Author Archives: Rob

40 for 40…just 5 to go

My last post was on my 40 different real ales this the year of my 40th birthday. I’d managed 30 up until a few days ago and then over the last fortnight I’ve managed 5 more.. ?Eastgate Ale. Weetwood Brewey … Continue reading

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40 beers for 40 years..10 to go.

A little secret, this year I’m going to be 40, a bit of shock to the system but I thought I’d try and do something a little different through the year to make it a little bit special. As I’ve … Continue reading

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Back to Compton Pool, for the 5th time

We’re off to Compton Pool again for a long weekend at the Farmhouse, it’s turning into a bit of an annual Family event, we have to thank my Mum for that. This I think is our 5th visit to Compton … Continue reading

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The last of the Sunshine

Had a great afternoon at the park today, enjoyed the last of the sunshine. I can’t see this warm sunny weather lasted beyond the next few days.

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Issues with plugins

This is a test post to see if my issue is fixed

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More time with the Camera

Haven’t spent enough time with the camera of late, but managed a few photo’s over the bank holiday weekend. At the moment it’s take 100′s and 1 is good, so still a lot to learn.

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digital nomad or ilife; it’s been around for a while now

There’s a post in the standard called living the iLife and picks up on people selling all thier worldly goods and living out of a laptop. But this isn’t new, it’s been around for a while (that post is from … Continue reading

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What I’d like to see in Tweetdeck for Android

Tweetdeck have released there Android app to the public, but it’s Beta, and it’s got a lot missing. Here are my thoughts on the Tweetdeck app for Android and what it needs to displace the likes of seesmic, Tweetdecks arch rival … Continue reading

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HTC Hero for Sale on eBay

My HTC Hero is up for sale on eBay, only 1 bid so far, but interest only tends to happen in the last 12 or so hours. (not to self don’t bother listing things for 5 days again). It’s an … Continue reading

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Updating Firmware on E71

Just updated the firmware on my e71, so now having to re-install mail4exchange via ovi, this is horrible. Considering replacing the e71 with another HTC Desire through work and the interface of S60 is horrific compared to Froyo.

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Photo’s from the Seventies

I’m trying out the Vignette app for my Android phone, it’s a camera replacement that allows you to add frames and all sorts of effects. There’s a free version in the Android store, but taking just one photo, I decided … Continue reading

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The Skills you’ll need to succeed according to Gartner

At the Orange Live 2010 the most covered keynote was Peter Sondergaard, SVP at Gartner’s ‘what’s hot for IT and Consumers’. We’ve covered pretty much most of the content from the event here on this blog. I’m pretty sure a … Continue reading

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My most popular post – EVPN’s, VPN’s & IVPN’s

There’s one post that’s always near the top of my stats and it’s this one – VPN’s, EVPN’s and IVPN’s. With all the tech stuff out there and carrier pages and wikipedia too, there’s usually a good number of people … Continue reading

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Location is coming to Touiteur

I wrote about Touiteur a day or so back and how good it was. But I missed Location, it’s not in there right now. I had a positive response on the ‘micro review’ and have spotted a few other people … Continue reading

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Google offers drag-and-drop App Inventor for Kids!

Google have launched tools to allow the creation of simple apps for Android devices, they’re not available just yet though, they are still in private beta. There are already several “it’s not going to produce much of value” posts our … Continue reading

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