http://www.wileysworld.org Sat, 09 May 2009 21:40:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A very sad event occurred at the end of last week when I finally terminated our broadband account with Demon Internet. It was sad because I'd been with Demon for almost 10 years since I joined the company in July 1999. I stuck with them even after leaving the company ... http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2009/05/09/bye-bye-demon-internet/ I've seen the future, and it's not Orange but a Pomegranate![Note: it takes a while for the flash to load, but it's worth it!] http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/11/17/the-future-of-phones/ Forgot to take your portable speakers with you on your trip. Fear not, designed Dmitry Zagga has the answer with his DIY speakers. All you need is 4 paper cups, a couple of toothpicks and your standard Apple-issue earbuds! http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/11/14/ipod-speakers/ Just before I came out to Chicago I bought an iPhone 3G. In the UK this is on the O2 network and in the US the iPhone operates on the AT&T network. However, when the 3G signal from AT&T gets sufficiently weak it seems that the iPhone loses the signal ... http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/10/02/iphone-reboot-loop/ Over the last two years I've become a fan of Wired magazine as it provides excellent reading material for longhaul flights. So much so I've become a subscriber (though they don't seem to be very reliable at sending the magazines to the UK:-(  Consequently on my recent trip to Montreal ... http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/09/24/found/ Lately the choice of films on BA flights has been a bit poor. There was nothing remotely interesting to watch on the flight to Montreal last month and there was little choice this time around too. I opted to watch Forgetting Sarah Marshall as I quite enjoy listening to Russell ... http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/09/20/forget-sarah-marshall/ A few weeks ago Louise and I had the opportunity to have an evening out that we spent at The Stables restaurant in Rickmansworth. We did have a bit of a shock then when, as can be seen in the photo below, it appears that the restaurant is endorsing a ... http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/09/20/just-a-cup/ I'm in the middle of what could well be my last visit to Montreal. At the end of next week I leave Ericsson to start working with a small Chicago-based company called 29west. It's a complete departure for me as I'm moving out of telecommunications having spent the last 9 ... http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/09/20/its-goodbye-ericsson-hello-29west/ No not nitrous oxide, but a very funny video involving gas. Thanks Dave for the link. Technorati links:funny, video, youtube, mythbusters http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/09/10/lauging-gas/ Our efforts to get Eva to ride her bike without stabilizers has paid off as you can see from this photo. http://www.wileysworld.org/wordpress/2008/09/07/look-dad-no-stabilizers/