Monthly Archives: May 2005

Ok so they’re a little late … all right … a lot late … but they’re here now – LeeAnn; your questions await. You have been damned to dance for all eternity. Which dance would it be and with whom? … Continue reading →

Further to my earlier, microrant about the state of pop-culture these days, blogless friend James has provided the perfect image to counterpoint my dissatisfaction: Strange Fruit indeed!

Have a demo to do Need to build 3 virtual machines to do it Decide to build the at the same time to be speedyish Wait for 1.5 hours – building 3 machines simultaneously is not so speedy Go to … Continue reading →

I’ve just bought my first ever music on-line. By on-line I mean totally on-line. No waiting for a CD to arrive. Just click click download done… Well almost. Firstly, not having used iTunes before I had to set up and … Continue reading →

The world’s gone mad. Big Brother is up to its 6th series and the Crazy Frog is number 1 in the UK chart. Can somebody please order the British Public a frontal labotomy … either that or a crash course … Continue reading →

The AEC is sprinting ahead now. All the entries are live and are awaiting the hordes of bidders that have been camping by their computers for days awaiting the internet exquivalent of the January sales… But uptake has been slower … Continue reading →

The Amazing eBay challenge is a goer. Check out the items over at Markiss blog – www.markiss.co.uk

Unfortunately you’re not really allowed to bid on it but if you know anyone who would like to and doesn’t know me then by all means knock yourselves out. Force 135 Commerative Beer – Merchandising Placard I’ll be keeping a … Continue reading →

This lot is for Dafyd … from the aptly titled Chez Dafyd You’re a linguist right? Which words, in whichever language, do you most like to say / hate to say? Do you have any hidden skills (ability to dislocate … Continue reading →

Since I got the lovely laptop I’ve been looking for a separate keyboard. Ideally I wanted something wireless but was having trouble getting models that match the Apple Layout. Maybe the originally named Das Keyboard is the answer…