Packing in a hurry is not a good idea. You end up with:clothes you're not going to wearadapters for the wrong country no card reader, so you can't get photos off your cameraforgetting silly little things When I get back on Friday I'll be able to transfer all the photos from my Sony Cybershot T9 to one of my desktop PCs and then upload them to Flickr or use them in blog … [Read more...] about The Downside to Packing in a Hurry
Cinema, Stars and Hollywood
This is my third trip to Los Angeles in the last 12 months and my second time in Hollywood. What is Hollywood famous for? Movies - naturally, but it's only on this trip that I'm getting to see any films. So far I've seen I Am Legend and Cloverfield - both in the Chinese Theater, which has pretty good Dolby sound. Today is the last bit of freedom before DomainFest kicks off, … [Read more...] about Cinema, Stars and Hollywood
Visiting a Hollywood Studio Lot During the Writers’ Strike
I went to Warner Brothers this time last year, during my first trip to Los Angeles. At the time The Gilmore Girls was still shooting and on both days we were able to see the crews at work. Two and Half Men was in full production and Sheen waved at us as he drove out. The post-production areas were buzzing and over ten thousand people were on the lot. One year later and things … [Read more...] about Visiting a Hollywood Studio Lot During the Writers’ Strike
Technology.ie New Logo
James from ForbairtMedia did a lovely job on the new logo for Technology.ie. The style is simple, but hopefully effective. I like it anyway, so that's a start!You can see it over on the forum - thanks James!(James was the genius behind the films.ie design as well) … [Read more...] about Technology.ie New Logo
Apple Security Holes – iPhone and iPod Touch Users Beware
Apple users used to love mocking Windows users when it came to security issues, however the upsurge in the popularity of the Mac platform, combined with an ever expanding range of products is not without its downfalls.Earlier this morning Secunia reported a serious issue that affected users of both the iPhone and the iPod touch.The solution? Simply run an update.But is it that … [Read more...] about Apple Security Holes – iPhone and iPod Touch Users Beware