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Our amazing holiday in Peru

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:17:22 +0000

In the first 2 weeks of October this year Faye and I fulfilled a long time ambition and visited Peru. I have been meaning to post the pictures of out holiday since we got back. Finally I have found the time to do so. Here is a small selection of some...

Xbox 360 HD DVD - on the iMac!!

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:18:24 +0000

For yes, I have caved to the might of HD DVD... or rather, some bloke I work with wanted to sell a drive he tried - and failed - to use with his PC (but works fine with my new iMac, mwahahaha).

For yes, 24 inches of sharp no compression artifact j...

My photos from the Kent County Show

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:32:26 +0000

On Sunday 12th August I visited the Kent County Show. This year I took my new camera with me so that I could learn a bit more about how to use all the settings. Here are some of the pictures I took, I really like the photos of the Alpacas.

Linux Coverage on Ars Technica

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:45:45 +0000

For a long time, my favourite tech site, Ars Technica, has been rightly criticized for covering Microsoft and Apple in great depth (as to which of these they are accused of focusing on... well, that seems to vary month to month ;), but not covering O...

And now, I buy Civilization IV... for the Mac

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:25:59 +0000

Cheaper on the PC, possibly even less buggy.

So why, especially given my past posting on the "death" of OS X, would I buy this game on the Mac?

I have a shiny, relatively new, PC that plays all games I could ever dream o...

Site has a new design

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:35:41 +0000

I have now uploaded my new site design. The site was starting to look dated so I have redesigned it. It now not only looks better but should be easier to navigate. I have not added any new features yet, but the new design should make it easier for me...

Photos taken with my new digital camera

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:43:41 +0000

Over the years I have been pleased with the results I have got from my old digital camera, but recently I felt it is time to upgrade and get something better. After dropping some hints to Mum and Dad I got a nice new digital camera for my Birthday. A...

Site updated to use tags

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:22:10 +0000

I have just uploaded some new code to hpoom so that you can now filter blog posts by tag as well as category. This is all part of the changes I have started to work on to update the site and give it a new look. I will now move on to redesigning the s...

Apple announce Safari for Windows and mix their words

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:11:57 +0000

Today Apple has announced their Safari browser is now available for Microsoft Windows. Firstly I find this a joke as most people on windows use Microsoft IE as they don't care about what browser they use, and those that do care about what...

Mark Ronson: Interesting Music

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:20:03 +0000

About 6 moths ago I posted on the site about an artist called Plan B. Plan B was not like the music I normally listen to and neither is the latest artist I want to tell you all about. Mark Ronson ha...

So... my Macbook may be the last Mac I buy

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:00:58 +0000

Article: Leopard delayed until October, says Apple

In spite of what this article says, some doom merchants were predicting thi...

A review of Squidoo

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:55:12 +0000

I have been using Squidoo for about a month now. For those that don't know what Squidoo is, it is a website where you can write a single page on a topic of your choice. This page Squidoo refers to as a lens, and these lenses can be made u...

In Other News: Amiga and Atari ST To Wed

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:06:51 +0000

Okay, maybe not. But reading this:

Mario and Sonic to race the 100m

makes the idea seem somehow plausible.

Hell is now officially a bit

A Video Of Me Flying My Kite

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:11:41 +0000

I thought I would post a video of me flying my PKD Buster 3m. I had good fun scudding about the beach as you can see in the video. This was filmed in Somerset by Sarah on 13/07/05.

I'm going out with my kites again tomorrow down at Gre...

Macbook (non-Pro) - A Mac afficionado's sober review

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:11:02 +0000

I have, since December 2006, been the proud owner of an Apple Macbook.

My purchase of this machine was specifically timed to coincide with Christmas. Not as an indulgent, juicy present for yours truly (though it was that ;) but because I wanted to...

New Green Eco Website

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:18:56 +0000

I though I would take some time to post about a new website I have been working on called "be more green". The site came about after Faye my wife commented on that fact that she was fi...

My Site One Year On

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:16:57 +0000

In 2 days time this site would have been live in it's current format for a year. See this post here. In this year there has only been 23 posts, that approx...

I have my Nintendo Wii

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:16:20 +0000

I have now collected my Nintendo Wii. After visiting Gamestation at midnight last night I have now got my new toy and it is at home. Unfortunately it is a Christmas present from my wife so I can not play on until Christmas day. But I am still over th...

Wedding Photo's

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:55:34 +0000

On the 14th October 2006 Faye and I got married. I though I would put a small selection of our wedding photo's on here so that family and friends can see them. It was a wonderful day for both of us, thanks to all those that helped to make...

My Stag Do

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:09:37 +0000

Last weekend I had my stag do. I thought it would be good to put the photos from the day here so that everybody else can see them too. It was a good day and was nice to go out with all my mates. If you have any other photos from the weekend please em...