PC In Your Pocket
Now this is cool (and thanks to Bambos for showing me this the other day).
http://portableapps.com/
Just load them onto a USB stick (or, as I did this morning, an iPod) and hey presto - all you need is a computer with a USB port and you've got every application you'll ever need, with all your settings, right there.
Maybe not for you if you're a Microsoft addict, but as I'm already using Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice.org at home, I love it.
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August 6, 2008
"Art"
Sam likes to play with mobile phones (which is fine as long as you're careful to put the key lock on a check regularly to make sure he's not calling the emergency services). Today, in Tesco, he managed to take some photos with mine (if you slide the cover off the lens it goes into camera mode even if you've got key lock on. Perfect for taking accidental shots of the loose change in your pocket).
Now I have no idea what he will be when he grows up but, just say he goes on to become a renowned photographer, these will count as his earliest work...
"Leg"
"Leg (into the light)"
"Down The Aisle"
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August 5, 2008
Yesterday's News
This was going to be yesterday's post, and then I discovered how to make fake headlines (see below):
Chef sorry for poison plant error
Tit. Somewhere on this blog is a childish song I made up about Anthony Worrall-Thompson but I can't remember where it is...
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August 4, 2008
Breaking News
(This is how I did it)
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August 3, 2008
That Elusive Place You're Searching For
I've been trying (for reasons too trivial to go into here) to find out if the song "Bad Ambassador" by The Divine Comedy is a metaphor (for something, I have no suggestions as to what) or is simply a song about a poorly behaved ambassador.
I've found nothing (feel free to reply to this post if you have any ideas) but I thought, having exhausted Google, I'd give new kid on the block cuil a go. And I have to say, it looks really smart. Although, apparently, it's pronounced "cool". That's a bit wanky, no?
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August 2, 2008
...For Our Children's Children...
Viewers of CBeebies (like Sam) can, if they do something environmentally friendly (like recycling), earn themselves a Green Star which they can print out from the CBeebies website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/greenballoonclub/make/greenstarcertificate.shtml
Hang on a minute, print out from the internet? Using electricity and a piece of paper. Which they can then recycle, earning themselves another Green Star, which they can print out and then recycle, earning...
Someone's not thought this through.
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