March 18th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Apple, Technology
I think this might be the most exciting post I ever write! I have been busy this week getting to grips with new household appliances. I got a new washing machine / tumble dryer delivered on Wednesday after successfully managing to disconnect the old one without entirely flooding my flat. It seems extremely complicated (as [...]
March 11th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Technology, Weird
Looking like something out of a 1930s science-fiction film, an unexpected bonus of my trip to Omagh this week was the discovery of what I consider to be the oldest hand dryer I have ever laid my eyes on.
I had to snap it with my mobile so the picture quality is a bit rubbish but [...]
February 25th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Film / TV, Technology, Travel
This is the entertainment system on the upcoming (if they’re ever allowed to fly) Virgin America. With a similar (but no so advanced) system already on Jet Blue, why can’t we get some of that over here? Or come to think of it, even on American Airlines flights over there?
And speaking of Virgin, it sucks [...]
February 6th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Food and Drink, Technology
I HATE the Daily Mail. It is a right-wing scare-mongering paper that a) creates scare stories about how immigrants are taking over the UK and b) has at least one article slagging the BBC in it every day. So when I got a message from my Mum on my voicemail today telling me to go [...]
January 25th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Apple, Family, Mac, Technology
My sister Ailse got a new laptop this week - her first Mac, a Macbook. I’ve had a Mac for a while now, so I helped her set it up with some stuff that I think is pretty useful, but which you might not know about if you’ve just got your first Mac. Here’s what [...]
January 24th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Dallas, Family, Mac, Music, Technology
Well not that much to be honest! I have been going to the shops quite a bit, buying quite a lot of clothes, and just chilling out and relaxing. On Thursday night I had a family birthday night at my favourite restaurant in Dallas - Taverna. I love it! But my Mum hates it because [...]
January 11th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Apple, Mac, Technology
CBS News has a great video (above) which shows off the iPhone and all that it can do. Check it out - if like me - you can’t wait to get your hands on one yourself! The Guardian says that the ‘phone could be available in the UK by October. Still too long to wait [...]
January 9th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Apple, Technology
Well Apple’s iPhone was finally announced today after years of speculation! I was really hoping it would be available straight away in the US, and unlocked, as I’m off to Dallas next week.
But, it looks like it won’t be out until June, and the only carrier signed up with it at the moment is Cingular, [...]
December 16th, 2006 | by Simon | published in Shopping, Technology
It’s a toothbrush that plays tunes inside your head! It reminds me of the lollipops you could get a while ago in the states that played music in your head that no-one else could hear (which a lot of people don’t believe ever existed, but they did). The selection of music you can get with [...]
September 17th, 2006 | by Simon | published in Apple, Technology, iTunes
One of the great (free) things to come out of Apple’s big announcement last week, was an upgrade of iTunes to version 7. Part of this means that you can now buy additional games such as Tetris to put on your iPod! I used to be addicted to Tetris, so couldn’t resist buying it, and [...]
