Archive for January, 2006

Tidying up that projects directory…

In between chores (the bathroom was somewhat scary) I’ve been added a few more touches to my calendar component. The catalyst was a chap named Jerry who was keen enough to ask for the source. So since then I’ve added some (e.g. the minimum possible) amount of documentation to the code and also added some [...]

Bloody Microsoft

Well, the new firmware for my HTC Wizard seems to have alarms working reliably now, however I’m shocked at how easy it is to lose data. When settings up a link with my new XP x64 machine I was told I had to delete a current relationship. Hence I deleted the relationship with the old [...]

You go, girl!

Ah, the fun of ITV. Richard Dawkins (a smashing chap in my opinion) lets go at religion in a 2-part series, The Root of All Evil?. And after all, it’s about time some rational views got aired in this debate. The government is always telling us how it corresponds with faith groups when deciding policy [...]

MacWorld Lust

Steve Jobs has been a busy boy. We’ve even got dual-core MacBooks in there – it appears Intel have pulled a neat trick with Yonah, and once Apple iron out the inevitable bugs this should annihilate the old PowerBook. Of course now I’m filled with lust… damn you Steve Jobs! The £1429 price tag is [...]

Rainy Afternoons

I had thought I’d spend my Sunday afternoon browsing the collection at the Tate. However, it’s rather miserable outside, so instead I braved the District Line and went to the Museum of Natural History. The good: The collection is spectacular, although the T-Rex animatronic was overrated and created a gigantic backlog in the centre of [...]