Searching for inspiration
May 21, 2007 | Technology
A while back now I got tired of hitting F5 all the time so decided to build a simple internet Automatic Page Refresher. It worked a treat. I stuck it on my website and it got used so much that I got attacked a lot and had to shut it down. That was when I moved it to...
Disappointment – The FA Cup Final 2007
May 20, 2007 | zeitgeist
I'm not going to drivel on in a boring way about football. It's just not a bloggy type thing. But really, could the FA Cup Final have been any worse? Obviously, if I was a Chelsea fan I wouldn't give two hoots (although I do remember how bad 1999 was really, despite...
The Last of the True Disbelievers
May 3, 2007 | Technology
As I type some music is arriving in my house. It is the rather splendid 1985 mini-album by The Brilliant Corners, Growing Up Absurd. Not available on CD, I got it from EBay on vinyl and, being far too lazy to do it myself, Stuart* borrowed my USB turntable and he has...
Vista – Finally some good news
Apr 28, 2007 | Technology
Finally some good news about Vista. After the disappointment of not being able to USB Stream by HandyCam in the Vista laptop. I picked myself up, got a Firewire/iLink cable and had a go with that.I have to say, it couldn't have been much more impressive. Plugged-it...
27th April 2007
Apr 27, 2007 | zeitgeist
My Mum would have been 60 today. If she hadn't died almost 10 years ago now. Its hard to know exactly what to feel. The whole Mersault thing tries to kick in and tell me its just another day, just another 27th April. But it isn't. It's significant.It's significant...
Proofing versus Reading
Apr 23, 2007 | Writing
There is no denying it, I'm not finding proof reading very easy. Obviously, I can't for a minute suggest that reading my own book is dull, but proof reading is very dull. Trouble is, its a weird mix of reading and parsing. You have to pay very close attention to every...
Some more photo usage
Apr 22, 2007 | Photography
Also known as the lazy man's blog content. Lots of usage of late, here are a few that you can see on the web:In no particular order:On a writer's wikiA healthy eating blogIn a film making book (thanks Curtis)As a background to a poem about 7/7In an astronomy blog and...
How to create a playlist of all your music in Windows Media Player 11
Apr 20, 2007 | Technology
By special request for Tony C, here's how to create a playlist containing all your music in Windows Media Player 11.Obviously, first get all your music added to library. Then, select the 'Songs' view of your library. Click on any song* in the list and start it...
Don’t buy Vista…
Apr 19, 2007 | Technology
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...
I am RAM, this is ROM
Apr 16, 2007 | zeitgeist
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...
Brought to you on behalf of Visit Scotland (unofficially)
Apr 15, 2007 | Photography
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...
Job Title Madness
Apr 3, 2007 | zeitgeist
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,...
Photo Blog – Animal Faces
Apr 1, 2007 | Photography
Meanwhile in Edinburgh Zoo, the animals are looking quite interesting.OtterJapanese MacaqueJaguarClick on images to download hi-res versions
Primeval Clapping
Apr 1, 2007 | zeitgeist
Have you ever written or typed a word and, despite it being something you have done many times, it just doesn't look right? So, you ask some "does that right?" and they look at you in a funny way.On occassions, I think we all have moments when we look at commonplace...
Mr. Vista
Mar 29, 2007 | Technology
OK so here I am on Vista.Some first impressions:Eh, like, its WindowsWindows Media Center is very pretty (but I imagine I can't be bothered with it)It found my NAS drive very easilyWhat's the deal with wireless networking?My immediate gripes relates to the wireless...
More photo usage
Mar 27, 2007 | Photography
It's been a while since I've posted any photo usage here (and I'm even further behind on MorgueFile). Here's a few that can be seen on the web:3 Photos of Scotland on an Edinburgh Property websiteThink of the healthy childrenMeanwhile in SpainThe veg is still very...
Blogger’s Block
Mar 15, 2007 | zeitgeist
I've not been blogging much lately. Mainly because I'm back working on the book in most of my spare time. Good news is that I've knocked off quite a bit of the To-Do list and I'm about to embark on the second re-read. Although I'll probably miss my self-imposed...
Dear Amazon…here’s my prior art
Mar 8, 2007 | Technology
This post has a dual purpose. To ask Amazon to make a change to their website by implementing my idea and then to discuss whether or not me posting it here constitutes prior art when I take them to task for stealing my idea.First, the idea.Dear Amazon:Please stop the...
Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2007 | Photography
On an unbelievably clear sky (for Edinburgh) last night, took some pictures of the lunar eclipse from the back garden. They're not great, my cheapo telephoto isn't really up to the job, if anyone knows of a better reason to get one of these, I'd love to hear it.
Domain Name : Use it or lose it
Mar 2, 2007 | Technology
Something is really beginning to annoy me. Been investigating the next in my list of pointless web projects and, as ever, you spend a large amount of time hunting for a suitable domain.In a large number of cases they are often being used. That's fine. In a similarly...