My iPod developed a bug with the headphone jack, whereby I could only hear in one ear. Lots of wiggling of the headphone plug occasionally brought back sound in both ears, but it was only temporary. So I reported the problem to Apple, and a day later, a pre-paid UPS envelope was sitting on my (proverbial) doorstep. I put the iPod in the envelope ( Read more... )

Inspired by a colleague and a gift I recently made for my sister, I have decided to try making a photo album of a recent holiday, using an online photo-printing service (one of those that provides software to design the photo album on the PC, and then have it printed). I'm getting to grips with the software, which (so far) works very well, but I've ( Read more... )

Three months of iPod touch, and time for some more thoughts ( Read more... )

That's it, it's official - I hate iTunes. The number of hoops it makes me jump through to import podcasts already saved on my hard disk (which might not necessarily be downloadable from the internet - for instance, if they are too old to feature in the RSS feeds) is just plain ridiculous. Simply importing the .mp3 file isn't enough, you need to ( Read more... )

I voted! I am pleased to report that I experienced no voter intimidation, and saw no evident of ballot-box stuffing or other irregularities.

After all this faff, time to use this thing for real ( Read more... )

Right... as per the quickstart manual... "install iTunes, plug iPod into PC, follow instructions on screen ( Read more... )

After much to and fro I finally caved in to the glamour and bought an iPod touch. My Sony Ericsson W850i has, for awhile, been my main source of audio entertainment (as well as, obviously, a phone), but the slow and clunky interface, the small screen and other limitations were starting to get on my nerves. With the iPhone being completely out of my ( Read more... )

Went to see Star Trek (the movie, for those of you living on the dark side of the Moon) last night.

I'll keep this spoiler-free for those of you who haven't seen it yet, but I wanted to air some thoughts.

I enjoyed the new Star Trek film (there, I said it). However, for most of the film I couldn't help but compare it to one clip from Stargate ( Read more... )

Late last year, soon after my move to the (glorious :) ) city of Hamburg, my bicycle started having... issues. This bike (nicknamed the Tankmobile by a friend who shall remain nameless *grin*) has been with me since before university, and has clocked over seven thousand kilometres. It's a tough little thing (mmmh German engineering :) ), and I've ( Read more... )