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Entries from December 28th, 2005

MP3 Player Comparison

December 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on MP3 Player Comparison · Technology

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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