Archive for January, 2006



Torrent Episode Downloader (ted)

I’ve twice written about using RSS to automate the downloading of TV shows but my method has been surpassed with the release of the torrent episode downloader (ted).

Clockr

A really cool use of Flickr and there’s a downloadable screensaver too! Check it out!

Newsvine Beta

I stumbled across Newsvine last week and applied to beta test it but unfortunately I didn’t get in. Today though I found a review of it where the author was offering invites to those that wanted them, so I asked and I recieved an invite back!
So I’ve been playing around with it for a while […]

Hacking PSP & Router Firmware

Over the Christmas break from work I had a bit of extra time to play around with my PSP. Firstly I got a new game, Everybody’s Golf which rocks. I’ve played it quite a bit but haven’t got all that far because there’s loads of courses to unlock etc.

Secondly I hacked the firmware on my […]

iMac 17″ Core Duo Review

Ars Technica have got their hands on and reviewed an iMac 17″ Core Duo. Windows will definitely take a bit of hassle to get going on it and Rosetta doesn’t always seem to be perfect, but it’s mostly positive.

Amazing Photos of Atomic Blast

Via Digg comes these amazing photos are of an Atomic Blast prior to any Mushroom Cloud forming using High Speed Cameras to capture what the Human Eye alone, cannot see.

More Laptops Than Desktops

Apparently more laptops were sold than desktops in the US for the first time last year, I’d imagine this trend is being replicated elsewhere.

Increase iPod nano Storage Space

The Year in Cities

I saw a post on Kottke’s blog about the cities he’d been to in the past year. I knew he’d been to Ireland from his photos earlier this year and I knew he went to my favourite part of Ireland — Waterville Co. Kerry.
What I do find funny is that he calls all the […]

Will Pavel Change His Name?

When I was at the gym this morning I started thinking about something — dangerous I know! Anyway I was thinking about how when I was in school learning Irish I was made say my name in Irish. This never made sense to me because it doesn’t! You have one name, you don’t translate it […]





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