Streetcar

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Jimmy

So – i joined Streetcar! I finally did it with a lovely voucher from a colleague, giving me £20 membership and £10 credit!

BMW 320d

So i can now consider hundreds of cars my own .. for pretty cheap! It works out quite nicely price wise too – i’ve so far spent £65, giving me a night and a few hours with a van, and an entire night with a 320d – for the Ikea / shopping trip! Ive also got a host of Golfs, Polos, Tourans, Vans and other random stuff within 50m of my door to test out.

Sadly i’d probably not buy any of the cars available; new or second hand – the BMW is just not Continue reading →

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The Mexican Invention

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jimmy

In one ovenable dish with lid:

1 amount of chicken
1 amount of canned tomatoes, onions, peppers and other interesting veg.
1 amount of taco/fajita spice
1 handful of finest cheddar
1 sprinkle of jalapeños

Whack in the oven, spread evenly in the dish covered in all the sauces+spices you like, lid on – wait 2 hours @ an average temperature.

Eat in some wraps, or with rice, add extra cheese / salad and enjoy!

I’ve literally just made this recipe up, ive never actually tried it, but im gona find out what it tastes like tonight – as i discovered all of the above ingredients therefore making this a super low cost dinner for 2-4.

An image google for Mexican Chicken suggests what this COULD look like:

Mexican Chicken DishCowboy ChickenCake

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iPhone 4, Android and the Decision Dilemma

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jimmy

So – what phone to buy? I was due an upgrade and spent weeks trying to figure out the best option.

In the end i chose the iPhone 4 as a test for 7 days, as it was my eventual preference – pending whether the reported problems actually exert symptoms in my real world use or not. And they didn’t.

My reasoning, explanation and justification (yes, these days you MUST justify your purchase of an Apple product if you want to keep any kind of reputation as a tech fan) are all to follow once i get another spare minute.

iPhone 4HTC Desire

..more to come…

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Ride2Work

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jimmy

So I bought a bike using the Ride2Work scheme, in short you pay over 12 monthly instalments from your pre-tax/NI income, VAT free. Saves roughly 42% over the year, and gets me £1000 worth of bike and gear for around £600. bargain.

First bit of “new” transport i’ve ever bought, just wish it rained less, and the shower in the office that i have to use on out of hours shifts was less parp. My Fuji Cross Comp:

Fuji Cross Comp - Cyclo-Cross Bike

So – as yet I’ve been doing the 7.1 mile ride in to work, and back again pretty much every day I’m working since acquiring Continue reading →

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Synergy

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Jimmy

Synergy Logo Now, I’d been told about this a few months back, i did even look into it and was pretty interested.. but its not until now that ive actually got this thing running that my jaw has dropped and im working 10 times faster than ever before with multiple machines on my desk.. i mean, just .. wow.

What an AWFUL ui and setup but my god is it a great bit of software. be right back, just gona browse Continue reading →

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WordPress vs b2evolution Pt. II, and Watches

Posted on May 12, 2010 by admin

Well, WordPress prevails .. evidently.

starting to worry about the lack of security and misdirection of b2evo devs, plus a total lack of new functionality in any of the 2 major updates i spent hours applying. now i’ve finally converted everything to wordpress (god bless RSS imports, and lol @ all those idiots wasting hours trying to convert the database.. ). New design, new posts, new enthusiasm, and hopefully new mobile blogging soon.


Oh and in other news, i bought myself a nice fake watch in Asia, Continue reading →

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