badboy.html Microsoft have finally ended months of speculation and announced their new Xbox 360 Kinect controller will retail at £129.99. The package also includes the game 'Kinect Adventures'. A quick look at the online retailers shows the big guns like Game and Amazon are selling Kinect at the full asking price, while Shopto.net appear to be the cheapest at £124.86. For me it's cost prohibitive; I'm sure the controller is amazing but with games offering a similar functionality to Wii ones I never play, I think even the gadget freak in me will need to pass until the eventual, and inevitable, price drop. Microsoft have also announced a new version of the Xbox 360 Slim console, to replace the existing Arcade pack. The new console sports all the great new features of the updated console but with 4gb of onboard memory instead of a 250gb. For the savvy gamers out there, if you add your own HDD, at £149.99 rrp this could be the console to go for. For more info on Kinect and the new Xbox 360 visit the official Xbox website. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:07:42 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-official-xbox-360-kinect-price-announced.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-official-xbox-360-kinect-price-announced.html Creator of the Katamari games, Keita Takahashi has been in Nottingham for the past month designing plans for a new play area in Woodthorpe Grange. This is exciting news for Nottingham's families and is the first of its kind in the world. Speaking to the BBC the innovative designer said "I want it to be something no-one has experienced before... I intend to create a design that fits in with the location. I don't want to disturb the trees by cutting them down, so instead, I've included them as part of the fun of the park." He goes on to say "What gives me the most joy is seeing people having fun. [Playgrounds and video games] are both fun things. They actually aren't that different." To read the full article skip on over to the BBC Nottingham website. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:20:05 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-katamari-for-nottingham.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-katamari-for-nottingham.html Housing charity Family First have teamed up with Waste company Veolia. They are appealing for old fridges to be taken to recycling centres in Nottingham where they will be refurbished and given to needy families. More info: http://www.familyfirst.org.uk http://www.veolia.co.uk/nottinghamshire Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:36:58 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-fridge-recycling-service-in-nottinghamshire.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-fridge-recycling-service-in-nottinghamshire.html For all the brilliance and ease of use, one area WordPress has suffered is its security. Easily customisable, and in some cases just as hackable, this article could be considered something of a godsend. Split into two parts, the article describes what to do if your WordPress site is hacked and advice on how to protect yourself with a "solid security lockdown". To view the full article skip on over to the Digging into WordPress website. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:15:47 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-wordpress-security-advice.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-wordpress-security-advice.html   'Big Night Out' always reminds me of the classic Reeves and Mortimer programme, and I'm always disapointed there's no Man with a Stick, Stott brothers, Wheel of Justice, Novelty Island or Les. What there is however is a beach on Old Market Square, live entertainment, music, free or discounted events, guided and historic walks, ice skating and magic, and you can't shake a big stick at that. The launch is on 28th July 2010 at Nottingham Riviera. For more info visit the BBC website. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:31:30 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-bbc-nottinghams-big-night-out-2010.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-bbc-nottinghams-big-night-out-2010.html As each browser implements new CSS standards, each publisher interprets these differently. In the past (and present for that matter) designers and coders have been using hacks to hide code from one browser, or to appeal to another directly. CSS3 vendor prefixes will render hacks a thing of the past, as coders will be able to target a browser in the line of code. Later, when browser revisions are released, these prefixes will be dropped in favour of the standard, though the prefixes will remain so we won't have to rewrite our existing code. For more on this head over to Eric Meyer's article on the A List Apart website, for a thorough and extremely interesting disection of the topic. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:11:13 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-css-vendor-prefixes.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-css-vendor-prefixes.html The Nottingham Innovation Expo 2010 is a free event showcasing the ground breaking work being carried out at Nottingham University. The exhibition features new inventions, cutting edge technologies and gives an insight into the research work carried out at this prestigious university. The event starts on 8th July at 1pm at Nottingham University in the Sir Colin Campbell Building on Jubilee Campus. For more information visit The University of Nottingham website. