Month: June 2010

Office 2010 has just been released. Many companies are switching to Google Docs in an effort to save money on licensing costs, but Microsoft have decided to fight back. In a blog post Barbara Gordon, VP of Service and Support at Microsoft, states.. “The launch of Office 2010 earlier this month reminded me just how much this makes us different.… Read more →

After watching the BBC coverage of the World Cup and the excellent coverage of Wimbledon I got to thinking just how good this service is. Sure, we have to pay a licence fee and the utterly splendid Top Gear will no doubt be available on BitTorrent sites within minutes of the programme ending on Sunday, but with Glastonbury coming up… Read more →

Today I’m going to reveal to you why politics is rubbish and you should all go and dance naked in front of the House of Commons. The “emergency budget” was revealed today from the new coalition Government. Firstly, let’s address the fact that petrol tax hasn’t been increased. This is good news surely. Actually, it’s not, because with that VAT… Read more →

It’s the longest day today, so people headed down to Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice and watch the sun rise at 4.52 this morning. How come all these piss-heads and drugged-up people can crawl all over the stones, but when you go and visit on any other day they’re behind ropes so you can’t go near them ? Oh,… Read more →

Our local family Doctor is a nice chap. In fact, I think he’s so nice that he’s in high demand. They have a rule though, and it’s that you must make an appointment before 9AM. This makes things difficult and, on a Monday especially, it becomes a near-impossible task. Firstly, you must get out of your sick bed and call… Read more →

Woah! Recently work on the London Underground meant that unused areas were exposed for the first time in years. One section hadn’t been open to the public since the 1950’s and there’s stacks of vintage posters. The poster adds.. “The station’s lifts were removed and replaced by escalators. These are in an old lift passageway.” They’re not going to tear… Read more →

Woah. I know virtually nothing about audio tweaking and all this pitch bending nonsense. OK, perhaps I do know that crappy artists can now use voice changers to make themselves sound better, but this is just excellent. According to the blog post this is an “audio hack” which uses some Python code to convert a song into “swing” by stretching… Read more →

I have absolutely no idea what the hell is going on here, but I’ll link to it… :) Read more →

You’ll probably have a petrol station near you and, if you’re lucky, you’ll have one with a little supermarket attached too. These are really convenient and, when I want some bread, milk or last-minute stuff, I pop into the shop. But, when you’re just putting some fuel in, I hate people like me, taking ages to queue up with their… Read more →

Loving this (pinched from bspcn.com)… Read more →

Every year I post about this it seems. The all-new series of Top Gear starts again in a couple of weeks – June 27th to be precise. It’s on BBC Two and it’ll be on at 8PM as usual – excellent end-of-the-weekend TV viewing. It sounds like the reasonably-priced car (Chevrolet Lacetti) will get destroyed and the guys will be… Read more →

At the weekend I was out with Emily and her sister with Billy and my nephew in tow. Around the shops we bought this rather colossal “Candy Necklace”.. We used to eat these as kids, but I guess it’s a sign of the times when you see this warning message written on the back. It’s pretty obvious when you think… Read more →

BMW driver loses his cool just ‘cus the car behind has the audacity to keep up with him.. ;) Read more →

This poor almost-clothed grid-girl faints and lands on a Porsche. Amongst the SEVERAL guys who help her out, one guy (who you’ll just see wearing the flourescent jacket) cops a cheeky feel of her arse as he “helps” her out.. Read more →

I’m still in Cyprus and, apart from blogging on this Blackberry, it’s the first time in years that I’ve properly relaxed and disconnected from the t’interwebs for a decent length of time. We’re in Protoras and it’s easy to see why there’s so many ex-pats. Firstly, everyone speaks English. Secondly, the sockets and electricity is all British standard. Thirdly, everyone… Read more →

I’m fortunate to be out in Cyprus at the minute. I say fortunate because, let’s face it, we’re all pretty skint right now. Our cars are worth as much as a melted chocolate bar, we’ll pay off our credit cards when we retire, we can’t sell our houses and no-one, anywhere, has any gold left to sell. So I’m sat… Read more →