Monthly Archives: June 2006

i h8 txt spk. do u?

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Leeky

It’s not hard to notice that websites and messageboards are slowly filling with people who feel obliged to write their messages in ‘txt spk’, as if they were writing a text message in shorthand. I mean, I can understand people … Continue reading →

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Remote Uncontrol

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Leeky

Like many geeks, my house is full of numerous pieces of technology. In my living room in particular they concregate under my television, waiting to be used. That is, if I could find their corresponding remote control. Gah, how I … Continue reading →

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Robert on Rails

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Leeky

Today I started learning “Ruby on Rails”, the framework that was originally built by the people at 37signals, who wrote some of the web applications that were soon adopted under the umbrella known as “Web 2.0″. I hope it lives … Continue reading →

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Strange MacBook Disclaimer

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Leeky

Well, I’ve had my MacBook for just over a week now, and tonight thought it was about time that I would have a quick browse through the PDF user guide. After scanning through many of the pages, I reached an … Continue reading →

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Post PuntCon Report

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Leeky

I write this a whole day after Puntcon, which was a rather wonderful day full of picnicking, punting and conversation in Cambridge. I somehow reached the advertised meeting place in good time, just before midday on Sunday. I paced about … Continue reading →

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PuntCon

Posted on June 17, 2006 by Leeky

Tomorrow afternoon, I’m off to Cambridge to the The Fifth Great Geek Punt Picnic (aka Puntcon III). I have no idea what to expect, but it sounded like fun and a great way to meet some new geek-types! I heard … Continue reading →

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Control, this is Control!

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Leeky

So this evening, I went and saw the touring version of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s musical “Starlight Express” in Norwich. I had previously seen the West End version a couple of times, and was quite interested to see how such a big … Continue reading →

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The Rewards of Being Shy

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Leeky

I knew being shy had to have some positives, and it’s seems new research has found one. Interesting stuff indeed.

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Thinking Different

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Leeky

Last year I bought myself a Mac Mini, as I quite liked the idea of a computer that was almost completely silent, and had always been curious to see whether Macs were as great as people kept telling me. They … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning…

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Leeky

Well, I’ve finally decided to scrap the old site and start again. Firstly, I hadn’t updated in an absolute age, and secondly, because I had been plagued with bucketloads of comment spam. I’ve upgraded to the new version of WordPress … Continue reading →

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