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:17:31 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-innovation-expo-2010.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-innovation-expo-2010.html A really interesting article this. Over at the excellent zeldman.com, Jeffrey Zeldman discusses the use of CSS and HTML to create web graphics without the need for Photoshop or Illustrator. The site links to some quite brilliant examples of graphics created entirely using CSS, check out Louis Harboe's iOS icons and Jeff Batterson's iPhone. Zeldman argues that "no company will ever create “the modern day equivalent of Illustrator and PageMaker for CSS, HTML5 and JavaScript.”" which can only effectively be created by the human hand. Personally I feel software companies need to adapt to the changes in creating web content, or find that their products are no longer relevant. I'm already reading about a reluctance to upgrade existing software to the latest revisions because of falling confidence in the products available. While some are excellent, others are buggy and contain unusable features put in place it seems only to justify an upgrade. On the other side of the coin, as a designer, I need a visual tool to intuitively transfer my ideas to the screen and feel typing would be at odds to a designers natural way of expression. It's a great piece and I thoroughly recommend subscribing to Zeldman's feeds. To read the full article visit: zeldman.com Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:14:43 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-image-creation-in-css-and-html.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-image-creation-in-css-and-html.html For all you Evel Knievel fans, it's a chance to relive the thrill of the wind-up toy motorbike and see the real thing in action at the Red Bull X-Fighters Jam in Nottingham's Old Market Square. Shows run on 2nd July at 5pm and 8pm and is free and open to spectators. For more info visit the This Is Nottingham website. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:13:15 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-red-bull-bikers-free-event-in-nottingham.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-red-bull-bikers-free-event-in-nottingham.html   Nottingham has been named as one of the best places to have a night out in the UK, after being awarded the Purple Flag Status by the Association of Town Centre Management. It now ranks alongside other areas such as Covent Garden and Leicester Square in London. The 24 hour city has been judged on it's range of theatres, bars, clubs and restaurants as well as personal safety, cleanliness, appeal and it's cultural appeal.  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:37:59 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-one-of-the-best-places-for-a-night-out-in-the-uk.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-one-of-the-best-places-for-a-night-out-in-the-uk.html Jamie's Italian has been given the go ahead by Nottingham Council planning department. The £1.5 million project will create 85 new jobs in the city. Everyone at Gooii is very excited at the prospect of a fabulous new lunch destination and are keeping our fingers crossed that someone will invite us to the launch. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:24:52 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-jamie-oliver-nottingham-update.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-jamie-oliver-nottingham-update.html Day 2 at E3 featured the gaming big guns Nintendo and Sony. Sony announced their Move motion controller will be be released in Europe on September 19th, costing $49.99 for the main controller and $29.99 for the additional controller (UK prices have yet to be announced). You'll also need a Playstation Eye camera, which currently retails for £25-35. Other big news from Sony included Grand Tourismo 5 finally getting a 2nd November release date and a big surprise from Valveworks' announcing Steam will connect with the PS3. For a full Sony roundup visit MCV UK's website. Nintendo's biggest weapon was the launch of the 3DS handheld gaming console. I'm quite excited about this as it houses a 3D screen that works without the need for special glasses. The system, that also includes a motion controller, can even take 3D pictures and I can't wait to see it in action. Other notable mentions include a new Zelda game for Wii, the return of Donkey Kong Country and a Mario Sports game. Jump over to MCV UK for the full roundup. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:57:42 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-e3-day-2-summary.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-e3-day-2-summary.html If you're a bit of a geek and into your gaming, then the E3 Expo is an exciting time year and yes I admit it, I'm a bit excited. All the rumours and speculation are finally put to rest, as the game companies announce the products due to be released for their systems. Day 1 belonged to Microsoft, so here's a quick rundown of their event: Project Natal motion controller renamed Kinect Various Kinect game demos are shown inc spots, racing and Star Wars! Announcement of the Xbox 360 Slim games console, inc built in wifi and whisper quiet fans 'Halo: Reach' campaign Trailer 'Call of Duty Black Ops' gameplay video 'Gears of War 3' gameplay video 'Metal Gear Solid: Rising' debut trailer 'Fable III' shipping date announced (October 26th) Exclusive demo from Crytek, codenamed 'Kingdom' For more info visit the official E3 website Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:07:55 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-e3-day-1-summary.