Monthly Archives: March 2010

A Blue Ocean on the Land

By popey | Published: March 11, 2010

Google have finally (street)mapped most of the UK. Look at all that blue! From Land’s End.. ..to John o’Groats.. and pretty much everywhere in between. Including my own back yard!…Google have finally (street)mapped most of the UK. Look at all that blue! From Land’s End.. ..to John o’Groats.. and pretty much everywhere in between. Including [...]

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Roasted Laptop

By popey | Published: March 8, 2010

Some time ago I bought a Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 laptop. At the time it was the fastest thing I could buy. It was also the heaviest! With a… Some time ago I bought a Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 laptop. At the time it was the fastest thing I could buy. It was [...]

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Hacker Medley Podcast

By popey | Published: March 8, 2010

I asked last week if anyone knew of any cool podcasts I should subscribe to. I had a few suggested, one of which I’m now hooked on. Hacker Medley is… I asked last week if anyone knew of any cool podcasts I should subscribe to. I had a few suggested, one of which I’m now [...]

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Queuing for Tickets for Beer

By popey | Published: March 7, 2010

I’ve got my ticket for Farnham Beer Exhibition 2010 (along with 5 others) which takes place (as usual) at Farnham Maltings in Farnham, Surrey, UK. The tickets cost £7 each…I’ve got my ticket for Farnham Beer Exhibition 2010 (along with 5 others) which takes place (as usual) at Farnham Maltings in Farnham, Surrey, UK. The [...]

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Which Podcasts?

By popey | Published: March 6, 2010

People often (yes, really) ask me which audio podcasts I listen to and which video ones I watch. I have recently rationalised my list as I migrated from iTunes on…People often (yes, really) ask me which audio podcasts I listen to and which video ones I watch. I have recently rationalised my list as I [...]

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