http://www.steveusher.co.uk My views, not yours. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:38:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In technology, or moreover, computer science, canonicalisation is the operation of transfiguring data that has multiple potential representations into a single, canonical representation. In search engine optimisation, this refers to the avoidance of having more than a single representation of your data, ie; website. Millions of websites have two options to ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/avoiding-canonicalisation-c14n-for-dummies/ My girlfriend Anna and I spent Saturday 22nd Nov at Paignton Zoo, and I'm pleased to say it was an awesome day. I won't babble on too much, I'll leave it to some images to do the talking: Two alien frogs that looked bizarrely like toys. Some rather phallic cacti. A couple ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/a-little-trip-to-paignton-zoo/ So, Jason Mraz has finally had his arm twisted and planned a release I'm Yours as a single, the only problem is, he allowed his nan to knit it a woolly jumper before giving it to the radio stations. I've known about the song for some time now, and along with ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/jason-mraz-im-yours/ When you're thinking of business names, try to think of the impact it may have on customer influx!... www.wrighthassall.co.uk http://www.steveusher.co.uk/the-most-fitting-url-ever/ Kings Of Leon have always held a large appeal for me, from their first album proper Youth And Young Manhood, they set out a sonic intent to engineer beautiful music that although largely radio-friendly, also had the ability to polarise opinion instantaneously. This can be accredited to a quirky, off-par ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/kings-of-leon-only-by-the-night-review/ Google CEO Eric Schmidt didn’t say anything as he flanked President-elect Barack Obama during his first post-election press conference. He didn’t have to. The image alone of Schmidt standing elbow-to-elbow with Obama’s top economic thinkers was enough to send shivers up the spine of Google’s competitors. “This terrifies Microsoft,” said a Democratic ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/google-and-obama-biden/ Google pulled out of a search advertising partnership with Yahoo due to regulatory objections, causing Yahoo shares to rise as investors hoped the move could lead to a resumption of deal talks with Microsoft. Yahoo denied rumors it was in talks to sell itself to Microsoft for between US$17 (S$25.43) and ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/google-yahoo-search-partnership/ I have never been one to complain, particularly in restaurants or the such, but after a visit to the Blackbrook Tavern in Taunton on Sunday evening with my girlfriend I'm afraid I am compelled to report the establishment to the Environmental Health department of Somerset County Council. We decided to stop ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/the-blackbrook-tavern-taunton-absolute-crap/ The Kaiser Chiefs new single, Never Miss A Beat, has me somewhat angry with myself. I want to write a scathing review of a band exercising a relentless demise, and on first listen that is exactly what I would have written. But the beauty of music is that, at least ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/kaiser-chiefs-never-miss-a-beat-review-and-lyrics/ iTunes, the proprietary digital media media player from Apple, was first released in 2001, performing mainly as an organiser and player of music. Now, I resisted the temptation to get involved with the Apple love-in that had started perhaps 5 or 6 years ago, that was, until, this year. I ... http://www.steveusher.co.uk/itunes-more-than-just-a-media-player/