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-e3-day-1-summary.html The revolutionary Xbox 360 controller, previously known as Project Natal, has been renamed 'Kinect for Xbox 360' in time for its launch at this year's E3 gaming event. I personally really liked the name Natal but it'll be exciting to see what this new gaming controller can offer. For more info and launch title previews hop on over to IGN UK Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:06:30 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-xbox-project-natal-renamed-kinect.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-xbox-project-natal-renamed-kinect.html Nottingham City Council is driving plans forward to double the city's district heating system and includes plans for solar panals to go on thousands of roofs. Graham Chapman, Deputy City Council Leader stated "We are already the most energy self sufficient city in the UK and we want to maintain that lead and increase it and compete with European cities." For more info visit the This Is Nottingham website Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:02:22 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-bidding-to-become-uks-greenest-city.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-bidding-to-become-uks-greenest-city.html No not a Transformer but Chinese car manufacturer Changan Automobiles, who are setting up a new research and development centre at Nottingham's Science Park. This is great news for the city as the move will potentially create over 200 jobs and, according to EMDA Chairman Bryan Jackson, will "further establish the region's reputation as a location for innovative, high technology companies." For more information visit the BBC's website Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:55:42 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-car-giant-moves-to-nottingham.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-car-giant-moves-to-nottingham.html Above image is of the Apple Newton Message Pad handheld computer released in 1993. Forget the phones left in bars and internet predictions, Apple have revealed the iPhone 4 and the iOS 4 operating system (formerly known as iPhone OS). Some of the more notable new features include mulitasking (iOS4 compatible apps only, so don't expect to play Angry Birds while listening to Spotify just yet), a greatly improved screen, improved camera with Flash and front camera for video calling. For the full rundown of features visit the Apple Site. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:50:55 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-iphone-4-and-ios-revealed.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-iphone-4-and-ios-revealed.html When I got into work today I booted up my trusted Mac and found my Apple Wireless keyboard had bitten the dust. Fresh batteries did nothing for it and a replacement seemed the only way to go. After quite a bit of Googling on my iPhone, I read that if you roll up a small pellet of metal sponge or tin foil and drop this in before the batteries it can resucue your keyboard. I said I'd be amazed if that worked. It did work and amazed I was. So if your keyboard has given up the ghost, try this handy tip before investing in a new keyboard. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:23:54 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-apple-wireless-keyboard-no-power-tip.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-apple-wireless-keyboard-no-power-tip.html For a lot of people in the UK, 3D projection mapping was first seen on Sky New's coverage of the 2010 election 'Leader's Debate'. The above video is an advert for Samsung TVs and is projected onto a building in Amsterdam. The effect is quite stunning and I can't wait to see how well the effect works in the flesh. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:49:57 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-3d-building-projection-mapping.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-3d-building-projection-mapping.html Sherwood Art Week will be running from Saturday 19-26th June, 2010 in Nottingham, UK with events, displays and workshops being held in the Sherwood and Carrington areas of the city. Organisers are expecting 80-100 artists to be involved in the event, which has been organised by volunteers, artists and local businesses. Artwork will also be displayed in shop, pub and restaurants as well as in the windows of local residents. This promises to be a great week and it always makes me proud to hear of exciting events like this happenning in our city. For more information visit the official Sherwood Art Week 2010 website. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:44:59 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-art-week-sherwood.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-art-week-sherwood.html Google have released the top 1000 most visited sites on the web, based on unique visitors as measured by their Ad Planner. Facebook is the most visited site with Yahoo, Wikipedia, Bing, Adobe and Twitter making noteable appearances in the top 20. Click here to view the full list, which will be updated monthly. The above image is of Google's first production server. