This weekend I have to do some serious spring cleaning of the house. While I am not a "filthy beast" I am definitely not the tidiest of people (understatement!).I'm going to pop some Lords of Acid into the CD player in a minute and see if I can get started on bringing some order to the chaos … [Read more...] about Music To Spring Clean To
Bid Burglar – Helping Me Feed My Ebay Addiction
I've been using a very handy tool to help my eBay addiction over the last few days. Bib Burglar is a "sniping" tool which basically bids for you in the last few seconds of an auction. Since it's a remote service you don't have to worry about leaving your desktop computer on 24/7. The interface is very simple. All you need to do is provide the item / auction ID … [Read more...] about Bid Burglar – Helping Me Feed My Ebay Addiction
Royal Mint Revamp
The Royal Mint has unveiled the new designs for the UK coins. They look really nice, though I guess this means they won't be joining the Eurozone anytime soon :)You can order a variety of mint sets via their site - if you're insanely rich go for the Platinum ones, whereas mere mortals can opt for base metal ones. … [Read more...] about Royal Mint Revamp
Scrubs Fan Dream On Ebay
The frontpage of the main eBay site is probably worth visiting every few days, as they tend to highlight special auctions.If you're a Scrubs fan then the one they're highlighting at the moment is probably a dream come through - a day on the set of Scrubs.Current bidding stands at just over $1000 and is open to anyone who can work in the US (that's me out so!)All proceeds to … [Read more...] about Scrubs Fan Dream On Ebay
Adobe Air On Ubuntu
I'd been hearing quite a bit about Adobe's Air over the last few months, but I hadn't had any reason to install it.While I use a Mac running OSX in the office, I tend to spend more time using my Ubuntu desktop when I'm at home. I may have a MacBook Pro, but sitting at a desk is more comfortable if you're working on anything that matters.Since I seem to spend a lot of time and … [Read more...] about Adobe Air On Ubuntu