During a recent girls’ night out with some friends, the topic of discussion turned to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. Not having watched it when it was first broadcast, I decided it might be worth a look. I downloaded the initial mini series from iTunes and was immediately hooked. I watched the entire miniseries over two evenings and straight away begged my friend to lend me the rest. As of now, ...
So, this entry continues on my recent theme of Pottermore, JK Rowling’s latest website offering. Having worked many years on web projects myself, I’m rather bemused at how this project has been handled. Honestly, when the early entry beta was announced did the Pottermore team not realise that several hundred million Harry Potter fans would be screaming at the gates, clamouring for IMMEDIATE access? That means acc...
So, this entry continues on my recent theme of Pottermore, JK Rowling’s latest website offering. Having worked many years on web projects myself, I’m rather bemused at how this project has been handled. Honestly, when the early entry beta was announced did the Pottermore team not realise that several hundred million Harry Potter fans would be screaming at the gates, clamouring for IMMEDIATE access? That means acc...
So, today Amazon announced the Kindle web based cloud reader. Currently, it’s available for the Safari and Chrome browsers and the iPad. It is interesting to note that this is not yet available for the Microsoft browser Internet Explorer. This allows users to read and download their Kindle content directly from Amazon’s website without going through an app. Clearly, this is a hitback at Apple who last...
So, today Amazon announced the Kindle web based cloud reader. Currently, it’s available for the Safari and Chrome browsers and the iPad. It is interesting to note that this is not yet available for the Microsoft browser Internet Explorer. This allows users to read and download their Kindle content directly from Amazon’s website without going through an app. Clearly, this is a hitback at Apple who last month forced Amaz...
Dear Pottermore team First of all thank you for coming up with this innovative experience. Harry Potter fans around the world had fun with the Seven Days, Seven, Books, Seven Chances to win early access. However… Please remember that these are FANS who have won a COMPETITION for early access, not professional beta testers. While it is clear in the Help information that not everyone will be granted access to the s...
Dear Pottermore team First of all thank you for coming up with this innovative experience. Harry Potter fans around the world had fun with the Seven Days, Seven, Books, Seven Chances to win early access. However… Please remember that these are FANS who have won a COMPETITION for early access, not professional beta testers. While it is clear in the Help information that not everyone will be granted access to the s...
I decided it was time I started blogging about my passion for fantasy literature and shared my views on some of the books I’ve been reading, movies I’ve seen and TV shows I’ve watched. Along with many Harry Potter fans, I’d been intrigued by J.K. Rowling’s announcement of the Pottermore website. Promoted as an "online Harry Potter experience," few details were released. Clearly though,...
I decided it was time I started blogging about my passion for fantasy literature and shared my views on some of the books I’ve been reading, movies I’ve seen and TV shows I’ve watched. Along with many Harry Potter fans, I’d been intrigued by J.K. Rowling’s announcement of the Pottermore website. Promoted as an "online Harry Potter experience," few details were released. Clearly though,...