What’s new:

• a fresh, updated design, with more space for the main stories of the day
• better use of video and images
• clearer and more prominent labelling and signposting of key stories, whether you are on the front page or a story page
• a better indication of which are the most recent headlines
• easier ways to share stories with others, for those who wish to

Some things are staying the way they are:

• all the same content is still there: the best of the BBC’s journalism in text, audio and video
• the latest news headlines will be as quick and comprehensive as ever
• accuracy remains at the core of our editorial values
• we’ve been careful to keep things simple and easy to use; you have told us how important this is

I managed to wanlge my way into the Quark launch event of their new product ‘Quark Interactive Designer’; think of it like a cross between flash and PowerPoint, but is far more simplistic to use. It also integrates heavily with QuarkXPress, and seemed to generate a huge amount of interest.

 I came back from the event sporting loads of goodies (Google sweets for one!) and also a subscription to MacUser (thanks to the rather attractive rep for the magazine that sold me a subscription!) and all in all it was a rather sucessful trip! i look forward to the next event!

I’m off to London on Thursday to visit Mac Expo… yay! The UK’s leading exhibition and conference for the Mac community opens its doors open to both creative professionals and the public the show is the annual celebration of everything Mac and iPod.

Personally i can’t wait!!!!