Saturday, June 26, 2010

further gadget thoughts...

I'm a bit unusual, in that, I don't see the use of iPhones. There's an App for that , to me, is quite funny, as most of these 'Apps' have been available for Windows Mobile phone for many years, and in addition, Apple products are notoriously a pain at integrating with PC's and PC software (Outlook?).

However, as per usual, Apple make some pretty slick interfaces for their products, and it is good to see Apple doing something better than some of the Windows interfaces around, with one exception - the HTC 'cube' on my last HTC phone... very nice... Maybe the other windows and android phone manufacturers can get a handle on better UI's...

gadgets, gadgets everywhere...

I decided I needed a new mp3 player, so looked at the new iPods, but discovered that they've dropped the sleep timer, which is a shame as I really need this due to falling asleep listening to music.

So I decided on the new Samsung YP R1 16 gb player,a lovely bit of kit and reckoned to be as good as the iPod , but with a better interface .. well maybe.

Then I realised I have a state-of-the-art phone with mp3 player (good sound as well) with an 8gb hard disk.So I treated myself to a top-end pair of in-ear headphones, and hey presto...

Thursday, June 3, 2010

how the other half live...

My partner and myself were at her sister's wedding last week at Gosfield Hall . Very beautiful place and amazingly well run by Jen and her staff.

Like most blokes, I don't particularly like weddings, however, this was different. Everything stunningly well organised, with no pressure to move from location to location (as with some other weddings I've been at), and every one was laid back and happy.

Well done Jen and staff...

plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose..

For those who don't speak french, basically it means - always change, but always things remain the same... I understood how wise the French were to come up with that saying when I realised, during a week off last week, that myself and the whole team are working flat out, and have been for several years now.

So to cheer them up, I'm a) looking for some new people and b) taking them karting in a few weeks (this is before their sky-dive for charity)...

Should be fun...