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:12:12 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-google-top-1000.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-google-top-1000.html There's alway loads to do in Nottingham and the BBC have compiled a list of events in the coming weeks. This includes GameCityNights on Friday 28th May, part of the excellent GameCity, and City Pulse, a 3 day music festival to be held in Old Market Square from 29th-31st May. There's also a free Robin Hood funday to be held at Newark Castle on Monday 31st May. For more info on Nottingham City events visit the Nottingham City Council Website. Fri, 28 May 2010 09:44:19 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-city-pulse-and-other-nottingham-events.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-city-pulse-and-other-nottingham-events.html The BBC have announced their iPlayer will be made available at some point on the iPad. This is a great example of how Flash based video can be adapted to output H.264 video that is iPhone and iPad compatible. I have to say I'm very impressed with the BBC iPlayer, it works as excellently on the PS3, Wii and iPhone as it does on the PC or Mac and I'd really like to see the 4oD player be as flexible. For more info jump over to The Register for an indepth report. Thu, 27 May 2010 10:21:02 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-bbc-iplayer-to-work-on-ipad.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-bbc-iplayer-to-work-on-ipad.html It's bad news for Ireland's shortest rock star, Bono's badly hurt his back and the U2 tour bus is parked. The good news is they are pulling out of Glastonbury! Admittedly U2 are a hugely popular band, so while not to my taste it's hard to argue they weren't a top headlne act. The big question is who will replace them? The Rolling Stones and Prince have been suggested but there hasn't been a Glastonbury in 20 years where these two acts haven't been rumoured to play. Pearl Jam are in the country but already playing the Hard Rock Calling festival in Hyde Park, so who else could take their place? My AV votes would go to The Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys, Radiohead, The Raconteurs, Tenacious D, Beck, The Eels, Kasabian, Gorillaz, Fleetwood Mac or The Monkees (seriously). There's plently there to choose from Mr. Eavis, pick a good one. UPDATE: Mr. Eavis didn't do too badly this time, he picked the Gorillaz. Wed, 26 May 2010 09:54:38 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-u2-pull-out-of-glastonbury-yay.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-u2-pull-out-of-glastonbury-yay.html   Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain Jamie's Italian have submitted a planning application with Nottingham City Council to open a £1m restaurant on Low Pavement. The site is a listed building which currently houses Jass Interiors and Jass Cafe. If successful, it could be open in early 2011. Carluccio's have also obtained planning consent for the Old Slug and Lettuce bar on Low Pavement. A great location, just 5 minutes from the Gooii office - maybe someone will invite us to the launch parties? Tue, 25 May 2010 10:47:14 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-jamie-oliver-and-antonio-carluccio-looking-at-nottingham.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-jamie-oliver-and-antonio-carluccio-looking-at-nottingham.html The Nottingham Contemporary arts centre has won the Royal Institute of Architects award for architectual excellence. Designed by Caruso St John, the building looks like a retail park Halfords but who am I to argue with a Royal Institute of something. Thankfully the content inside is excellent and centre is well worth visiting. For more info visit the Nottingham Contemporary website. Tue, 25 May 2010 10:04:33 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-contemporary-wins-riba-award.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-contemporary-wins-riba-award.html Sony and Microsoft would have you believe their console is best. Personally I think they're both great and it really comes down to the games. Both have killer exclusives that makes owning each console worthwhile. Gears of War and Mass Effect are reasons to own a 360 but Uncharted 2 and Little Big Planet make a convincing argument for the PS3. Ever since I can remember there's been the 'war of which is better', Spectrum vs Commodore 64, Amiga or ST, Megadrive vs SNES, Saturn or Playstation, Gamecube vs PS2. The BBC recently put this question to DJ Lazlow, cooly named developer of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, who leaned towards the 360 "because of Xbox Live" but went on to say it's best if "you can afford to buy both". Interestingly he compares the consoles to the Mac and PC saying "They're two different tools that do different things." I heartily agree, unfortunately it's not cheap to do so. Mon, 24 May 2010 10:23:54 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-360-vs-ps3-fight.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-360-vs-ps3-fight.html There's some exciting news about Google Chrome OS, the new operating system from the people who brought you the internet (well they might as well have done). Announced last July, Google Chrome OS is for "people who live on the web" and the new Chrome Web Store will feed those hungry people with content. The Web Store promises to give application creators greater flexibility on how they program and deliver content, including being able to use Flash and more control over sales. Chrome OS and the Web Store are destined for Netbooks first, so expect a rival to the iPad any day now. For more info visit The Official Google Blog Thu, 20 May 2010 09:53:12 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-google-chrome-os-web-store.