Desktop TV Guide
A Flash file which, when downloaded and run locally, either in a browser window or in a stand-alone Flash player, can be used as a TV guide, allowing search by genre, channel, or keyword, or viewing in the standard grid, with programs listed by time, for any date in the next two weeks.
It also pulls in working relevant ads (usually!) from Google, although this functionality needs some work - particularly when using the grid view.
It could do with some decent design to make it somewhat more visually appealing, and also seems to have problems getting data through some corporate firewalls. However, if this is the case, it suggests the user redirects their browser to a webpage which does pretty much the same job. (And again, needs design work!)
Ideally, later versions of the Flash movie will allow registration for email alerts of forthcoming programmes of interest.
It's about an 80k download, so there's no excuse not to give it a try. When new versions or updates are released, you'll be notified by a message in the bottom right of the Flash movie.
Oh - yes, why did I build it..? I got sick of not knowing what was on TV because my Daughter (1 year old on Saturday) had tried to eat the Guardian Guide again...
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