I Really Like American Airlines

Say what you like, but there’s nothing like a personal recommendation to get business, and then having good service to keep someone coming back. Such is my experience of Transatlantic flights, of which I’ve just booked the second such return trip in my life so I can attend Emerging Tech 2005.
Last year I was getting [...]

Where Is UK TV When You Need It?

For all the Christmas films that terrestrial TV is pumping out, why isn’t this one on? (I’ll leave you to struggle for the title… hint, it’s not the jpeg name.

Planet Rock Top 100

Christmas Day saw Top 100 Rock Tracks. The big question on everyone’s lips is how many (a) do you recognise and (b) how many are in your collection. Let’s just say I’m only needing to find 8 or 9 of the tracks to finish the playlist…

I Vote For Harry

So Joanna Rowling has finished book 6 of 7 (only three short of L Ron Hubbard’s Mission Earth there JK), and Bloomsbury have given Posties all over the world 7 months to build up their muscles. The big news? Someone dies.
Given that someone dies in every book this isn’t much of a surprise. And given [...]

Join in on Audioscrobbler – Social Software via Music

Yes I’m with Audioscrobbler, Have been for a week or so now, but I seem to have joined just as they changed from PHP to Java for the submissions script so it all went a bit tits up. Anyway, Audiscrobbler (and it’s symbiot partner Last.FM) is the next best thing in social software. It matches [...]

Tickets Bought, Now How To Get There…

Well, that’s me bought the ticket for next year’s Emerging Technology Conference – The O’Reilly jaunt down to San Diego. Admittedly it’s a bit further away for me than Rael & Co, and I’ve a few more problems to work through – like where will I stay, will Crow get through US Customs without a [...]

The Playlist Meme

From Jim. Grab your entire MP3 collection in one playlist. Hit randomise, and post the first ten artists. Ignore the same artist appearing twice, and leave in anything that’s cringe-worthy.
1. Eight Dyas a Week, by The Beatles
2. Omnia Sol Temperat, from Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff
3. Road Rage, by Catatonia
4. Graceland, by Charlie Sexton
5. Hotel [...]