“Hugh’s Chicken Run”
Being rather familiar with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s home town of Axminster and his local Tesco I watched these three programmes about his campaign to get people eating free range chicken (Chicken […]
The Killer App That Never Was…
Though I’ve got a new Mac Mini plugged into my hifi, I’ve kind of assumed I’d end up having to buy an Airport Express to plug in next to it […]
iTunes and ID3 v1
I found a solution to this along time ago, but forgot it and couldn’t find it when I got the problem again today. The problem is: after I change the […]
Back Online (x2)
Whilst not really an excuse for not posting for a month, I’ve been hindered in my blogging by the loss of my MacBook. Perhaps loss is the wrong word – […]
Leopard Safari Fade To Grey
I’m having a strange experience with Safari 3 (which I was already using in Tiger with no problem) where everything on a page seems to fade to grey, possibly as […]
Ever wanted to bring capitalism crashing down but can’t get time off work to do it?
Went to see Mark Thomas last night, he was great. He’s launched a company, McDemos, offering as a service, not just applying to demonstrate in Parliament Square (which under the […]
More Locations
A year and a half ago I posted how I recognised the location of this shot in Ronin. I mentioned how I suspected a favorite film had also used the […]
Last of the Pears
Hugh FW provide pear recipes almost too late. I’ve had a plentiful crop this year, but they’ve almost all been eaten/frozen/given away/blown away. Which is a pity, because Hugh’s recipes […]
BBC Radio Shows on your iPod
The BBC’s selection of Podcasts is growing (slowly), but if you want to listen to most of their shows you’ll be glued to your computer because they’re still only streamed […]
Region Free Macbook
One of my biggest gripes when I got my Macbook was the region locked DVD drive. Today, it is locked no more! 😀 😀 😀 When I got the Macbook […]
House Music
“Hospital Drama”. I used to run a mile if Casualty started. I never “got” ER. Then a colleague persuaded me to give Scrubs a go, comedy, true, but it still […]
Trouble At’ Mill
Wallace and Gromit to are to return to the small screen in a BBC half hour short. That’s the good news (I prefer the shorts to the feature). The bad […]