Don’t buy Vista…

Apr 19

Don’t buy Vista…

If you want to be able to connect to a wireless network. I’ve had my new Vista laptop for a bit now and yet, here I am, on my old trusty XP laptop. Why? Because my the Vista laptop won’t connect to the Internet any more, its just says “Local Only” and lets me enjoy the information superhighway that is my router. That’s all. Its just not...

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I am RAM, this is ROM

Apr 16

I am RAM, this is ROM

There is a unbelievable temptation to try to become a geek philosopher. Take established thinking and re-tell it with a techy-vibe and try to present it as something new. A temptation so great, that I am going to do it. Why not. Its not like I’m alone.“The Permanence of the Water and the Hills”Its a question of permanence. As you get older (and...

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Brought to you on behalf of Visit Scotland (unofficially)

Apr 15

Brought to you on behalf of Visit Scotland (unofficially)

Just back from a week in Lochgoilhead. Took quite a lot of photos, I’ll be getting the good ones onto MorgueFile over the next week or so. Here’s a selection of a few, click to download the full versions: View of Glen Croe from “Rest and Be Thankful” Boat on Loch Goil View of Loch Eck from Jubilee Point on road to Dunoon Looking out the...

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Job Title Madness

Apr 03

Job Title Madness

As those who know me will testify, I’ve never been too fussed with job titles. I’ve had a few and most are generally meaningless. I’ve always been a fan of a job title scheme based around animals Code Monkey, Sales Weasel, that kind of thing. These may be ridiculous, but I have started to notice and even more ridiculous trend. Trying to make fairly...

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Photo Blog – Animal Faces

Apr 01

Photo Blog – Animal Faces

Meanwhile in Edinburgh Zoo, the animals are looking quite interesting. OtterJapanese Macaque Jaguar Click on images to download hi-res...

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