It’s amazing what a weekend stuck in a loft can achieve. No, I don’t mean the arms full of fiberglass we got (apparently a tip is to cover yourself in talcum powder first). A fibre of a different kind ended up creating a magical star ceiling for my brother’s soon-to-be-completed home cinema. Attention to detail… Continue reading It’s full of stars!
C# Abstract Exceptions
We’ve just been writing some new exceptions based initially on an abstract Exception class. When the attempt to write a catch statement to catch all exceptions which inherited from this abstract base class it wasn’t behaving as expected. The gotcha here is that C#/.NET doesn’t allow you to catch exceptions from an abstract class. If… Continue reading C# Abstract Exceptions
Is Microsoft’s future ‘delicious’?
So have you had chance to see Microsoft’s (supposed) answer to Apple’s excellent Get A Mac adverts yet? Well in case not, I’ve included it after the break. So I get the fact its got people talking because its obtuse, I get the fact that its not tying them to advertising one product but seriously… Continue reading Is Microsoft’s future ‘delicious’?
So horribly good!
Just in case you’ve managed to miss the spectacle that is Joss Whedon’s ‘Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’ then you really are missing out. With the release of the soundtrack on iTunes UK today you really have no excuse not to get caught up in the magic. A project born from the Writer’s Strike in the… Continue reading So horribly good!
Ur clrd 2 lnd
In case you’ve not yet realised the business benefits of using SMS, then maybe this story from Ireland will help convince you. The Irish Times wrote a story last Thursday about how an air traffic controller used SMS to guide a plane down safely. He then lost audio telephone contact but the air traffic controller… Continue reading Ur clrd 2 lnd
Powered by Elephants
Apparently this coffee is elephant powered. Well, made with Elephant Beans anyway. Unlike that Kopi Luha (sp) whose beans have passed through the digestive system of a wild cat, I’m hoping these haven’t been fished out of some dung. I jest of course as it refers to the size of the beans. It does make… Continue reading Powered by Elephants
Hole in the wall
I hope for our sales the BBC don’t make a cheesy hash of ‘Hole In The Wall’ but with Dale Winton at the helm it sounds like it’s headed that way. ‘Human Tetris’ or ‘Tunnels’ in Japan is a successful game show where contestants stand in the way of an advancing polystyrene wall with a… Continue reading Hole in the wall
British Summer
I love the UK and all it’s quirkiness including the weather. It’s a lovely day here in Nottingham and was yesterday. It’s been very meditteranean here at the moment. No doubt it’ll be raining tomorrow. So what’s to like? It never gets boring that’s what. I’m no good in very hot weather. You can always… Continue reading British Summer
iPhone now blogs
So finally the application I’ve been missing has turned up on the Application Store. WordPress from those lovely people at Automattic has provided a free app to blog direct to my self-hosted blogs. It’s a great first step and works really well. I hope a future version will include an admin interface as well. So… Continue reading iPhone now blogs
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Good morning and welcome from Clumber Street in Nottingham outside the O2 store. It’s nearly time and we’re quietly confident here at the front of the queue. I’m in 9th place so fingers crossed! Mobile post from the Esendex BlogIt service