I saw in the New Year this year in Las Vegas with a couple of Polish friends, which was a hell of a lot better than how I spent the previous New Year's Eve! We all arrived in Vegas a few days early for CES, so it worked out very well. New Year's Eve in Las Vegas is quite different. To start with they shutdown the entire Las Vegas strip to traffic from early afternoon. It … [Read more...] about New Year 2016 Las Vegas Fireworks
Bouchon – Probably The Best Breakfast in Las Vegas
I'm just back from Las Vegas, where I was attending both CES and NamesCon. Las Vegas is an odd place. It's very hard to explain to someone who hasn't been how a single city can be so wonderful and awful at the same time. It does, however, have some of the best restaurants in the world. It is truly a foodie's paradise. Breakfast is possibly the most important meal of … [Read more...] about Bouchon – Probably The Best Breakfast in Las Vegas
OSX Essential Apps 2015 – 2016 Edition
I recently had to setup a new Macbook from scratch, so it got me thinking about which apps are "essential". While a Mac is "usable" straight out of the box, you'll find yourself installing extra software pretty quickly :) Obviously what you consider essential is going to vary a lot on how you work with your Mac and what you do for a living. I wouldn't, for example, recommend … [Read more...] about OSX Essential Apps 2015 – 2016 Edition
Amazon Advertising Services It Won’t Sell Me
I'm not sure if I should report this to the Advertising Standards Authority or not, but it's annoying me enough that I am seriously tempted .. Amazon recently launched a new TV series that has been getting very positive reviews "The Man in the High Castle". At the moment the only way to view it legally is via Amazon Prime Video However, for some really stupid reason, … [Read more...] about Amazon Advertising Services It Won’t Sell Me
Bond Car Overload
Last weekend I was in London. On Friday night I went to see Spectre at the BFI IMAX. It's the biggest screen in the UK and apparently the biggest in Europe as well. Seeing Spectre on a massive screen with good quality audio was definitely an experience that I'll remember. If you get a chance to see a film at that cinema take it! You won't regret it. One of the things I'd … [Read more...] about Bond Car Overload