We now have 5 functional mp3 players in the house. They are: iRiver iHP-120 20Gb (Champagne) Apple iPod Nano 2Gb (black) Sony NWA1000P 6Gb (Pink) Creative Zen Micro 6Gb (Red) Creative Zen Nano 256Mb (Blue) I have had a bit of a play with all the new ones to see how they compare to my […]
Entries from December 28th, 2005
A modern Christmas tradition
December 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on A modern Christmas tradition · Life
Many of the things we regard as traditional about Christmas are surprisingly modern inventions. One truly modern activity which we are going to incorporate into all future holidays is the compacting of the recycling bin so that a few more armfuls of wrapping paper and (hopefully) empty boxes can be squeezed in. On Boxing Day […]
Tags: Family
Wir fahn fahn fahn auf der autobahn…
December 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on Wir fahn fahn fahn auf der autobahn… · Music
I have just finished watching a late contender for the best music DVD of the year – Kraftwerk‘s Minimum-Maximum, a film of their 2004 tour. Absolutely stunning in DTS 5.1 with the sound turned up. It is also the music DVD least likely to contain any behind-the-scenes footage or interviews with the band! (If you […]
The Big Freeze
December 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on The Big Freeze · Life
Its that time of year when I feel ashamed to be British. Maybe ashamed is too strong a word; embarrassed is probably nearer the mark. The reason is, of course, that we have a little bit of seasonal weather and the country is thrown into chaos.
Tags: Weather
Happy Christmas in spite of Microsoft
December 26th, 2005 · Comments Off on Happy Christmas in spite of Microsoft · Life
We finally had a happy Christmas in spite of Microsoft. Jayne likes those role-playing detective games on her computer (CSI, Gabriel Knight, etc.) and I got her some Nancy Drew games as a present to keep her going. There are about a dozen games in the series and and I figured it would be a […]
He’s not the messiah. He’s a very naughty boy.
December 26th, 2005 · Comments Off on He’s not the messiah. He’s a very naughty boy. · Music
I was watching a film of Green Day playing at the Milton Keynes bowl today and towards the end there was a real Monty Python & The Holy Grail moment. It was one of those bits where the band just thump out a rhythm so the singer can talk a bit. Usually they do this […]
Technical Support
December 25th, 2005 · Comments Off on Technical Support · Life, Technology
I knew it would happen. Santa brought mp3 players for the whole family (except me. I am still happy with my two-year-old iRiver) and they are all different. Jayne has Creative Zen 6Gb, Chrystal has a Sony 6Gb, Frankie has an iPod Nano 2Gb and Charlie has a Creative Zen Nano 256Mb. It sounds tough […]
Tags: Gadgets
Are there no prisons?
December 25th, 2005 · Comments Off on Are there no prisons? · Life, Politics
This evening we watched A Christmas Carol on the TV, and it was the 1999 version which I had never even heard about before with Patrick Stewart as Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit. Having seen Patrick Stewart do his one-man show of this about ten years ago at the Old Vic I […]
Pictures of the year
December 24th, 2005 · Comments Off on Pictures of the year · Life
This site has a nifty flash presentation of Reuters’ 40 pictures of the year, which is worth a look. This photo of Eric Carriere taking a football to the head during a UEFA cup first round game is one I had not seen before. As a collection of pictures, it is quite depressing, with so […]
What celebrity do you look like?
December 24th, 2005 · Comments Off on What celebrity do you look like? · Technology
There is a site which, supposedly tells you what celebrity you most look like. Unfortunately it is more like a demonstration of the fallibility of computers. It started off well enough. I uploaded this photo of me and it went through a routine where it zoomed into the face and did the science fiction bit […]
