I just saw this over at Wired. It’s a great explanation of the complexities of the web, and how blogs work for the slightly less technical minded such as myself. It shows just how far your words can go and just how extensive the data machine behind the web really is. It’s presented in a nice way too.

I also checked out Matthew Hurst’s own site, where there are some lovely visualisations of the ‘blogosphere’ making the intangible tangible. Well, in an intangible kind of way…

Found this great visual trace tool on Uneasysilence. It lets you see how the data which makes up your website actually gets to the viewer, through various servers and gateways. It uses Google Maps to show you, so you can zoom around and look at it as a map or a satellite image as usual.

The image here shows the route for holster.co.uk

OK, so you can’t actually find out exactly who is furtively flicking through your holiday pictures, but you can now find out a whole lot more about where your Flickr hits are coming from.

The site just added a stats page for pro users, go ahead and activate it here on your account…

OK, first let’s get something straight – I WANT to buy an iPhone, I really do. I’ve been waiting for this sucker for the best part of a decade and to be honest I think I’ve shown extraordinary and uncharacteristic patience. Now, though, my patience is really going to be tested…

Apple released the iPhone officially in the UK today on the O2 network, so of course the doors were flung open at 6:02pm. (Give whoever was in that marketing meeting a medal) Forget the fact it’s not 3G, forget the fact it costs nearly £300, and forget the fact that I still have 5 months of an Orange contract to see out – I did so very want to merrily join the queue as I strolled past, but my sanity returned, and after putting some distance between me and the Carphone Warehouse’s shiny display stands and sinking into the clammy tube train seat I tried desperately to be at one with the decision I’d made.

I’m going to wait. It won’t be easy, but I can do it…

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As was widely expected, Apple finally got round to launching the iPhone in the UK this morning at an event from the London Apple Store. Mr Steve Jobs himself made the trip over to make the announcement alongside the head of O2. The iPhone will be released on November 9th exclusively through O2. You’ll be able to get one from Apple, O2 or from the Carphone Warehouse.

I’ve been waiting for the iPhone for years now, I mean YEARS, and I’ve read so much about it all that I guess I was only going to be disappointed. No 3G for Europe, no 16Gb model, no MMS or unlock options. I knew there wouldn’t be but I couldn’t help hoping. It will be a standard 18 month contract, but we’ll get ‘unlimited’ data plans. (These are bizarrely actually limited)

I’m stuck with Orange until April, so rather than buy out early I think I’ll end up waiting for the iPhone v2 with 3G and maybe video calling & iChat. Let’s hope I don’t crack before then – it IS very lovely and it’s calling my name…

I love my obsolete formats, so I thought this MP3 player in the shape of an old cassette tape was fantastic. It takes an SD card loaded with MP3s, but the best thing is you can also put it in a cassette player and listen to the contents! Technology coming full circle…

Find them here…