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Video gets the iPod treatment
Have we seen the last of the device that does everything? The iPhone will now play flash video, Blackberries take pictures and every device has an MP3 player built into it. Does that make them “Jack of all trades, master of none”? So what’s with the Flip? The Flip may be the number 1 stocking […]
Posted: August 19th, 2009 under 42.
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Are there any free lunches left on the web?
Last week saw the Murdoch group stating that payment must be made for content on the web. Services are continually changing and the recession has placed some of the cost recover models in jeopardy. So what models are appearing and how will they affect the web? In the face of recession and drops in advertising […]
Posted: August 17th, 2009 under 42.
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Things I now know
I broke my arm three weeks ago, you already know that. I’m not saying it’s been easy, in fact of the first two weeks, I was in quite a bit of pain. It’s not uncommon for a distal radial fracture to become dislocated and that happened to me. So, the bone was fixed in place […]
Posted: May 15th, 2009 under 42.
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The story of broken arm, part one
I woke up on Saturday, 18 April, really looking forward to the day. Orwell’s was having an open day and after that I was looking forward to going solo ride before meeting up with my family. My son was going to his friends party and I was looking forward to hearing all about it. The […]
Posted: May 5th, 2009 under Skates.
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What’s in a name?
Webwise, I have a terrible name. No part is unusual: Watkins is 131st in the list of UK surnames) and Sam is often a shortening of many forenames. So basically, webwise, it’s a waste of space. But there are worse things than a common combination. Sam Watkins was a soldier in the Confederate army and […]
Posted: April 8th, 2009 under 42.
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It’s a strange world
I’ve been working on my presence the past few weeks. I did a presentation in the University of Nottingham which went down reasonably. Which is good, it was my first one for AGES outside of my company. I’ve one coming up at the end of April too. I feel reasonably relaxed about these at the […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2009 under 42.
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A new hybrid and it’s a bit of a disappointment really
The new Honda Insight is a clever hybrid offering low tax costs and high fuel efficiency and lower emissions. And I’m really disappointed. It’s a pretty car, enough room for four people and the same tax band as a 125cc motorbike (that’s £15 to you and me) but to be honest I can’t see me […]
Posted: March 20th, 2009 under 42.
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When should I upgrade?
For me, the decision is usually made by answering a simple question: What benefit do I get if I upgrade? I am not actually that good at answering what harm may the upgrade do. The only time I have been badly caught out by this is with my own personal wiki. I used mediaWiki as […]
Posted: March 15th, 2009 under 42.
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The age of anxiety
WH Auden called the postwar times the age of anxiety but I am wondering in we’re living in a time of downright fear. The news has been talking of impeding recession (as an asside, I love the facebook group, ” I absolutely refuse to participate in a recession“) and as a result, shock, horror, gasp, […]
Posted: February 4th, 2009 under 42.
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Snow duty
I live in the UK. Climate wise, it’s OK, we get to grow most crops and the winters are not too severe and the summers are not at all monotonous! Snow storms do bring this country to its knees though. Major routes are focused on as they are a lot easier to manage but that […]
Posted: February 3rd, 2009 under 42.
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