December 31, 2003
Prove the USA Gets SMS
Pocket Computers and Phones
Russ Beattie, bless his little cotton socks, wants the world to text him now that the USA can recieve international SMS. Go on, it's worth it - in a geek shall inherit the Earth sort of way....
December 27, 2003
Channel 5 Are First
Personal Thoughts and Messages
Congratulations are in order as Channel 5 become the first UK terrestrial TV channel to show "The Towering Inferno" since the World Trade Centre was struck by Saudi terrorists. Of course a group of us watched it on September the 14th, and wondered how long it would be till it...
Engaging the User
Pocket Computers and Phones
No this isn't the long sought after DIY fix for making the MMC in the N-Gage hot swapable, it's a few ideas that could improve the value for money on the Game Cards.Let's face it, with an RRP approaching £35, it's a lot of money to spend on a game...
December 24, 2003
Nothing Says Home Like...
Personal Thoughts and Messages
750ml Glass bottles of Irn-Bru Lee's Macaroon Bars £1 notes in your change People saying "doon there," "cherioooo," and "wheesht." Proper rain and wind....
December 23, 2003
Way Too Early
Family
Just took at that time stamp. Vikki, Eilidh and I are off up to Scotland for the festive period. Normally I'd prefer spending Christmas Day in our own house, but for various reasons we need to go up a bit earlier. Whether you see a drop in my online activity...
December 21, 2003
It's A Mad World
Wo remembers "Always On My Mind" by the Pet Shop Boys. Good. Keep that in mind. The Christmas Chart has been announced in the UK, and Glam Stars The Darkness (who have the only original Christmas Song that made any dent on the charts) has finished at Number Two??? It's...
It's (Almost) Christmas!
Family
Just like last year, Vikki, Eilidh and I are having our family 'Christmas Day' a bit earlier than the calendar says. And we get a second day with Eilidh's grandparents when we fly back to Scotland. So we're surrounded by ripped paper, lots of boxes, and a toy shopping trolley....
Here's The Dead Stick with Tinsel
Family
Russ once said Show Us Your Tree. Here's ours...
December 17, 2003
Gabhach Is On The Way
Family
Woo Hoo!!! Vikki is pregnant again! Strangley, the secopnd thing everyone is asking (after, "aww, that's lovely!") is "are you both happy?" While we wern't trying for another baby, neither Vikki or I wanted Eilidh to be an only child, so yes, we're both very happy, and looking forward to...
December 15, 2003
An Engaging Device
Pocket Computers and Phones
So I'm on a train back from meeting up with some of the Mobitopia crowd, and I've taken stock of what my N-Gage is doing. I'm logged into an IRC channel, discussing Dark Side Of The Moon; on the radio is Deep Purple; I'm checking the recent posts on All...
December 13, 2003
The N-Gage MCP
Pocket Computers and Phones
I asked where the evil SX-1 was, not realising that the answer was before my very eyes. The David Warner of mobile gaming consoles, the Nokia N-Gage. I want the SX-1 in the Arena till he dies. Part of me is wondering where the rest of the Symbian OS phones...
December 12, 2003
Woe To You...
Personal Thoughts and Messages
Pics from Iron Maiden Earls Court
December 09, 2003
Busy Few Days On OPL
Programming
Isn't this logo the greatest? Vikki made it up for the OPL Webring, which needs set up shortly. There's still so much to do with OPL before it can become the third (second?) language on Symbian OS Smartphones, but the last week has seen a lot of major steps....
December 06, 2003
Someone in Siemens has a Tron Fetish
Pocket Computers and Phones
So, I've recieved a mysterious parcel from Munich with a Series 60 device that looks remarkably like an SX-1. And my two intial thoughts are this. It still looks like a CyberMat from Tomb of the Cybermen. Jeff Bridges could have had one of these in Tron. Im just waiting...
December 05, 2003
OPL Series 60 Runtime: Major Update
Programming
After many a long night testing the runtime, and putting a whole bundle of documents in place on the web, OPL for Series 60 has been released. Version 0.30 adds menu support. 7.0s support, FEP interaction (finally!) and a lot of under the hood changes. The documentation site is now...
Duran Duran Dies
Personal Thoughts and Messages
David Hemmings, the big bad Duran Duran (yes, he of the Orgasmatron fame) has died. Without him, we wouldn't have had Simon Le Bon, Barbarella, or a really evil MC in Gladiator. He'll be missed....
December 01, 2003
Thoughts on the Symbian Dev Day Keynotes
09.00, Symbian Keynote Very nice keynote, covering all the bases of Symbian OS. From my point of view, a few things leaped out. Firstly, the delightful introduction video... Was that really Paul McGann doing a voiceover? to Symbian's attempt at a Japanese anime influenced trailer for Symbian. It's corporate, it's...
