Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Back from holiday
Back at work today after a week off cruising up the Thames from Reading to Oxford, I’ll put some photos up soon. Nice and relaxed, but now I’m back the annoyances of having to deal with the bike theft are … Continue reading
Yet another new phone
I swear, me and phones nowadays are like me and watches when I was little. I can’t stop getting newer, better models! I bought myself a T-Mobile MDA Compact (aka HTC Magician, Qtek S100, i-Mate Jam or 02 mini) yesterday. … Continue reading
Just an update
Haven’t posted on this blog for a while as I’ve been busy with other things, so I thought I’d better put something up. I’ve been thinking about redesigning this site to reflect my growing hobby of photography. I’m absolutely loving … Continue reading
War of the Worlds
I saw the new version of War of the Worlds last night. Overall I thought it was very good, although the ending seemed a bit hurried. The alien (can’t call ‘em martian anymore) tripods (war machines) are awesome, and you … Continue reading
IP Phones
We’re installing IP phones at work and I found one on my desk this morning. They seem pretty neat. Mine’s a Cisco 7912G.It’s receiving it’s power over the ethernet… I wonder if you could modify an RJ45 connector to make … Continue reading
Attacks on London
Well, I’ve just gone into London on the bike and come back out again. I went to pick up a friend who was stranded at London Bridge. It’s a slightly odd feeling in the city. There are still people walking … Continue reading
Last days
It’s strange, I haven’t really thought about the fact that I only have a few days left at MFI before I move on to another job. Today it sort of hit me and I started to feel quite sad that … Continue reading
New job
I guess it’s about time I let the cat out of the bag. I’ve been offered, and accepted, a new job. Basically I’ll be doing the same things as I do now (systems development, web programming, administration etc.) but getting … Continue reading
The Life Aquatic
Just a quick note to say that I went to see “The Life Aquatic” with some friends yesterday. Overall it was quite a funny film, but did suffer from being a bit slow at times. I’d rate it a 7/10.
The MatrIEx
Warning: Geeky post! I just found this parody of one of the scenes from “The Matrix”. A must for all you FireFox and web standards fans out there. Found at UrbanDude.