11 Jan 07
I am not one of natures natural writers. In 1996 I was diagnosed with Dyslexia, particularly in the area of visual/motor skills, (that's poor spelling and clumsiness). This is not an attempt to excuse myself from the spelling and grammatical errors that litter this site like the aftermath of a party. This is to give you some background as to why I love WriteRoom from Hog Bay Software.
WriteRoom bathes your entire screen in black, save for your text. It suppresses all email alerts, instant messages, for a distraction free, writing environment. It is just you and the words....
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09 Jan 07
Update:
The Venice Project is now Joost.
From the founders of Skype, comes a brand new toy; The Venice Project. A computer application and system for distributing high quality TV shows and other forms of video over the Web using peer-to-peer technology. I was lucky enough to nab one of the first few public beta accounts, and have had a happy time playing with the system this afternoon....
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08 Jan 07
About a month ago, I bought a new Apple iMac because my Mac Mini, (although serving me well), was struggling with me running all the programs I needed to do my work simultaneously. So I dug deep in my pocket and got myself an iMac.
For those interested in the Tech Specs: 17-inch wide-screen LCD, 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor, (2.16 GHz). 2 GB Memory, DVD+R DL/DVD-RW/CD-RW. Built-in camera, FireWire, USB 2.0, Bluetooth, Wireless, and IR Receiver....
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05 Jan 07
Ever the speedy to get into the cinema, I finally got round to watching the new James Bond film Casino Royale yesterday. This is the best Bond film. End of argument.
I was rather sad to see Pierce Brosnan go, the first Bond film I saw was GoldenEye, so for me Brosnan was Bond. However, it was clear from the last film that they were struggling with the franchise, the invisible Aston Martin V12 Vanquish was utterly crap....
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