Author Archives: TL

Fingerbobs

It first came to my attention whilst reading Stephen Bates’s Diary in the Guardian.  It has since snowballed to become prime viewing on You Tube.  What am I on about I hear you ask? It’s BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker‘s latest … Continue reading

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VirtualBox

I decided to install and have a play around with Oracle’s virtualisation application. It is superb for either trying out different Operating Systems or as a sandbox/test bed for your current system. VirtualBox was installed on my Windows partition but … Continue reading

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You Couldn’t Make It Up

Following on from my previous post, a Turkish national has celebrated his wedding. Nothing unusual about that except that it resulted in the deaths of three of the wedding party and numerous injuries! The groom lost control of the weapon … Continue reading

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Greatest Excuses Of Our Times

After dancing outside their kebab shop in New Zealand – to celebrate a good day’s takings – a Turkish man was accused of domestic violence. “We’re always dancing, I’m happy to dance with my wife and family [...]” said the … Continue reading

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Network Attached Storage

Just bought a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo as an addition to my networked devices.  It will be used for file and print sharing, backups and media streaming.  I have installed two Hard Drives and they’re set up in a RAID configuration … Continue reading

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A Little Lull

It has been quiet here lately as I have been both under a little pressure and not very well. During this time I have read two outstanding novels and they are thoroughly recommended.  They were; The Vanished Man by Jeffery … Continue reading

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WordPress 3.0 “Thelonius”

What with everything that is – or has recently happened -in my personal life it may be considered a little late in the day to post about the latest stable release favailable for download from WordPress.  As the title of … Continue reading

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Wedding Gallery

We finally managed to collect the wedding photo’s and there is our own taster gallery provided below.  The photographer for our special day was Eric Smith and there’s a link to his far superior gallery where you can order prints … Continue reading

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Crackdown 2 Demo’.

For those gamers who have a Gold account with Xbox LIVE, you can download the demo’ for Crackdown 2 now.  If you should unlock any Achievements whilst playing the demo’ these will be transferred to your account when you play … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 Sleek

At the recent E3 2010, Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox 360 console.  It now sports a glossy black sheen and boasts a 250 GB Hard Disk Drive and Wi-Fi connection.  Its appearance is superior to the older models and is … Continue reading

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