Image via Wikipedia24 Redemption was shown on Sky 1 earlier this evening, as a two hour "special event", as I mentioned earlier.Without ruining the story for those of you who missed it...Jack Bauer is still Jack Bauer, but there's no CTU (as my mother reminded me!), so it's a lot more focussed on the "lone wolf" than the previous series. Of course it's also nearly 22 hours … [Read more...] about 24 Redemption
Jack Bauer Fans Delight
Image via Wikipedia24 Redemption is being shown on Sky tonight.24 Redemption is a 2 hour feature length special that is meant to bridge the gap between day 6 and day 7 (series 6 and series 7 in non-24 speak). It aired on US television last night, so I suspect quite a few people will already have downloaded a torrent version. Personally I prefer watching things on my TV if I … [Read more...] about Jack Bauer Fans Delight
Mackers SMS Script Rocks!
I've used the Mackers SMS script on and off over the last couple of years, but I don't think I've ever mentioned how cool and useful it is.I tried to get the OSX desktop widget to work, but it threw a rather annoying and unhelpful error message. Fortunately the Debian / Ubuntu version is a total breeze to install, so I was up and running again in a couple of minutes.I'm not a … [Read more...] about Mackers SMS Script Rocks!
Pet Hates – Being Ignored In Shops
Sales assistants in shops seem to fall into two broad categories.They're either incredibly pushy ie. as soon as you walk in the door and before you've even had a chance to look at anything they're right beside you trying to "help" you.Or you have the complete opposite extreme that ignores you entirely. You know the type, they're too "busy" chatting with other staff to bother … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – Being Ignored In Shops
Maybe I Should Move To Florida
A couple of months ago there was an article in the Sunday Business Post about US properties for sale on eBay. Some of the figures were insane - you basically could buy a house for a few thousand dollars!This weekend's Sunday Business Post has another article on the same subject and is listing houses for sale at prices so low that you could probably get them based on a personal … [Read more...] about Maybe I Should Move To Florida