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...]
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...]
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...]
E-book experience
March 14, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Eee by gum, as they have been known to utter in deepest darkest Yorkshire, I've been exploring the infinite expanse that is the e-book market (got carried away a little - the e-market is far from expansive), having installed a thing called Mobipocket reader on my trusty Pocket PC. I also … [Read more...]
An ode to my favourite gadget
January 23, 2006 By Leave a Comment
My pocket PC. It's great. Apart from being able to keep a record of what I'm getting up to, it can send emails, show me my photos, surf the net, read my beloved .pdf files, nag, er, remind me not to procrastinate, help me check the meanings of words, let me look at (small versions) just … [Read more...]
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