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The shed turns into a pond…

david — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:38:25 +0000

The old shed came down and a new pond appeared in its place.

Wordpress iPone app

david — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:42:10 +0000

Just stumbled across the Wordpress iPhone app. I can now post to this little blog from my phone. How good is that !

the oldest living things in the world

david — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:03:31 +0000

Ever wondered what the the oldest living things in the world are ? Well, here’s a stunning photo gallery of some of them.

Amazing how ancient some of the trees are in this photo collection. However, I was totally blown away by the siberian actinobacteria which is 400,000 - 600,000 years old and still going strong !

Mouse

david — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:38:15 +0000

Went into the kitchen earlier to see a tiny grey mouse dart across the side….. eeeek!

Trap is set. ha !

iPhone

david — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:20:10 +0000

Got an iPhone 3GS the other week. What a stunningly shiny little gadget it is. You can even make phone calls on it !

My mobile internet usage has sky rocketed and I’m now running a healthy addiction to a screen full of sexy little apps.

Here’s the immediate things that’ve changed since I picked up the iPhone:

1. I’ve stopped wearing a watch. No longer need it. The iPhone is always to hand, so why bother with a wristwatch…

2. My calendar and contacts just work on the iPhone (via Google) without all the hassle and uncertainty of a clumsy Outlook synch.

3. I’m printing much less. I’ve got maps at my finger tips, so no printing directions before I head out the door.

4. I now know where my morning train is, thanks to the handy National Rail app - no more chancing it at the station to see if my train turns up on time. If I need to divert, I know when and where, well in advance…

5. I’m taking way more photos

6. I’m reading a wider range of newspapers and magazines without paying for any of them. (Why the print media give away their content online and then whine about vanishing circulation and revenues beats me).

If I had to knitpick I’d say the lack of multi-tasking is a bit annoying and O2 is slow as hell. But, hey, it’s a damn good device and still leaves the competition standing.

The iPad looks like the next game changer, can they pull it off ? I think so. Definitely one to watch.

david — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:06:59 +0000

Fully satisfied after a scrummy lunch of garlic and chilli prawns, red snapper and rice followed by Chocolate tort and cream. Too good !

Snowed in…

david — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:59:59 +0000

It’s turned out to be a very cold, icy winter with lots of snow. Rocked up at the station as usual to get to work, but not a train was running in either direction.

Snow completely killed the transport network so I crunched back home in the falling snow to w[sh]irk from home. unbelieveable.

The Shed

david — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:57:27 +0000

In a galaxy far, far away The Emperor commands that we build a new shed in the garden. But first, Elvis lends vocal assistance as we demolish the old one…

twitter

david — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:45:19 +0000

What’s going down on Twitter right now ? What’s everyone talking about around the world ? Well, Trendsmap will geo-locate Twitter posts and aggregate them on a handy world map. Nice.

What are you doing?

clocks are a changing

david — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:42:40 +0000

Bleh ! We changed the clocks last night - back an hour and into darkness and gloom ! I hate this abrupt transition from crisp, bright autumn to dark and dreary winter. God, it gets dark so damn early.Roll on spring and sunshine !