I was listening to my faithful mp3 player the other day when the track 'Ride like the wind' came on. It's a track which is quite heavy rock, but melodic at the same time. While I was listening I thought 'It's a long time since I have heard a nice bit of hard driving rock', … [Read more...]
A spring in the air
March 16, 2006 By Leave a Comment
We are fast approaching the end of March and the weather is becoming steadily more clement. I've stopped bothering to take a scarf and my goose down coat is feeling a little too warm for comfort - when the sun is bearing down on me, I cook. Must be a bit like being stuck in a microwave.The … [Read more...]
Hi Tech buses?!
March 16, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Yes, that's right, the humble buses here in Milan are becoming packed with technology. Some examples: there are the little cameras that the driver uses to ensure that the bus doors don't crush some OAP, then there is the digital dashboard that the driver stares at and the oversize LEDs … [Read more...]
Mr Media and the Professor
March 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I caught a short part of the TV pre-election duel between Mr B and Mr P(rodi) last night (My son was demanding to hear 'music' on my PC). Today, I heard that around 16 million Italians tuned into last night's shootout - more out of curiosity than anything else, I suspect.In short, Mr … [Read more...]
E-book experience – part 2
March 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I've been reading my e-book today and I have to say that it is not such a bad experience after all. I'd prefer to have a larger screen so I can get more text on it, but this is just a psychological problem of mine - I can't help comparing these e-books with the old paper variety. I … [Read more...]
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