Weeeee.... Mobile Broadband for the Win!
5 GB data package and a Dongle Modem for the tidy sum on A$150 (about £90 at the current rubbish exchange rate).
First step on the road to sanity is restored...
TV so far is rubbish though!
Still the beach was nice today and the temperature is forecast to sit at 28°C for the rest of the week.
Just bought £10 worth of Skype Credit and phoned my Mum to wish her a Happy Mother's Day. She was chuffed, as was I at the minuscule price and tiny amount of data that it took. I then spent 10 minutes skyping my Dad properly to sort out his email issues after convincing him that it would be easier to do it with his computer turned on. Some things never change!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Old Photos – Part 1
I have been archiving recently, and so I thought I would un-archive some of my more mad photos!
Following on from my recent chat with Gareth and Lindsay, here is photographic proof of the best shirt I ever owned, taken from my (1st) leaving do from NAL in January 2002. The location in the ex-Pitcher and Piano in Glasgow.
Jane - pre-babies!
Generally pissed people (except Heather)!
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
James’ Stag Weekend
Well we are all sworn to secrecy about the debauchery, but here is an edited set of photos for you to browse…
Friday, March 20, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Most Useful Tools
Three free tools to use before you explode!
1/ FastStone - Best Photo Gallery I have found (courtesy of Gareth) – Does Bulk renaming and resizing extremely well!
2/ MP3Tag – Fixes/Set MP3 Tags en-masse with ease and also renames the files if you choose.
3/ ReNamer – Generic File Renaming Tool – Outstanding flexibility for a bulk renaming tool where you can’t use the above two.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Gee Thanks!
On top of being too busy to have a lot of fun, I received another letter from Saga this morning!
Nothing like that to make you feel old!
Nothing like that to make you feel old!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Dull
Apart from taking up Chess again my life is so busy atm that I truly have nothing worth posting about!
Serena will update you all on the family stuff, but I haven't really had much in the way of geeky experiences or thoughts to share since Christmas!
Sorry!!!!
Serena will update you all on the family stuff, but I haven't really had much in the way of geeky experiences or thoughts to share since Christmas!
Sorry!!!!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Merry Christmas
Just a quick note to wish you all a Merry Christmas.
Here is a news article about an old friend of mine. I have known him since I was 4! Puts life into perspective.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Robots in Surprise!
How good a film is Transformers!
Serena and I watched it last night on BluRay and we were both shocked as to how good it was.
The effects of course dominate, but do not feel overdone or out of place.
Neither Serena nor I knew much about the plot (despite my Kids cartoon background) and we felt that the pacing of the plot and the characters were excellent.
I think the biggest thing that surprised us though was the amount of humour that was in the film. We were expecting a gritty action-fest, but this really was aimed at kids as well, and hence humour was used very well to lower the tension.
A big thumbs up for Michael Bay!
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Memory Hole
Life has been so hectic recently I think I blogged about something only to find I didn't!
Anyway, I just want to add something extra to my post "Slipping..." below.
The best thing for me about Mamma Mia is that it "De-Gays" Abba, bringing it back to being acceptable. I was pleased to see that the 16 year old lad on X-Factor also admitted that Abba was his favourite group and was happy to sing one of their songs.
All in all, I hope this allows me to dispute Gareth's comment on my last post!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Spawny!
Guess who has won a PS3!!!!! So what do I need to buy for it?
A second controller and an HDMI lead seems obvious.
It comes with a Bluray remote control, Need for Speed Underground and Little Big Planet. Christmas has come early!
A second controller and an HDMI lead seems obvious.
It comes with a Bluray remote control, Need for Speed Underground and Little Big Planet. Christmas has come early!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Slipping...
I have been trying hard recently to not allow my terrible taste in music to dominate my life.
e.g. I have not been watching the X-Factor at all. I have not been listening to Abba, Meatloaf, Kylie or Britney in the car!!!
However this last week has seen me slipping back to form...
1/ Mamma Mia! Oh Boy! I can't help myself! It has been watched twice since Tuesday (the second time with the Sing Along Lyrics on screen)!!!!!!!!!!!!
2/ I recorded the X-Factor results show last night just to watch Britney. Very disappointing! Plus her arse was definitely too large for those shorts - not pretty!
Ho Hum! Time for some Bat Out of Hell!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Dungeons and Dragons
Two words that are so emotive, and generally (in my experience) give such a negative connotation to something brilliant.
Well DND is continuing to evolve. We have had some terrible films; a pretty average MMORPG version; some excellent PC Games (Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate being the pinnacles for me) and finally DND Insider.
Here is a good intro-video on the BBC web-site.
And here is the real web-site.
I like the look of the dungeon builder tool (coming soon) and at $5 a month it looks a steal to me compared to something like World of Warcraft or Everquest!
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