….then I suggest you give their tech support line a call, and ask to be put on hold. It’s where I am right now, and here’s the music they’ve played at me so far: 1st – Horrible live version of "Every Breath You Take", featuring an extended bit where Sting does ‘shout outs’ to hisContinue reading “If you still think Apple are cool…”
Author Archives: Alex
New Imaginary Foundation shirts
The Imaginary Foundation has just released a new collection of T-shirts. The IF is surely one of the most peculiar of online t-shirt retailers (the IF itself is, apparently, a ” think tank from Switzerland that does experimental research on new ways of thinking and the power of the imagination”) but as ever, they’ve stillContinue reading “New Imaginary Foundation shirts”
Nikon D40 flash hack
Zenboodah, one of the peeps in Flickr’s Nikon D40 pool, has posted a neat how-to to improve the performance of the built-in flash: a cardboard diffuser/bounce box. Worth looking at until I can afford the oft-recommended Nikon SB-400 speedlight, I think. UPDATE: After a long time, I’ve now found an updated/replacement tutorial.
Chart: Top 10 Worries
As a new way of presenting some pertinent links, here is a list of my top 10 worries at the moment: 1 (-) George W. Bush2 (-) North Korea3 (NEW) How common it is for collossal squid to be found these days – are they about to make their move?4 (UP) My teeth 5 (UP)Continue reading “Chart: Top 10 Worries”
Wallpaper images: a quest
Speaking of what makes a good wallpaper image, Vanity Fair has an article up about one writer’s crazed quest to track down the location of Windows XP’s “Autumn” background. [via Engadget]
Wallpaper Images
I first learned that Microsoft had approached a Flickr user to supply some of the standard wallpaper images included with Vista a while ago, but that little nugget of info has re-appeared today on Ars.Technica. I think it’s worth linking to the Flickr photoset from which MS bought two of the images that you canContinue reading “Wallpaper Images”
Pecha Kucha
How on earth/how in hell do you get tickets to Pecha Kucha in London? Twice in the last month I’ve had the e-mail come through, gone straight to the site to buy tickets only to find they’re all gone already. Very frustrating, because it looks really inspiring.Not that I think I’ll ever be invited toContinue reading “Pecha Kucha”
The Custom PC Podcast
At work we’ve just launched our first podcast. I’m very excited, since I’ve been really keen for us to do more stuff online and we’ve basically gone from talking about it to having it ready in just a couple of weeks. We managed to put the recording kit together for about £250, and considering weContinue reading “The Custom PC Podcast”
The D40’s kit lens is awesome
The Nikon D40’s kit lens is awesome, especially when it comes to hairy walls.
The best thing about Twitter
Want to know what the best thing about Twitter is? Darth Vader sends you text messages. Everyone’s favourite Sith lord has a rather nicely designed (or should I say ‘most impressive’) Twitter page, here. The force is strong with him – add him as your friend today!
The Wired Jester 