Posts Tagged ‘ uk ’

Watching BBC iPlayer Outside the UK – Now Using Google Chrome

  • December 27th, 2009
  • Posted in Thoughts

If you like what you see, you might want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Following up from my earlier post, where I described how you could watch BBC iPlayer (or any geo-restricted content for that matter) from outside the UK. The process involved using Firefox and a plugin called FoxyProxy. Since then, I You may also like:

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Dropping Vonage In Favour Of Google Voice

  • December 7th, 2009
  • Posted in iPhone

When I first moved to the States from England three years ago, one of my first tasks was to ensure I had a viable way of calling my friends and family back home. It was around the time that Vonage was becoming really popular and unlimited calling within the US and back to the UK You may also like:

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America – The Land Of Polar Opposites

  • November 21st, 2009
  • Posted in Thoughts

Most people wouldn’t lambast you if you made the statement that America is a land of polar opposites. It’s a place where the world’s wealthiest people live alongside those who work three jobs and still can’t afford their bills. It’s a place where you can get the finest education in the world, but where the brightest You may also like:

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Never Been More Proud To Be British

As I write this, I’m currently in seat 10H on my flight back to the States (ah, the wonders of the iPhone). I’m on my way back to Tampa after spending six days back home in Brighton to see my brother tie the knot. He and his new bride did an awesome job in ensuring You may also like:

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The Subtle Differences – Food

One would think that the UK and the USA are very similar: after all, we speak the same language, we’re both influenced by the same cultural icons, references, films and shows and we’ve both been world leaders in recent history. Yet, you really have to live in both places to realise that the UK and You may also like:

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Watching the BBC iPlayer outside of the UK, safely and reliably

I found a wonderful post online about how to circumvent the BBC’s geo-restrictions for watching the iPlayer. I understand their purpose and reason, but as an expat, I feel I should be able to watch the BBC, so fortunately, the instructions below, courtesy of Cherie Hurwitz enabled me to do so: There is more to this You may also like:

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The Subtle Differences – Law & Justice

One would think that the UK and the USA are very similar: after all, we speak the same language, we’re both influenced by the same cultural icons, references, films and shows and we’ve both been world leaders in recent history. Yet, you really have to live in both places to realise that the UK and You may also like:

  1. The Subtle Differences – USA (Patriotic) vs. UK (Proud)
  2. The Subtle Differences – Charity & Generosity
  3. The Subtle Differences – Food
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English? British? What’s the difference!?

There are many terms floating around that describe the United Kingdom and its associated components and I’m hoping to shed some light on what they mean as I’m so used to hearing them used interchangeably and it frustrates me. Firstly, I am a citizen of a country called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern You may also like:

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The Subtle Differences – Charity & Generosity

One would think that the UK and the USA are very similar: after all, we speak the same language, we’re both influenced by the same cultural icons, references, films and shows and we’ve both been world leaders in recent history. Yet, you really have to live in both places to realise that the UK and You may also like:

  1. The Subtle Differences – USA (Patriotic) vs. UK (Proud)
  2. The Subtle Differences – Law & Justice
  3. The Subtle Differences – Food
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The Subtle Differences – USA (Patriotic) vs. UK (Proud)

I wish I had started writing this series of blogs called ‘The Subtle Differences‘ soon after I first landed on these shores almost three years ago, before I learnt all that I know now and became accustomed to American life. One would think that the UK and the USA are very similar: after all, we speak You may also like:

  1. The Subtle Differences – Charity & Generosity
  2. The Subtle Differences – Food
  3. The Subtle Differences – Law & Justice
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