Month: November 2006

I used to work for a company called EDS in Telford. I didn’t stay long and, if I’m honest, it was one of the weirdest places I’ve ever worked at. For 6 months nobody could really tell me what my job title was or what I was meant to do with the day. There really didn’t seem to be a… Read more →

The weather here in the UK is pretty rubbish at the minute. It’s dark, windy, wet and the roads are greasy. Here’s another YouTube video showing you why you shouldn’t drive quickly in the wet. I should know – especially in the ice – I managed to do a lovely spin in my old car. Doah! :) If you can’t… Read more →

Ummm.. Errrmm… I’m not going to say anything about this particular piece of video – you can get some opinions here if you want. This is the US Army in action somewhere in Iraq. They appear to be taking a slightly different approach with the locals compared to other troops… If you can’t see the video above, click here (tinytube.net). Read more →

I’ve spoken about the M6 Toll before. I live about 2 miles from T6 and we’ve got one of the M6 Toll Tags in the car and both Emily and I use the road. I usually use it if I’m late for work and Emily uses it to get to Birmingham Airport quickly. Although it is strictly a luxury, the… Read more →

Emily had to call Orange Customer Services this evening. Her phone (a Samsung D600e) has been playing up for a while and refuses to turn on. She called up Orange yesterday and waited 10 minutes to talk to someone about a replacement. I was quite impressed with the response from Orange. Everything was done and the new phone arrived this… Read more →

I live in Staffordshire. It’s a lovely area. Actually, if you need me to be accurate I’d say South Staffordshire. It’s so “South” that we’re a few miles away from the lovely West Midlands which is where I was brought up. Yes, I do have the remnants of a “Black Country Accent” and I’ve even visited the famous Black Country… Read more →

Cast your mind back a few months and you may remember how I purposefully replied to a Nigerian scam to show just how well planned and nasty they can get. I kept the whole thing running for several weeks and we received certificates and pictures of cash in huge chests via email. It’s all a big con of course, with… Read more →

Today I was reading a newspaper in the hospital (long story I won’t go into) and spotted this story. Though it may not mean a great deal to a lot of you guys, I have had the pleasure of meeting Susi Weaser of shinyshiny.tv whilst at the Mobius conference in Boston. Congrats Susi on getting a job at the BBC.… Read more →

Are you having problems getting to certain websites today? Well, it looks like PSINet are having some severe problems. Everything seems to be offline – their name servers aren’t responding and they’ve been offline for about 4 hours solid now. The company itself is owned Cogent Communications – which has a terrible reputation in the industry. This is due, mainly,… Read more →

Another day, another YouTube video in this blog. :) This is a video featuring possibly the worst burglar ever. It’s probably been on the internet for a while, however this time somone has decided to edit it down a bit and add some music. Suddenly he becomes the Buster Keaton of our day. If you want to see it on… Read more →

Pah, “I’m a Celebrity, Get me out of here”. What a load of arse. It started yet again this Monday – a load of “never heard of them” celebrities trying to get some cash by doing cheap demeaning stunts for TV. The only one I recognised at first was Jason Donovan. AGH! Yes, I found myself actually watching part of… Read more →

I’m having another “YouTube” day today with yet more vids filling my blog. Here’s a couple of funnies. Firstly, this caring video message from a father to his son. If you’d like to watch this on your phone just go to TinyTube.net and type “user:Mike130891” in the search box. Here’s another one. A Danish guy is being interviewed on the… Read more →

Earlier I mentioned classic Amiga demos. Here’s some more that have surfaced back onto our screens courtesy of Google Video and YouTube. This time it’s the classic “Mega Demo” and “Mega Demo 2” from Budbrain. Trust me, these may not look “amazing” now but, back in 1990 these were huge – absolutely huge. Read more →

A couple of quick YouTube videos for you now – the first is a rather unfortunate accident in a rally. Both drivers escaped .. Check out this University lecturer too. This is a real NTU lecturer (this Uni I think) reading out some feedback that he’s had over the year. Very funny. And here’s what happens if you mix video… Read more →

Oh my good grief. The internet is a wonderful place. Way back when I was first starting with computers (I’m going to show my age now) I started playing about with a Spectrum, then I moved onto the Amiga A500. If you ever had an Amiga you will no doubt remember the “PD” or “Public Domain” disks that were sold… Read more →

I’ve just realised that we’ve gone through Halloween and Bonfire night without me mentioning much about it. As I was growing up we never really made much of Halloween. A few people may have cut up a pumpkin but that was about it. When I was young I remember Halloween just passing right by without much fuss. A few kids… Read more →

There’s more evidence today that web users are an impatient lot. According to a survey by Akamai.com people will ignore websites which take longer than 4 seconds to load. 75% of respondents said that they would not return if a site took longer than 4 seconds. Even worse, if a website – such as a shop – takes too long… Read more →

Isn’t the internet great ? Coupled with the prying eyes of the gossip media we can nose into the private lives of big stars. Here’s the moment – apparently – where Kevin Federline got dumped by Britney. She did it the proper way – via text message. Cameras were following Kevin around for some mind-numbling boring fly-on-the-wall US TV show… Read more →

So Britney Spears is filing for divorce … Totally couldn’t see that one coming. She wants custody of the children but none of his money. Hmm Read more →

I live in a little town called Burntwood. Our local council is Lichfield, so every week the local refuse lorries appear to collect the rubbish. There’s usually two – one for all the recycling stuff and one for the garden or household stuff depending which week it is. Either way, there’s usually one lorry that’s been driven as hard and… Read more →

So last night I went to the pub. The boozer in question is fairly close to my parents house so me and Emily went to visit them and then I walked off down to the pub to enjoy a few beers with my dad, brother and a few relatives. “I’ve booked a taxi”, said I as I walked out of… Read more →