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-google-chrome-os-web-store.html Nearly a year ago at gaming Expo E3 Microsoft announced Project Natal, a motion sensing gaming device that tracks full body movement. Pricing for Natal has been speculated between £50-£150 pounds, essentially covering the price of a game to a new console. Some online retailers are already advertising pre-orders at the top end, which is disappointingly high. This Year's E3 is just around the corner and, with an official release announced in October, the marketing machine will soon be in full flow. The big question is, will it live up to the hype? Tue, 18 May 2010 09:58:32 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-project-natal-pricing.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-project-natal-pricing.html   Catering managers at both the Nottingham City Hospital and Nottingham's QMC are using fresh seasonal, locally sourced ingredients in their kitchens. The move sees them saving over £6m a year and has benefited local producers in the East Midlands.  "Ninety per cent of the fresh food the hospitals use comes from the East Midlands and it is the only trust to receive a Soil Association award for its work from Prince Charles." You can read the full article here Thu, 13 May 2010 12:10:20 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-hospitals-use-locally-sourced-ingredients.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-nottingham-hospitals-use-locally-sourced-ingredients.html Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe's new film 'Robin Hood' had its gala premiere in Nottingham last night. Unfortunately Russ and Riddles couldn't make it, as they were in Cannes for the world premiere. All was not lost as we still had Jack Downham (Noah Tate in Emmerdale!) and Derby's James Burrows who plays the much fought over "feral child" role in the film. And when you add to that Lord Mayor Brian Grocock and real life Sheriff of Nottingham Penny Griggs who needs Cannes? The celebrity guests were rounded off by the brilliant Nottingham born film director Shane Meadows and former WBC Super Middleweight boxing champion Carl Froch. This is great news for the city as, according to the Metro, the film formerly titled 'Nottingham' is expected to generate "£46million worth of extra tourism to the city". A Vist Nottingham spokeswoman went on to say "Nottingham's getting better and better all the time... There's so much on offer here." Not least of all web design company Gooii, she didn't say it but I bet she was thinking it. Thu, 13 May 2010 10:03:59 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-robin-hood-nottingham-film-premiere.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-robin-hood-nottingham-film-premiere.html Office workers who eat at their desks can attract mice who leave droppings in keyboards as they scavenge for crumbs. The Royal Society of Chemistry warn that mice droppings can be a serious health risk to humans. They also found very high levels of harmful bacteria and warned users face the risk of contracting stomach bugs dubbed "qwerty tummy". They are encouraging employers to implement a clean workstation policy. The search for Britain's dirtiest keyboard is now underway. They are asking for office workers to send in photographs of their filthy keyboards - the winner will receive £300. Being a web design business we have a few keyboards in the office, am hoping we won't need to be searching Yell.com any time soon for "vermin control" "Nottingham".             Wed, 12 May 2010 09:17:04 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-is-your-keyboard-a-health-risk.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-is-your-keyboard-a-health-risk.html   The union of Orange and T-Mobile will be called 'Everything Everywhere'. According to the Times Online the new name will be used in advertising to demonstrate the strength of the new network but won't replace the existing brands. Whilst it doesn't strike me as a great name, as with all great branding concepts it all comes down to the marketing. I just hope they use the the Fleetwood Mac song 'Everywhere' in their advertising. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:07:59 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-orange-and-t-mobile-union.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-orange-and-t-mobile-union.html Official annoncements have yet to be made from Vodafone and O2 but price plans for 3G access on the iPad have been revealed in the UK's online Apple store. O2 are offering 500MB of 3G data for £2 a day or £15 for 3GB per month. Vodafone are offering 250MB priced at £10 per month or 5GB for £25 per month. This is compared to Orange who offer 5p for every 1mb used, capped at £40 a month. Alternatively it will cost £2 for 200MB daily or £7.50 a week for 1GB of data. Monthly plans work out at £15 a month for 3gb and £25 a month for 10gb. I'm sure there's a price plan out there to suit everyone but if you're already paying for a mobile phone contract this could prove pretty pricey. There's also no information on what costs are involved if the agreed limit is exceeded or the tie-in lengths involved. For more info hop on over to Pocket-Lint Tue, 11 May 2010 10:09:42 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-uk-ipad-mobile-pricing.