Emerging Tech 2005

The Call For Proposals for Emerging Technology 2005 has went up on the O’Reily website. Given the fun I had last year launching the UIQ version of the OPL Runtime, I’d like to be invited again. I only talked briefly about OPL last time, so this time I’d like to grab one of the three […]

Any Old Computer Bits?

Anyone in the Edinburgh / Lothians area got a crappy 12″-14″ PC Monitor and a Serial (COM Port) Mouse they want rid of?

America’s Banned Books - Farenheit 451 In Effect

Thanks to Cory at Boing Boing, I’ve stumbled over the American Library Associations top banned books for 2003. Nothing like stoppping subversive ideas and “Terrorists Under The Bed.” Here’s some of the evil books.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
All seven Harry Potter books (J K Rowling)
The Catcher In […]

When Did Things Switch Around?

When I was a child, I remember having to run to keep up with my parents. Now I’m a father, I need to run to keep up with my children…

Things That Make You Love Your MAME Cabinet

Popping in a full screen MP3 player, starting VNC on your main PC, and cranking up Iron Maiden’s Phantom Of The Opera to an insane volume. Have I mentioned that the cabinet has an 80 watt sound system with a seperate bass sub-woofer in the bottom of the cabinet…
…Lovin’ Your Work, Mr Harris.

Kill Kermit, vol 1?

Oooh…. “Quentin Tarantino will star alongside Kermit the Frog and the rest of Jim Henson’s Muppets in the new Muppet movie, which is based on The Wizard of Oz. Tarantino plays himself in the movie, and he will coach Kermit on how to act his part in the film. The film begins production in Canada […]

Be Very Quiet… Hunting Jobs In Edinburgh

Obviously moving back to Edinburgh from London means a change of jobs. So, what are you doing now you;ve not been working for 3 weeks Ewan? Good question. Because at the moemtn I’ve still to find employment in the real world. The ultimate aim is to live off the internet (and All About Symbian is […]

Zone 1 Race Report - Part 3, Oxford Circus to Kings Cross

…when we left Tom and Ewan, they were on a Central Line Train, heading out to West London and an encounter with a lift…

All this running around is starting to get to my thirst, and as I’ve already finished 2 litres of water (but still, thankfully, not needing the toilet - I guess all the […]

All Moved In

From Vikki
We’ve finally moved in! It’s been a bit hectic, and I’ve found it a lot harder than Ewan has, and there’s a lot we can’t find yet (and a fair bit that got left behind, like the clothespegs, kitchen bin and the tray for Eilidh’s high chair) but at least now we have decent […]