March 15th, 2009 | by Simon | published in Technology, Wii
So I finally gave up humming and haw-wing and bought a Wii Fit when I was in London the other week (well Bluewater with my sis and her niece to be exact).
I’d been thinking about getting one for a while, but really kept thinking well I swim a lot, is it really going to make [...]
December 18th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Apple, Technology, Web/Tech
Mac users have been able to stream video from the BBC’s iPlayer service for a while now – nearly a year I think, but now you can download video as well, and keep it for 30 days before it expires. The BBC has launched a new version of the iPlayer desktop manager, which you can [...]
November 4th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Film / TV, Technology
Post updated at the end!
I have Tivo – if you’re not familiar with it, it was an early version of a Sky+ box which launched in the UK about five or six years ago. The main difference between Tivo and a Sky+ box is that Tivo learns over time what kind of programmes you like [...]
November 3rd, 2008 | by Simon | published in Food and Drink, Technology
After a bit of a crazy Thursday morning, hanging out at Buckingham Palace, I had a bit of a crazy Thursday night. I went out with my mate Christine and a couple of other people to a Japanese restaurant in Soho called Inamo. I really love Japanese food, so was looking forward to it anyway, [...]
October 19th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Internet, Technology, Web/Tech
Ok I’m a bit behind with this, but basically if you are in the habit of sending drunk e-mails that you later regret, and are a Gmail user, fear no more, with the introduction of Mail Goggles from Google.
It asks you to perform some sums before you can send your e-mail, hence avoiding the crushing [...]
August 5th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Technology
Awww! I love this, but his eyes are CREEPY.
April 2nd, 2008 | by Simon | published in Photography, Technology, Web/Tech
If you’re like me, you’ll use an image editing application quite a lot – from removing red-eye from party photographs to cropping an image, rotating it or putting a border on it for your blog and so on.
It’s sometimes frustrating though, say if you’re at work and need to alter an image quickly or away [...]
March 26th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Music, Technology
Remember the mixtape? Hours spent crafting a cassette with tunes from the radio for a mate or girlfriend back in the days? Well new technology means the mixtape ain’t necessarily dead.
There’s the USB version – pictured above – which is pretty neat, and which allows you to hand a cassette-shaped mix over to someone you [...]
March 26th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Friends, Technology
Here is a list of things which have me peeved of late….
my iPhone is dead. Whilst in Austin, I left it on the bed beside a bottle of this sweet sickly sugary sh*t they were giving away free, the bottle cap wasn’t on properly, and I turned round 5 minutes later to find my iPhone [...]
February 26th, 2008 | by Simon | published in Food and Drink, Technology
Well I had a nice surprise last week when I received a parcel at work – my Mum and Dad had gone out and bought me the Tefal toast and egg toaster! It makes poached eggs, warms your meat, and toasts your muffin, bagel or whatever at the same time! This may not sound like a [...]
