As I sit here on Sunday morning at 10AM, it feels like the first time for a few weeks that things have been under control. The house move went fairly well, save for a few companies making things difficult (I am still without broadband, but thanks to “3” have an interim solution). Rest assured plenty […]
I always find the contrast in shops around the country interesting. For various reasons I ended up having lunch in John Lewis in Cambridge Monday. What I found in interesting is the contrast in menu compared to the Oxford Street London store and Cambridge (Cambridge being downmarket of course). Oh and of course the London […]
Finally finished as much as I can do in terms of tearing down stuff in the house. Worst task of all was removing the washing machine (I didn’t want to leave it as I spent a fortune on it a few years ago and they really don’t make them like they used to). Actually removing […]
RedLaser – Price Comparison via BarcodesFor sometime I’ve thought the killer iPhone app would be one where you could be in a shop and use the camera as a barcode scanner to check prices on products. The technology for camera based barcode reading has been around sometime (apps on desktops like Delicious Library already use […]
Back home in the UK. Arrive Thursay afternoon, off to post office to post some letter and sort out post re-direction. I can’t believe it’s less than 1 week before the move. The guy at the local post office was really helpful, the lady at the local coffee shop was really helpful, the people at […]
It’s funny, for sometime now I’ve been a bit bored with the tech scene. I guess it’s partly due to the economic situation that companies have been holding back releasing products. Then, like a bus a load of them come along at the same time and the wallet takes a hit. Working in the tech […]
I’m drained, that’s the only way of describing it. I’ve been away from home for nearly 2 weeks and not had a break (even at the weekends). Just feels like a constant grind with zero enjoyment. The good news is that I’ve managed to clear a lot of stuff, but feeling really really tired. I’m […]
As I walked up to street level from the San Francisco metro and crossed the road I saw this: It made me smile. I took a photo and gave the guy a dollar for the privilege to do so. Contrast this to your British beggar (don’t mean the Big Issue people) who will just sit […]
When I travel I always take a number of DVDs with me to watch. Of course this is slowly being replaced by iTunes. Having an iTunes US account works a treat as 2 of my favourite shows are just about to premiere (always amazes me how I pick up US terminology even after a few […]
I rarely have dreams, or as someone pointed out, rarely bring them into focus so I’m aware of them. Regardless, they are always nightmares, tend to be when I have too much sleep (rare) and usually are influenced by something in the past/next day. What I always find interesting is the (high) level of detail […]