Infernus

Yep, Blizzard strike again. Just as my Christmas break came to an end and I was due to head back to work I discovered that FilePlanet are offering 10-day trial keys for World of Warcraft. The problem: these keys are only for those in the US (bloody US-centric tits and so on). Solution: use a [...]

It’s funny. I’m living in the financial capital of Europe, possibly even of the world. Yet we still have a bunch of throw-backs, the RMT union, who control the Tube, life-blood of the city. Yes, having already caused days of pain when they went on strike due to their inability to stay on the right [...]

A guide for those who don’t think they need it – “How Motorways Work“.

It’s a sad day. While you do spot a shocking amount of people on the Tube reading the Sun (presumably they’re confused and think it’s a newspaper) there was some hope remaining that there were some papers worth reading within the bounds of the M25. Unfortunately, an Evening Standard headline tonight – X-Factor winner’s rapist [...]

You would think that in Blighty, of all places, you’d be able to get just about any tea you want. Well, not if you want Chai (Indian spiced tea). Yes, this commodity which is falling of the shelves of any NZ supermarket with any self respect is a rare commodity in London. After finding the [...]

Two weeks down and I’m still happy with my new toy, but for two things. One in particular is shocking – alarms. How, when Windows Mobile has been around for years and is the OS of choice for a significant proportion of PDAs, can alarms not always work? It’s appalling, it really is. It turns [...]

No, not bird flu (well, maybe, depends on how bad a news week it’s been), but vanity pages, or blogs if you prefer. This week I had two friends volunteer their new web-pages – Susie and Chris. So at least now I need not feel such an egotist for this paltry effort. More importantly we’re [...]