My Dad, the Browncoat

Christmas 2006 saw everyone pitch in for a Playstation Portable for my Dad, and since then he’s been working through Tomb Raider (and finsihed it at the end of Feb). One of the other things that I showed him was how to get DVD’s onto the PSP (which resulted in him ripping “Snakes on a […]

Of Laptops, Phillips Screwdrivers, Disk Caddies and Pale Ale

Potential Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust Bone Marrow Match

For Barry.
Just taken a call on my UK mobile here in Austin, and it’s managed to give me a little emotional nudge. It was from the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, who run the most successful Bone Marrow Register in the UK. More than five years ago, at one of the annual Rag Conferences (Student […]

Evan Williams Purchases Odeo Back From Me

Ahem… turns out that Evan’s business partners were a bit unclear on strange scottish money and the dollar/pound exchange rate, so following precedent he’s purchased Odeo back from me.

Darn.

I’ve Purchased Odeo From Evan Williams

Just before interviewing Evan Williams (Obvious) I offered him one crisp, uncirculated scottish pound note for Odeo. Here’s the transaction being completed…

…Yaay! Web 2.0 here I come! (Update: See here also)

Jetlag, Sleeping and Creativiy

lmost a tale of two nights. Normally on my US trips I make sure that the day after I land is an empty day in the diary to help me get into the swing of things and do my best to negate jet lag. Unfortunatly, with the length of this trip, I didn’t want to […]

SXSW News - Syndication at SXSW Baby and Harry Knowles (Ain’t It Cool)

SXSW is going well, two highlights podcast wise for me today. First of all the biggest SXSW Blog, SXSW Baby, is now carrying all the SXSW Podcasts on a dedicated page, and also in a Flash Player on every sidebar. Excellent news - putting niche content from TPN on niche content websites. Works for everyone, […]

TPN Tech Conf Also Available at SXSW Baby

One of the biggest ‘unofficial’ blogs at SXSW is that of SXSW Baby, and it’s a great resource. And it’s now even better! With the addition of a Podcast Section, powered by The Podcast Network, and a dedicated Flash Player on the website sidebar giving one click access to the TPN Shows (Just hit play!) […]

American Breakfasts

Those of you who know me realise that one of the things that I love in the US is the American ‘Diner’ Breakfast. The sort of Breakfast that would cost the fatbloggers three days of everything (and come April I reallly need to start doing that as well), but gives me enough oomph to get […]

Travelling to Austin

And I’m here. Left the house in Edinburgh just before 7am, opend the door on the room in Austin just before 10pm. Add in the delights of a six hour time difference, and time on the road was 21 hours. And most of t was pretty smooth, no panic, no rush.
Edinburgh Airport pretty much set […]

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