For nearly a week now I have been exclusively using an Eee PC. I promised an action shot and here it is:
Using this device I have went about all my regular activities, even a bit of web development.
The biggest hindrance I've found has been using a screen resolution lower than what I'm accustomed to and [...]
I couldn’t resist…
I was having a quick look through some second-hand books last weekend and happened across a copy of Neuromancer by William Gibson, the “father of cyber-punkâ€. I had to have it and this marked the third time I’ve purchased a copy of this seminal work.
I started into it on the bus home yesterday and it [...]
My brother got married at the weekend and as part of the preparations we had to transport the wedding cake from my uncle’s bakery to Lusty Beg island, where the reception was held: a distance of 10.6 miles, according to Google.
Due to the size and weight of the cake it was decided that I would [...]
I can’t believe it, but I actually took the time out yesterday to make this. Here’s what it’s meant to look like:
..and here’s my effort:
It is safe to say I drank too much coffee yesterday
It was Sunday morning and I went through my usual routine: I got up, flicked on the coffee machine which I had filled with water and ground coffee the night before and went to the bathroom. I decided to get back into my bed for a bit and whilst I was lying there I heard [...]
Here a quick snap of my new workspace:
You can see my MacBook and the second display with the site I’m current working on along with my lunch and ubiquitous coffee mug…
Coffee time came around this morning at 11am just like it always does, but when I got to the kitchen there was no sign of the usual paraphernalia. I was placed in a moral dilemma: do I selfishly get busy with the 1 mug french press or dive into the catering-sized drum of Nescafe Original [...]
It’s that time of the year again and is customary at the VDA we had our Secret Santa jollifications this morning. Once again, Paul proved himself man enough to fill the big guy’s boots and surprised us all by making his entrance with a guitar and serenading us with a rendition of Slade’s Merry [...]
In my time honored tradition of bulk purchasing I placed an order with bulkpowders.co.uk, which arrived last week. I refrained from documenting it at the time as I’ve only just had the opportunity to sample the produce and here is what was waiting for me at reception last Tuesday:
I’d been meaning to start buying my [...]