I've always had a rather odd relationship with New Year's Eve. While for some people it's a "big" and "important" night out, it's never really been that much of a big deal for me. Years ago, when I lived in Spain, the New Year's Eve parties were something I really looked forward to. We'd start the evening with drinks around the Plaza Mayor before heading for dinner with my … [Read more...] about Spending New Year’s Eve In An Airport Hotel
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BBC Revamps Sherlock Holmes – But Only 3 Episodes?
Sherlock Holmes is one of my favourite fictional characters. I've read all the novels and short stories - most of them more than once. I've seen a lot of the TV and cinema adaptations. Some have been good, others not so much.The BBC is currently showing Sherlock. Their interpretation of Conan Doyle's character transposes Holmes to the 21st century. His sidekick, Watson, is a … [Read more...] about BBC Revamps Sherlock Holmes – But Only 3 Episodes?
Green Party Take Online Idiocy To A New Level
Irish political parties are trying to use online media. Unfortunately they're more "trying" than anything else.Remember the Green Party spamming bloggers?How about Fine Gael ripping off the BBC website?Well it looks like the Green Party are definitely outdoing their competitors when it comes to online idiocy. Their official Twitter account posted this charming message earlier … [Read more...] about Green Party Take Online Idiocy To A New Level
Irish Political Party Plagiarise BBC But Think They’re Cool
The BBC have a serious online presence which probably costs them a fortune to maintain every year.None of the Irish political parties have an online presence that comes anywhere near it (and you wouldn't really expect them to either... )But when an Irish political party blatantly rips off the BBC's design and thinks they can get away with it, what kind of message does that … [Read more...] about Irish Political Party Plagiarise BBC But Think They’re Cool
BBC iPlayer Now Available For Mac (and Linux!)
BBC's iPlayer labs have recently released a new version of their software that will work on both Mac and Linux.Pity that other media companies, such as Sky, haven't followed suit yet. Not everyone uses PCs Microsoft Windows!!(via)UPDATE: Since everyone has rightly pointed out, the usage of the word PCs in my original post was inaccurate. It has, instead, been replaced with the … [Read more...] about BBC iPlayer Now Available For Mac (and Linux!)