I recently spoke about the importance of a good internet connection for people who work online. The article was born out of my frustration of using sub-par connections when travelling. It really can be difficult to work normally without an internet connection. I found it particularly frustrating initially however I …
Yesterday I mentioned my intention of getting a new computer. I really wanted to get the Apple iMac 27″ with i7 processor but was put off by reports of flickering and my the 3-4 weeks to ship the machine. I looked at lots of different setups in the meantime including …
My mate Dave forwarded me these emails today. I thought they were hilarious so I thought I would share them with you all :) From: David Thorne Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 10.16am To: Helen Bailey Subject: Pets in the building Dear Helen, Thank you for your letter concerning pets …
This is why you stick in at school kids! :)
The Apple iMac All In One is available in two screen sizes. You can either have a 20″ or 24″ monitor. There are 4 versions available : 3 of which use the larger 24 inch screen. All versions use an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The 20″ has a 2.66GHz …
Looks like wikipedia has finally killed off Encarta, Microsofts long serving digital Encyclopedia. I remember using Encarta a lot in the last few years of High School. Pre internet, it was a great place to find (borrow/steal) information for projects/essays that you had to complete, so I have fond memories …
One of the first things I did arriving home was purchase Street Fighter 4. I have been a Street Fighter fan since I was a kid. I first started playing Street Fighter 2 religiously with my friends at lunchtime during High School when I was about 11 or 12. It …
I got back yesterday morning after a great weekend in Ireland. It was great catching up with all my friends. We went out in Bray on Friday and Sunday night and on the Saturday we stayed out in the city centre of Dublin. I didn’t take many pictures but my …
A few years ago the website Friends Reunited became incredibly popular in the UK. Over the course of a few months traffic jumped to crazy figures. I remember everyone signing up around that time and people were using it and updating their profiles a lot. For those who don’t know, …
The article in the New York times 2 days ago about people blogging til they dropped has stirred up a lot of discussion on the web. John Chow and David Peralty have both written posts today about how being fat and blogging on a regular basis has little or no …