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Computer Hell

July 25th, 2007 · 7 Comments

It finally happened. What I’d been dreading but half expecting for the last few months.
My computer died on Monday.
I’d had the old girl for over 4 years and had been thinking of upgrading her for a while but hadn’t quite got round to it. I figured that she’d be around for a while but on [...]

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Pete Townshend Invented The Internet

June 25th, 2007 · 7 Comments

I was watching the Glastonbury festival on the TV over the weekend and my favourite band The Who were one of the headline acts. Now I don’t care that two of the original members are no longer with us or that Roger Daltrey is nearly as old as my dad, these guys still rock! If [...]

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How fast is your broadband connection?

May 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments

When I first started using the internet I connected with a 28.8k modem. There was something exciting about the weird noises it made and the expectation that AOL would drop my connection within seconds. I almost miss those days.
Anyway Speedtest.net is a great website that will tell you exactly how fast your browsing the web. [...]

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Just call me Wilf

April 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I’ve just read an article over at Digital Inspiration which really hit home.
You were checking your personal emails at office, then saw a funny video on Youtube, then reached an interesting blog from the Youtube comments, subscribed to that blog, then discovered some unread items in your newsreader, then decided to save some of those [...]

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Sony Playstation 3 giveaway!

March 23rd, 2007 · 7 Comments

Not the sort of thing I’d normally mention but I just found this story on The Londonist.
Sony, obviously in a generous mood, gave the first 100 customers to purchase a £425 ($834 USD) PS3 a free 46″ HDTV and a free taxi ride home. In all, Sony gave away over £250,000 ($490,450 USD) in HDTVs [...]

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