Category: life
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Online music stores finally fit my needs
I've been somewhat of a luddite up until now with my music purchases - almost all of them have been CDs - since I've not been a fan of buying downloaded music from iTunes, eMusic, etc. My main gripes with downloads were:
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I'm not the only IT guy in the family...
So I don't really know how it happened, but my sister and I ended up in the same line of work. Considering we never could agree about anything when we were kids, it's quite a feat! So here's a quick nod to her (Zoe Smith) and my brother-in-law who now have their own consultancy. Good luck to the both of you from titch!
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2008 Gadgets Review - #4 - Twitter
Strictly speaking I signed on to Twitter in 2007 but never used it very much. I didn't find a way to read it that I liked, and there wasn't that much I found interesting to read.
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2008 Gadgets Review - #3 - Dots gloves
This one wasn't going to get a mention originally, but after how cold it is here in NYC this morning I changed my mind. -
2008 Gadgets Review - #2 - Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote Control
For part 2 of my 2008 gadget round-up I'm going to talk about Logitech's Harmony 880 universal remote control.
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2008 Gadgets Review - #1 - Mobile Me
2008 was a good year for gadgets for me. It was probably something to do with making up for not coding for most of it. I'm including in gadgets software and services nothing to do with computer programming.
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Super Furry Animals @ Bowery Ballroom, Beth Orton @ Hiro Ballroom, Hot Chip @ The Music Hall of Williamsburg
Since I got to New York 2 years ago (is it 2 years already? Yikes) I've been managing to get to a lot more gigs than I ever used to do in the UK. Last year I went to 10 or so shows, including my personal highlight of the year of seeing The Police at the Virgin Festival (a special 'between album' show by Franz Ferdinand at the intimate Bowery Ballroom was a close second.)
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Facebook & Work
I've really enjoyed using Facebook for the last year or so. Of all the social networking apps out there I think it's been one that has actually added to my overall happiness.
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HD-DVD going Beta, Blu-ray to follow relatively soon
The high definition disc war is pretty much a done deal now - Blu-ray is the victor. I knew it was happening, but when I got an email from Netflix today telling me I wouldn't be getting HD-DVDs from them for much longer it confirmed my suspicions.
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Summer '07 music
This entry is a little late coming, however I have a whole new batch of CDs arriving in the next week or so I need to clear this out!