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-uk-ipad-mobile-pricing.html   If you've not come across Louie Spence yet, you can catch his best bits from Pineapple Dance Studio on YouTube.  His fabulous blog is available at: http://www.louiespence.blogspot.com/ Tue, 11 May 2010 09:27:30 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-louie-spence-every-workplace-should-have-one.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-louie-spence-every-workplace-should-have-one.html 3D is the next big thing but I prefered the extra dimension when it was a novelty reserved for horror movies. I liked the gimmicky aspect and to be terrified when items to fly out the screen at me. Since the success of 'Smurfs in Space', sorry 'Avatar', it seems all big budget films have to be in 3D. So many in fact that simply being in 3D is no longer enough to sell a movie. Having said that if they re-release Star Wars in 3D, I'm there. In Nottingham we've had a 3D cinema for quite some time, so the revolution isn't all that new but to many it must be an exciting prospect. Here's a line-up of future 3D releases: Men In Back 3(D)Harry Potter and The Half Blood PrincePiranha 3DShrek Forever AfterToy Story 3(D)Cats and Dogs (The Revenge of Kitty Galore)The Smurfs 3D (Genuinely)Tron 2Kung Fu Panda 2Cars 2The adventures of Tin TinJourney to the Center of the Earth 220,000 Leagues Under the SeaRicky Gervais FlanimalsTim Burton's FrankenweeniePuss in BootsMadagasgar 3(D)Pixar's NewtMonsters Inc 2As you can see the majority of these films are animated but with the new Spider-Man, Green Lantern, Batman 3 and Superman films rumoured to be 3D, it looks like Hollywood are serious about the format. Home viewing is also due a 3D makeover, heavily endorsed by Sony who are spearheading the movement with a range of 3D TVs, Blu-Ray players and a 3D update for the PS3 console. Unfortunately not only is the current price point of 3D TVs prohibitive, I personally don't want to wear a clunky pair of glasses just to watch someone humilate themselves on Britain's Got Talent. Mon, 10 May 2010 09:56:44 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-the-3d-revolution.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-the-3d-revolution.html Apple have announced that the iPad will be launched in the UK on the 28th May 2010. Prices start at £429 for the 16GB (wifi only model).  Mon, 10 May 2010 09:16:13 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-apple-announce-ipad-uk-launch-date.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-apple-announce-ipad-uk-launch-date.html These fabulous ski goggles are due to go on sale this autumn at a cost of $400 or $500 USD. They offer superior protection from UV rays. But best of all they have a colour integrated GPS LCD screen mounted in the goggle, which provides the user with real-time performance enhancing data to location, speed, altitude and temperature. There is also a stopwatch and a vertical odometer built into the interface. If you are skiing/boarding with others who are wearing the goggles you can track their location too.  Find out more about these goggles at Zeal Optics We're all hoping for lots of snow in Nottingham this year so we can test them ourselves. Fri, 07 May 2010 11:39:10 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-wearable-tech-for-the-ski-slopes.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-wearable-tech-for-the-ski-slopes.html As Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott prepare to release their new blockbuster 'Robin Hood', Nottingham's greatest thief hero once again becomes the centre of attention. For more info visit: This is Nottingham Thu, 06 May 2010 12:38:00 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-robin-hood-men-without-tights.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-robin-hood-men-without-tights.html As the debate rages on between Apple and Adobe, Flash developers hit back at claims that Flash is limited to PC mouse point and click. Whatever the outcome, one thing that is sure is Nottingham, UK based website design company Gooii (that's us) will be supporting, developing and innovating on both Flash and iPhone platforms.   Above is a video demonstrating touch gestures in Flash, created by StruckAxoim Wed, 05 May 2010 09:44:50 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-touch-gestures-in-flash.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-touch-gestures-in-flash.html Website design companies like Gooii are thriving in the city, we have a new Contemporary Arts Centre and there are plans for a 'Creative Village'. Will this help make Nottingham one of the UK's leading art and design centre For more info visit This Is Nottingham Tue, 04 May 2010 12:55:50 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-plans-unveiled-for-creative-village-in-nottingham-uk.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-plans-unveiled-for-creative-village-in-nottingham-uk.html This clip has been doing huge business on the net this week, very Michel Gondry. PIXELS by Patrick Jean from ONE MORE PRODUCTION. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:46:08 GMT http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-8bit-genius.html http://www.gooii.com/blog/website-design-nottingham-8bit-genius.html