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Grumpy geek? Join us on #Techgrumps

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Those of who that follow me on Twitter know that I can be a little bit grumpy. Okay, very grumpy at times. What better outlet for these grumps than a podcast dedicated to being grumpy about technology?

Well, my friend and colleague Ian Forrester has done just that. Techgrumps is recorded (almost) every Sunday and is an opportunity to express your grumps about tech. Anyone’s welcome to come on and contribute. All you need is to think of something to “rant” about and the conversation flows from there. You don’t even have to be that geeky or techie: recent rants include YouTube monetisation and the lack of diversity at some tech conferences.

It might sound a bit “grumpy old men” – okay, it sounds exactly like that – but actually it tends to come across as an irreverent, somewhat comedic podcast that you can enjoy yelling at and disagreeing with from the comfort of your own home.

Listen to the last episode (Techgrumps 44) below or here:

So, if you fancy guesting on Techgrumps, drop us a tweet using the hashtag #techgrumps and get ready for the recording on Skype, Sunday nights at 10 pm.

iMessage @MelbourneHost with #iOS5

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An unedited original of this was posted over at Melbourne.co.uk

Now that iOS 5 has finally come out of beta, I’ve been having fun setting it up on a number of Apple devices at home and work. By waiting until Thursday morning to install it, I seem to have avoided the issues reported by some users at launch. Everything downloaded smoothly and was verified by Apple’s servers without delay.

One of the features I’ve been most interested in seeing deployed on a wide scale is iMessage, which is Apple’s answer to BBM (BlackBerry Messenger). iMessage allows users of all iOS 5 devices like iPhones, iPads and iPods to exchange short messages, pictures and audio or video. It should be automatically set up for iPhone users, acting as a transparent SMS replacement to friends with iOS 5. On iPad and iPod Touch devices, iMessage needs an email address registered with Apple so that other users can get hold of you.

I had a go at setting up iMessage for Melbourne – so if you want to get hold of us, send us an iMessage: inbox@melbourne.co.uk.

iMessage is just another way we’re trying out for people to get in touch. It’s probably best to stick to the usual support channels for directed responses, but if you just want to say hi or ask a quick question, then go ahead and drop us an iMessage.