August 2009
Enjoying a glass of wine from my uncles vineyard in Portugal - surprisingly good stuff! #fb
Recovering from the weekend with a nice beer in a quiet country pub. #fb
What is “Reduced Network Capacity” on #O2 in London?
Making cold coffee a thing of the past - http://bit.ly/m6w1O - Fantastic!
Five Features We Want to See in Firefox →
It’s no secret that Firefox has long been our favorite browser, but much has changed recently. The browser landscape is increasingly competitive, so with that in mind, we’d like to suggest a…
LicenseCrawler Retrieves License Keys for Backup →
Windows: LicenseCrawler is a portable and free tool for retrieving serial numbers and product keys from your computer. A simple scan with LicenseCrawler ensures you’ll never be left trying to…
The question is do I wait a couple of months to see “whats next” or do I go for a HTC Hero now??
Sony to link Readers with libraries, allow e-book... →
At a press event hosted by the New York Public Library, Sony put their recently announced Reader hardware on display and provided an overview of its recent announcements. But the event…
Sony Throws the Ebook at Us →
As expected, Sony announced two new flavors of their Reader ebook devices today at a clever little event held at the New York Public Library. Both the 5 inch Pocket Edition and 6 inch…
Sony's Readers cozy up for a family portrait →
It’s too bad Sony doesn’t have a working prototype to show of its new Daily Edition Reader (pictured on the right), but we got to look at all three of the Readers up next to each other,…
Resignation handed in, new job start date confirmed; looks like its all change for me come October. London here I come! #fb
RT @MethodDan: OMG this is funny, Microsoft gets in some hot water over possible racism. What a bunch of idiots :D - http://is.gd/2zwQn !lo
Its been around for a while but I am just starting to take advantage of the integration between Twitter and Remember the Milk - Briliant!
VERITAS Backup Exec - why do you hate me? Looks like I’ll be spending the morning troubleshooting backup problems *again*!
Stuck on a rubbish mobile connection.
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Just returned from ‘wild’ swiming in Tilford, Surrey. Great afternoon out with the kids!
Going through the mammoth task of sorting out my twitter account. Who’d have thought you’d get twitter ‘spam’?
Set Up Space-Saving, Permanent Gmail and Reader... →
Ed. note: Reader Harsha Kotcherlakota wrote in to our tips box with a very detailed, very cool guide to how he uses a few Firefox extensions we’ve featured to create dedicated,…
Just about to upgrade my Eee from Cruncheee (8.10) to Crunchbang Lite 9.04 - wish me luck!
Quake Live picks up Mac and Linux versions →
The “soon” in “Mac and Linux Coming Soon!” for id’s browser-based Quake Live has arrived. As promised at last weekend’s QuakeCon event in Texas, id has released Mac and Linux plug-ins for the free…
Where's that tweet? Twitter set to add location... →
Ever wanted to see what people around you are tweeting about? Soon you can: Twitter is set to add location information to the metadata of each tweet
Wohoo, updated to Pidgin 2.6.1 under Ubuntu 9.04 - http://bit.ly/tOzoX
Fast, Easy Screencasts With Screenr →
By relying on Twitter, new screencast tool Screenr has created a really simple option for recording and distributing short videos. Recording a screencast is as easy as logging in to your…
Gmail Allows Mail and Contact Imports for Older... →
As announced on the Gmail Blog, the folks at Google have added an important update to Gmail: mail and contact import features for everyone. Somewhat annoyingly, these features were previously…
Bringing It All Together With ZooLoo →
Sometimes I find myself guilty of making the assumption that all web workers are like I am, and that my needs and requirements are typical of everyone. As someone who reviews web services…
Gmail Notifier →
HTC Hero video - http://bit.ly/Dv9FM - Come October this baby will be mine!
Why oh why did MS feel the need to change things in Windows Server 2008 that they had got so close to right in 2003?
Wow, steped out of the office for lunch, greeted by a beautiful warm sunny day! #fb
Stephen Frys take on the “pointless babble” report - http://bit.ly/Aciua
Ahh, the endless stream of Windows / Office updates. What an exciting afternoon. ZZZZzzzzzz
Supercharge Google Reader with Send To Links →
Google Reader recently added custom “Send To” controls to its feature list, and we’ve been looking for the most useful links to feed it. Here are 11 excellent send-to tools you can add to…
Layar augmented reality browser now a reality on... →
Ok, seriously… Layar kicks ass. Big time. Sure you look ridiculous swinging your phone around to see which new icons jump onto the screen, but it’s totally worth it. For those who…
Solar Power and the FLAP Bag Project →
My obsession with portable solar energy continues — in the past I’ve written about Suntrica’s portable chargers, Reware’s Juice Bags and Noon Solar’s range of bags. Suntrica’s…
Pointless babble →
The clue’s in the name of the service: Twitter. It’s not called Roar, Assert, Debate or Reason, it’s called Twitter. As in the chirruping of birds. Apparently, according to Pears (the soapmakers…
Another run today. Same route, no stopping this time. Shaved 10 min off the time. Taking tmw off! #fb
Looks like the hangover is finally abating. Didn’t help having only two of us on support in the office today! Can’t believe its only Monday.
Back from a run. Need to get back into this - so unfit! #fb
Discovering a disturbing fondness for Pepsi Max.
Setting up my friends new Eee. Migrating all the setting, music, docs etc from her old PC. Hope it all works!
Downloading the Alpha 4 of Ubuntu Karmic Koala. Gona take it for a spin on the Eee.
New ubuntu netbook remix in Karmic Koala (9.10) looks ace. Not mature enough to replace my Crunchbang install just yet though!
Hmm, KFC for lunch - tasty. Now back to work, only a couple of hours till the weekend!
Packing up for the day. Got to run and hope the train is delayed!
Stupidly busy day today but steaming through the calls. Glad its Friday and Im on the early shift!
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Nice to get into work this morning and find a complimentary email from a client waiting for me. Brightens up your day.
Nice to get into work tis morning and find a complimentary email from a client waiting for me. Brightens up your day.
Whipped @B2theA at squash. Now chilling with a beer and trying to catch up on my greader feeds.
