January 2012
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December 2011
9 posts
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2011 goals in review
Way back at the beginning of the year, I created a list of things I wanted to achieve in 2011. Let’s see how I did, shall we?
Cut the sugar out of my cups of tea (mammoth task!) I’m now down to one tea spoon of sugar in my tea. It’s now at a level that I’m happy about. In time, I may be able to get rid of it completely. For now it’s one of my few vices.
Learn...
Have no fear of perfection - you will never reach it.
– Salvador Dali (via artreture)
October 2011
2 posts
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
5 posts
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[Y]ou can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them...
– Steve Jobs (2005)
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July 2011
1 post
June 2011
1 post
May 2011
2 posts
April 2011
4 posts
photo-photo-photo
Lately I’ve been frustrated when I’ve been out and about to beautiful places such as the Peak District in Derbyshire, but have been unable to capture that beauty and take it home with me.
Built-in cameras on mobile phones such as the iPhone are great for off-the-cuff photos and quick snaps on nights out, but they’re missing the richness that a fully-fledged camera can offer.
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March 2011
3 posts
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How I record gameplay from my PS3
This is a companion post to ‘Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood gameplay’ on Los Havros. If you want to know the ins and outs of the whole process of recording footage from a games console to the finished product of online HD video, then read on!
The kit- Rather than be in danger of repeating some good words of advice, I’ll send you the link to Chris Spooner’s gaming...
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February 2011
2 posts
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
– Anon
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BBC Rugby Union coverage (Six Nations at the... →
January 2011
4 posts
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Mac App Store
It’s a stroke of genius when you think about it- you’ve got a large number of people who know how to get apps onto their iPod touches, iPhones and iPads (we’re not necessarily talking about tech-savvy people here) and you do the same thing for Macs which are full-blown computers. Simples.
You may question their methods, you may grumble at their prices, but you can’t deny...
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Simple Desktops →
Minimalistic desktop backgrounds with some great design. Worth a look.
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2011
Here’s a list of things I want to achieve in 2011- some big, some small:
Cut the sugar out of my cups of tea (mammoth task!)
Learn Spanish
Give my time generously to charitable causes
Go above and beyond the call of duty
Finding my other half would be nice
Travel, if at all possible
Start cycling in earnest, to get my fitness up
So there you have it, a rather eclectic list of goals,...
December 2010
12 posts
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Core Blaster PSN code giveaway
Here’s number 9) TEM9-KCN4-7PBR as promised.
This is part of the giveaway by loshavros.co.uk.
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Lo there do I see my father. Lo there do I see my mother and my sisters and my...
– Norse Prayer for Battle from The 13th Warrior, an adaptation of the novel “Eaters of the Dead” by Michael Crichton.
When Parents Text: FLASH →
I found it amusing.
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My thoughts on design
Less is most definitely more.