As we gracefully move into a new decade, I’ve been reading a number of articles looking back over the last 10 years and how things have changed over that time. Information technology and how we use it has truly transformed peoples lives over the last 10 years. The widespread adoption of the PC, broadband internet [...]
I’ve posted at least a couple of times before regarding the current payment structure for most media, and how I see the current model as being largely outdated. There are a number of services which offer some great alternatives. I’ve not tried them all, indeed I couldn’t try some of them such as Spotify as [...]
Just launched a new site focussing on my recent problems with Yell Ltd. You can find it here: yellscam.org. It was an enjoyably easy process! I use Media Temple as my hosting service, and they offer a 1-click wordpress install! Fantastic. It’s not the latest version, but once installed, it’s a 1-click upgrade process, and [...]
I’ve been using Google Apps to manage both my personal and business email for quite a while, and Gmail for a few years before that. I noticed a few months ago that there were lots of new features being tried out in Gmail under the Google Labs project, but was disappointed that they weren’t availalbe [...]
I’ve compiled a video of some clips i took while diving in Malapascua, Philippines and Sipadan, Malaysian Borneo. There’s two versions for your viewing pleasure – a low resolution 9MB one and a better quality, high resolution 50MB one. I would normally embed the YouTube versions in this post, however, i find it slightly invasive [...]
We spent only two days in the small village of Tadlo, Southern Laos, but had a really amazing time there. We stayed at Tim’s Guesthouse, run by a very friendly Laos family. The dad runs a local computer school from the profit of the satellite internet service they offer and was voted Laos citizen of [...]
After being talked out of starting my own online travel guide by my older sibling, i’ve decided to more actively participate in wikitravel.org. My first article can be found here. Not bad after only being there for 3 hours!
Scott Heron, a friend i used to work with, has started a rather ingenious new website – SpaceHaggis.com. The site tells the story of Alfie Haggis, a wayward chap making his mark around the universe. The rather cool part, is that by signing up to the forum, you are able to vote on what you [...]
Thought it was about time to introduce my latest little addition to the Acer family! I recently got myself an Acer 6292 as shown below: Firstly…i was very pleasantly surprised to find out that it looks a shed-load better in real life than it does in the photo! It is a truly great looking laptop [...]
I went to see There Will Be Blood last night, and i have to say that it was a darn good film. It also re-affirmed my belief that Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the best actors of all time. He has an amazing presence on screen and an impressive depth of character which he rarely [...]