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October, 2009

  1. Muse are the best act in the world

    October 26, 2009 by admin

    I knew it.
    Now the world Knows it.

    Congratulations Muse on being voted the best act in the world today. (and probably tommorow too!)

    More here: http://news.qthemusic.com/2009/10/best_act_in_the_world_today.html

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  2. Windows 7 arrives early

    October 21, 2009 by admin

    Shhhhh… dont tell Microsoft… because I dont want to get anybody into trouble, but I received my brand new shiny boxed version of Windows 7 in the post on Monday.  A few days early.

    I would love to tell you my thoughts, but since I also went on a business trip the same day, I will not be able to actually install it until Thursday… which is in fact the official day of release.

    Ho hum!

    I’m not getting too excited about it actually, but it will be good to have my Vista machine running the new OS. I have been having a few silly little issues recently on Vista that I just cannot seem to correct. For example I cant get it to “sleep”, it just wakes itself right back up again. I even took the time to explain to it that this is not environmentally friendly behaviour, but Vista just shrugged its shoulders like a French waiter in Paris, and said… “meh…..”

    So, Windows 7 it is.  Given I dont have a touch screen (who does) I dont expect the new features will blow my mind, but I am hoping for a bit more stability and speed.

    In the mean time, I am still in love with my MacBook Pro ! hehe

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  3. Travel Adapters

    October 19, 2009 by admin

    So I am off to Geneva on business, and I make a list of things I need to remember to take. On that list is a travel adapter, so I can charge up my MacBookPro and iPhone during the trip. So a quick Google reveals that Switzerland does NOT use the same plug and socket as Europe, they are uniquely different, just like the UK.
    They have their own very special way of doing things.

    No problem. Cant blame a country for being different! In fact different is good. It’s one of the reasons I like to travel.

    So I look at the full suite of travel adapters that we already own, including an International plug-ib0plug type thingy, and it seems that with my current set up I can go to just about every country in the world except Switzerland.

    No problem I think……. quick trip into town should solve this.

    Tesco: No. Europe and USA only
    Sainsbury: Everywhere except Switzerland
    Boots: They believe people dont travel during October, so cleared their shelves of everything except Europe. They went “upstairs” to check their stock, and ….no… No Switzerland
    Superdrug: Everywhere except Switzerland.

    I even popped into a travel agent to ask them… and they didnt have a clue that Switzerland was even different. Why would they? Its not like travel advice is their job or anything.

    So here I am… leaving for the airport in 30mins, with no adapter for Switzerland.
    I am hoping that Luton airport has some.
    Surely… they will….. even Boots at the airport must accept that some people would want to go to Switzerland? Right?

    Hang on…… thats a thought… am I blisfully unaware of some international agreement to stop visitors to Switerland?
    Have they offended the international retailers of the world?

    Am I about to fly into an international incident…?

    If you dont hear from me again, you know whats happened. My iPhone battery is dead, my super long lasting MacBook battery has died, and I am stuck in a country that likes to be different.

    I’m thinking a trip to the Apple store in Geneva may be on the cards…

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  4. iPhone is the best smartphone. Official.

    October 9, 2009 by admin

    J.D.Power have announced the results of their smartphone customer surveys, and the iPhone has topped the list.

    It is now considered to be a better business smartphone than a BlackBerry. I bet that’s surprised a few RIM owners!
    It beats the BlackBerry on every catagory except battery power, which remains the only downside of the iPhone.

    A detailed article is here

    And the J.D.Power business scores are here

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