Personal Category

CPZs a Growing Problem?

In: Personal

Below is the text of a letter a put together for the Watford Observer that was prompted by discussions around a proposed CPZ on the Cassiobury Estate in Watford. I’ve reproduced it here unedited: I have been engaging in dialogue over the current set of proposal options for parking on the Cassiobury Estate. I have [...]

Bye Bye Demon Internet

In: Personal

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 because they provided a great [...]

The Future of Phones

In: Personal

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!]

iPod Speakers

In: Personal

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!

iPhone Reboot Loop

In: Personal

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 and then will reconnect to [...]

Found

In: Personal

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 I bought a copy at [...]

Forget Sarah Marshall

In: Personal

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 Brand. What a mistake! This [...]

Just a cup

In: Personal

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 drink that may be a [...]

It’s Goodbye Ericsson, Hello 29west

In: Personal

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 years in the industry beginning [...]

Lauging Gas

In: Personal

No not nitrous oxide, but a very funny video involving gas. Thanks Dave for the link. Technorati links:funny, video, youtube, mythbusters

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