Slight holdup
Slight problem. The long overdue “dot com” side of my website has hit another snag. Initially I was very happy with the final design and layout thanks to some assistance in design from @staceyjenkins (a local designer) however two things have troubled me. The current ‘proposed site’ has zero blogging facility, and while I don’t [...]
Just how important is technology?
Funnily enough, I’ll start this article by saying I was reading wired on my iPad. Through the reading however there was a particular line which got me thinking. “…checking your email is now akin to brushing your teeth…” So just how important is technology in our daily lives, and is it really akin to brushing [...]
It’s taken 7 months, but it’s time!
Well, It’s been a long and hard journey, but with some help from some friends and some people on twitter I have finally found the theme for thelongmile.com and I’m ready to start publishing and going live, all I need to do is integrate some form of store which I am currently working on and [...]
Ok so heres a small update
Hello everyone I just thought I would give you all a small-ish update on whats been happening as of late Production of thelongmile.com photography site has pretty much ground to a halt since I’m having trouble finding a theme under the GPL to rip apart and customise into something of my own, not only that [...]
Hm, I’m tired
It’s been a few weeks now since I decided to swap out my car for something slightly better, it’s also been a few weeks since I started my new job, it’s even been a few weeks since I had some terrible pain in my ear requiring a weeks worth of both oral and topical antibiotics. [...]
Damnit…
Today I have a problem, and not an easy one to solve. The time has come for me to trade in my car, but if I wait much longer I stand to loose thousands and thousands of pounds in depreciation. I have to get rid in the next two months or I may as well [...]
How computers took over cars? More like another rant on the BBC and their technology editors
I’ve been continually disturbed by the inaccuracies of the BBC technology reports as of late. The BBC used to be a fine, trusted news source with reliable accurate information even if it was a little slow to come to date, but today has really hit a nerve with me and I’ll explain why in a [...]
How Far is Too Far? – Cleaning
Come plastic fantastic or metal maniac, your sure to have to brush off the dust from your favourite computer gadgets. Of course, this goes without saying for many, at least, brushing the dust off does. But I find myself regularly cleaning my Mac and my iPhone with more than just spit and polish. It seems [...]
And so here is 2010, the year we … well…
…yeah I’m still struggling to fill in that one little tag line. Fifteen years ago we had such aspirations and hopes for our technology that we forgot somewhat to actually do it. If Arthur C Clarke was even close to being right, we would have orbital space stations that were publicly accessible, long range manned [...]
Thinking Different?
I’ve been using my Mac now for about six months, having never used a Macintosh before, but there are a few things that still seem alien to me, and of course some things I miss from Windows. For those of you who have never used Mac before, I thoroughly recommend it, there is no real [...]
The problem with ‘Googling it’
Right now I’m sat here waiting to go to the emergency out of hours doctors appointment I’ve made for my ear infection. I’m not telling you this because I want to, I’m telling you this because it’s going to come up later in this post, be patient. Here in Cardiff, we don’t exactly have the [...]
The new iTunes app store, and why I hate it
Oh dear, Apple you have done something I never thought you would do. You changed the app store. And you did it badly. The changes have only happened this evening so I expect there will be some teething issues and changes however, the new app store is completely counter intuitive and as stated by a [...]
Announcing a New Section: Tech
I said before that I wanted to include more tech related posts, since this site is inevitably becoming just a blog of a tech nut / photography nut / amateur artist … etc this is the first major stage in doing that. There are some posts already in there, but you’ll also be seeing my [...]
Late night shopping
Late night shopping. It’s a curious phenomenon but one that I’m very much in love with. I’m currently off work with a variety of things to deal with, most of which I will not go into publicly, suffice to say I have set myself a routine to keep things more normal in my life and [...]
Windows 7, Macs et all, my thoughts
I’m often loathed to give myself tasks which I fear completing. In fact not only do I loath it, I also seem to do it with an alarming number of things. Take twitter for instance. A user on twitter asked about Windows 7, and what did people think of this new operating system from the [...]
Well we all know what I do this time of year
Yes well, here comes Christmas, that time of year where everyone seems to end up using it more as an excuse to shop than it is to actually appreciate the true meaning. But then, we also have the wonders of Cardiff Winter Wonderland which I missed out taking pictures of last year. Alas that’s not [...]
Sleeping on it
Odd title I know, but actually it seems I spoke to soon when I posted my last blog. Things are not fine, in fact they’ve gotten much worse, so much so that work is again affecting my life in unmanageable proportions. Perhaps I should have saved the last blog post and slept on it. See [...]
Interesting Times
I write this blog post with great angst in my soul, and a desperate realisation that I no longer come bounding into the office to write my blog posts, nor do I feel energised and creative every waking moment so that I can come up with an interesting blog post for you all to muse [...]
The importance of wifi
I made a commitment at one stage to be sat in a bar at least once every other week and sit and write a blog post. Well, here I am, finally, sat in the funky buddah in cardiff contemplating the world, life and well… my bottle of Peroni. It’s a strange experience really being sat [...]
About:
I’m going to start expanding this blog to include my thoughts and impressions on different products programs and services, at the end of the day, reading a personal diary and rants is all very well and interesting but it doesent provide you with usefull information. So I’be made the decision that since I work in [...]
I’ve made some decisions
Ok, So I’ve been thinking and AGAIN I have changed my mind on something. When I redesigned this site, I wanted it to be a combination of my blog, and my photography portfolio, but I find I am taking so many pictures now that I need to refocus those efforts. Not only that but people [...]
The trouble with technology
It seems very apt that I should open with that line for my latest blog post given everything that has gone on lately. In fact over the past week or so I’ve been unfortunate enough to have three very expensive pieces of technology break on me. My Car My iPhone My Camera All in the [...]
Ooh Progress….
Been a while hasn’t it, but there has been progress in my life. You know a few months ago I said about wanting to quit? Well yeah, I did it, at last… with help I might add. The biggest problem with the “pills” that help you quit smoking? Craving. Oh my lord the craving is [...]
ISP’s and P2P… It’s going downhill
We’ve been aware for some time now of the government and indeed the ISP’s increasing awareness of that newfangled technology known as P2P (Peer 2 Peer file sharing). Over the past few months the publicity on this subject has grown rather dramatically as ArsTechnica recently broke the news of one particular ISP in the UK [...]
