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MacJournal
8 March, 2010 - 9:21 am
Tags: macheist, Software
Posted in Mac, Software | No comments
I have just bought the latest MacHeist nanoBundle2 (after I found that there’s a $2 discount to existing MacHeist members) and MacJournal came as part of the bundle.
I do use DevonThink for most of my information organisation, but MacJournal’s, well, journal feel could be quite interesting. And it, hopefully, can publish to my blog, which [...]
Seriously Good Food Blog: The Grubworm
If you enjoy food, love cooking, and tease yourself by looking at mouth-watering photos of delicious things to eat, go no further than The Grubworm.
The author of The Grubworm is a stunning cook, a brilliant wordsmith, and an all-round foodie. His recipes, restaurant reviews, and ruminations on drink (and drinking establishments, of course) will make you [...]
Why the Apple Tablet will be the ‘Computer for the rest of us’
26 January, 2010 - 10:15 am
Tags: Apple, Apple Tablet, iPad, iSlate
Posted in Apple | No comments
Amongst all of the speculation about the rumoured forthcoming ‘Apple Tablet’ computer, I came across an excellent article entitled Why The Tablet Will Finally Be Steve Jobs’ “Computer For the Rest of Us” on Cult of Mac.
It sums up what was important about the iPhone – hiding the complexity of the workings of the phone [...]
London, life and Brompton folding bikes
I’ve realised that I never got around blogging about some changes in my life recently. First, I have moved to central London. I still work for Wessex, but now do so remotely, visiting the offices once a fortnight (or more often if needed for a meeting there or elsewhere). I am loving London so far [...]
Official Skype for Symbian S60 native client
14 December, 2009 - 11:30 pm
Tags: e71, nokia, S60, Skype, symbian
Posted in Phones, Skype, nokia e71 | 2 comments
At long last, Skype have released an official Skype for Symbian client.
I have it installed on my Nokia E71 and it works well. So far I have only two issues with it: when I lose 3G reception (which happens frequently where I live), despite having a preferred access point defined in the software, the client prompts [...]
Google Storage
2 December, 2009 - 9:53 am
Tags: cloud, gdrive, Google, googledrive, storage
Posted in Google | No comments
A few weeks ago, Google announced that they had dropped their prices for extra Gmail and Picasa storage. You can now buy 20GB for $5USD/year (about £3 at today’s exchange rate), which is very cheap indeed.
Their full price list (which goes up to 16TB) is as follows:
20 GB ($5.00 USD per year)
80 GB ($20.00 USD [...]
The Italian Fountains, Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens are spectacular in the morning sun.
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Being @tag on Twitter
When I signed up to Twitter in early February 2007 I wanted as short a username as possible, and as Twitter was still young, I was able to get a three letter username – @tag – which are my initials (@tom had gone) to save on those precious 140 characters. Twitter didn’t do tagging, and [...]
New Gong album “2032″ coming soon
22 August, 2009 - 10:51 am
Tags: Daevid Allen, Gong, Music, psychedelic, space rock, Steve Hillage
Posted in Music | No comments
Pioneering psychedelic space rockers Gong, who have been making music for well over 40 years, are soon to release a new album, entitled “2032″. This track, “How to Stay Alive”, along with its outstanding video, is a taster of what is to come when the album is released on 21 September 2009. From what I [...]
Stonehenge at the Summer Solstice 2009
22 July, 2009 - 9:21 pm
Tags: celebration, film, solstice, Stonehenge, video
Posted in Films, video | 2 comments
It’s just over a month since the summer solstice, and, if you have never spent the night at Stonehenge with 35,000 other people, this short film should hopefully give you a hint of the sights, sounds and atmosphere.
The film starts in the evening as the sun sets, through to partying in the dark of the [...]
