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Well maybe “far from good” is a little extreme, perhaps “not as good as I was expecting” would be more appropriate. It just doesn’t make as good a headline!

I upgraded my iPhone software to iOS4 as son as it was available and started sorting out my pages of apps into neat folders of apps. So far so good. And everything else seems to be great, that is except the multi-tasking (dare I say it out loud)

While the multi-tasking itself is a welcome addition, Apple have dropped the ball in terms of how apps are closed, or sent to the background. People have been used to a single tap on the Home button to close an app for years. Now Apple have changed this basic fundamental functionality of the iPhone (and iPod touch etc.)

The main problem appears to be that most people will forget that this will only send the app to the background. It wont close it. I have done this numerous times myself already. And what then is even worse that you have to hold the task bar until the minus icon appears, then you can close the app. Ridiculous!

Apple, please fix this asap.

RTÉ’s Chief Financial Officer has said that it has spent €40m putting the Digital Terrestrial Television infrastructure in place. Conor Hayes was speaking this morning at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

Mr Hayes told the committee that RTÉ wants to make two complimentary digital systems, DTT and free-to-air, available to replace the analogue service. Mr Hayes said RTÉ is working against the clock to achieve analogue TV switch-off, which is planned for 31 September 2012.

He said that by October of this year, RTÉ would have a national TV free-to-air multiplex operational, which would be capable of being received by 90% of the population. Mr Hayes said the total spend on the project will be €70m for the two multiplex platforms. Originally, it had planned for six multiplex platforms.

Head of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Bob Collins told the committee that unfortunately the project has not proceeded at the pace it should have. Households without satellite or cable television services will have to upgrade to DTT.

via RTÉ News

Today is the day that Marty McFly arrived in the future after hitting 88mph in a pimped out Delorean in 1985. This is the future.

Here is the trailer for the final part of the Harry Potter movies, but you will have to wait until July 2011 to see the final part!

The first half of the two-part finale is released in cinemas this November. Oh, and its also available in 3D

Here is some footage of Mark Webbers spectacular crash with Heikki Kovaleinen in last weekends European Grand Prix in Valencia

I’ve just upgraded the blog to WordPress 3.0. I will now have to have a shot at customizing the menus etc.
Check back for more later.

For more details on whats new in 3.0 go to wordpress.org/development/2010/06/thelonious/ and/or have a look at this video below:

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And the Facebook privacy debate rolls on… Thought this tweet was particularly funny. Kind of sums it all up, in a way.