Archive > May 2005

Questions for LeeAnn

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?
I’m going for cheese mistress insight here – what’s the best MeMe (excluding this one obviously) you’ve [...]

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Now here’s something I would pay to have on my mobile

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!

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Build build build SPUT!

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 enter Licence Keys … PHUT
Have used wrong install media
Stoopid Microsoft Licensing structure, stoopid VLE, stoopid, stoopid … me

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iTunes and other things I never got round to doing

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 account. Except given that I own a Mac I’d already got an account (which I’d forgotten [...]

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…the day, the music died

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 in taste and decency.
I mean I know that variety is the spice of life but this [...]

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2 bids so far and both of them MINE!

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 than expected. So far there have only been 2 bids … and both of them are [...]

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AEC is GO!!!

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

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AEC – My listing is up

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 close eye on this over the next 7 days!!! Wish me luck.
(No idea what I’m talking about? [...]

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Must . keep . interviewing …

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 your legs, fart the star spangled banner, etc.) if so, what?
When you’ve answered these you have to [...]

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Now all I need is an invisible mouse …

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…

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