A look at the Ford safety event
Over the past few years, we have seen a dramatic increase in the uptake of technology in vehicles. Whilst this website is primarily focused towards iPhone and Mac reviews we do sometimes have to step back and take a look at the grand picture. So to summarise that’s exactly what I did today. I was [...]
Got an iPhone with o2? You NEED to read this – UPDATED
With o2? Got an iPhone? You know you can make a phone call and still use mobile data, right? Well, supposed to. Ok, I’m awkward, I work in IT so I actually use this, but suppose someone rings me on my phone, I shove it on speakerphone, tap the home screen then go out to [...]
The most important things over the last few years
There are many things in life we consider both important and influential, however we rarely credit the technology that allowed these things to come to life. The last few years alone for almost everyone have been filled with turmoil, loss and sadness as our own countries finances followed the routes of the rest of the [...]
You cannot teach art
I originally set about writing this post after seeing some rather infuriating comments made by an individual I once knew. Granted the article I was going to write was inspired more so by anger and rage than a creative perspective, and so I wrote a full four page long entry, and discarded it hoping I [...]
It’s time
Well, It’s taken over a year of searching, tweaking, playing, fiddling, you name it and I’ve struggled along, but it’s finally happened. I have located the new theme for the pro website, which will be accompanied by a minor rebuild and rebrand in places, but it’s finally the site I want. I’m hoping to have [...]
2010 – For everyone
With only two months to the end of the year it might seem somewhat premature for my annual year in review, however the last twelve months have been something of a whirlwind. As with any year, here have been both successes and failures. There have been bridges burnt, friends lost, but there have also been [...]
It’s the time of year
After following a rather in depth discussion on twitter between @Birdiecanfly @11fiftynine and @karencollum regarding depression and how others perceive it. This time of year is very important as well, since it’s the time of year that everything gets darker, moods traditionally get lower, and people get the ‘holiday blues’, ‘the winter dark’ or as [...]
Artificial Intelligence? Or Simulated Reality?
It’s been a while since I did a technology related post, and in fact this one is going to fall into the category of complete geekery, it’s also going to fill certain aspects of philosophy and ethics. If your not interested in any of these things, then it’s time to find something else to do. [...]
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 [...]
