I never watched 24 when it was on TV. I’m one of those people who has to start a show from season 1 episode 1 and I can’t miss a single episode along the way. By the time 24 registered on my radar it had already started and so I filed into ‘I’ll watch it [...]
Archive for February, 2011
I finally get Youtube
February 20th, 2011
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For someone who spends so much time with computers and partucularly online, both in my job and spare time, I’ve always had an aversion to watching video footage on my laptop, whether it be a DVD or streaming video. I can’t really explain it other than to say it didn’t feel right. I’ve never had [...]
[Review] NFL Super Bowl XLIV Champions: New Orleans Saints Blu-ray
February 20th, 2011
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After being drawn back into the world of American Football from watching Super Bowl XLV I ordered the NFL Super Bowl XLIV Champions: New Orleans Saints Blu-ray from Amazon. There is no distributor of NFL DVDs and Blu-rays in the UK but thankfully the NFL Blu-rays are not region locked so I can play them [...]
Going back to my Creative Zen Vision:M
February 19th, 2011
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At the moment I have two portable devices for playing music and both are coming up short. First up my Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone which I got as a replacement for my presumed broken iPhone 3GS, something I documented on Fabled Thoughts v1 here and here. The Galaxy S has two fundamental problems: The software used [...]
The clouds moved and I need a tripod
February 18th, 2011
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I’ve not had much of a chance to use my Panasonic LX5 since I got it 2 weeks ago, so when I saw a whispy cloud formation partially covering the moon when I got from work on Wednesday, I quickly went inside to get my camera. However, by the time I had returned the clouds had moved [...]
A Sad Farewell to Friday Night Lights
February 14th, 2011
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Back around 1991 I saw a book in a bookshop (good place to fine one) called Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, which looked to be about (American) Football and boasted being written by the Purlitzer Prize winning H G Bissinger. That was enough to entice me and so I bought [...]
Super Bowl XLV – A Love rekindled?
February 11th, 2011
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It was the season leading up to Super Bowl XX that I first became interested in American Football, and in particular Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins. I stayed an avid fan for quite a few years and even went to an American Football Camp in 1988 where I was chosen to be the quarterback [...]
Auto Tone or Not? (contains spiders)
February 5th, 2011
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As of Thursday I have been the proud owner of a Panasonic Lumix LX5 which is the latest in a long line of cameras I have owned. I’ve not used it very much but so far I am very impressed with aperture priority mode and it’s ability in low light. The latter is the reason [...]
