Yesterday I started my day with coffee and croissants in Starbucks, courtesy of Jason from Alertsite who had sent me a Starbucks' card before I left Ireland. I wandered around the forecourt of the Chinese Theatre before succumbing and signing myself up for a tour of the stars' homes. Yes it is incredibly tacky, but I feel zero guilt :) Did I see anyone famous? No. The only … [Read more...] about Stars and Photos
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Digital Camera Hell!
Yesterday afternoon I discovered where I'd left my camera charger. After wasting several hours ripping the house asunder it transpires that I left the damned thing in Cork. After passing through the departures area and into duty free in Dublin Airport I found my solution! The Hahnel Ultima is a really cool little device. It's a lot neater than the original charger that came … [Read more...] about Digital Camera Hell!
Alternative to The Gimp on Windows?
I've been using the Gimp on both Windows and Linux for the last year, as I live in fear of the license police :) However I am increasingly frustrated with the Gimp and want an alternative. Something that is easy to use and has a UI that is actually user friendly. I like PhotoShop and Fireworks.... Any recommendations?? … [Read more...] about Alternative to The Gimp on Windows?
Golden Spiders – Photos
As I mentioned the other day, my camera was kidnapped, so a number of the photos that were taken have absolutely no meaning to me.. I have only a very vague idea who they are I did, however, take a few photos There are a few others.... … [Read more...] about Golden Spiders – Photos
Net Visionary Awards 2006 – part 2
I finally found the USB cable for my camera.. I must investigate why the card reader I have doesn't like the memory stick.... Anyhow I uploaded some of the photos from the other night onto my underused Flickr account (I think I set it up last year as I was writing an article about the service) Since I like playing with plugins I installed yet another wordpress plugin so that I … [Read more...] about Net Visionary Awards 2006 – part 2