BBC iPlayer TV 8.0.0
If you’ve tried to use the BBC iPlayer TV 7 program recently you’ll know that it is completely broken. A few months ago all the channels went except for Audio Described, and more recently that...
View ArticleBBC iPlayer Radio 9.4
A small change the BBC iPlayer Radio program. It downloads BBC programmes and then converts them to MP3 to play them. Previously it’s used a moderate quality (bitrate) but some users got in touch and...
View ArticleBBC iPlayer Radio working again
Changes at the BBC end broke the BBC iPlayer Radio program for a couple of weeks. The BBC were kind enough to help when I got round to asking, and it should all now be working again. However, you now...
View ArticleBBC iPlayer Radio 10
After a good few weeks I have the BBC iPlayer Radio application working again! You should find that the previous version 9 force-updates to the new version 10 when you start it. If not you can use this...
View ArticleA political history of Windows accessibility standards
I see around the Internet articles about accessibility APIs and standards like MSAA and IAccessible2, and I don’t think they reflect the history of the technology as much as the politics of the...
View ArticleWebbIE Web Browser 5
An unannounced update to the actual WebbIE Web Browser over Christmas: Version 5 fixes problems with the web search feature not working. This is a super-simple feature: you press Control and W, then...
View ArticleWebbIE (Alasdair) at ATIA 2019
My work finds me in Orlando this week for ATIA 2019. I’m doing my Claro Software work, but if you’re in town and into any of the WebbIE programs, do find me at the Claro Software booth 316 or give me...
View ArticleBBC iPlayer TV 10
I’ve updated the BBC iPlayer TV program to work again. It should update to the latest version, or you can download it from the WebbIE website. You might ask why it broke! Well, since the BBC broke all...
View ArticleBBC iPlayer 10 currently broken
The BBC Radio iPlayer program is broken at present: you’ll get an error message including “410 Gone”. You will be unsurprised to hear that this is the BBC server that has gone missing. However, I’ve...
View ArticleBBC iPlayer Radio 11 Released
The latest version of BBC iPlayer Radio is now available. If you have a previous version installed then it should automatically update. If not, here is the link: BBC iPlayer Radio 11 Installer Windows...
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