What’s been keeping me busy?
Been bouncing all over the place for the last couple of weeks - hopefully something like normal service will resume next week, but in the meantime, 10 things keeping me busy.
1. Getting to grips with my Asus EEE.
I’m now using this when I travel, leaving my Macbook back in the office. It’s a long way from perfect (battery life..grrrr…small keys with fat fingers…grrr..) but it’s so light…will do an idiot’s guide when I have time.
2. Dropbox
Online storage that just works, they say…and you know what, they’re right. Beg to get on their beta list.
3. Evernote
OK - I’ve tried a million note apps. This one has a pretty seamless integraton between desktop, mobile and web.
4. Good new albums from Weller and Costello.
Both of them back on form - it’s like being 16 again…but a bit more mellow.
5. Word magazine putting John Martyn on the cover
At last…not the world’s prettiest cover star…but one of the more deserving.
6. Getting to grips with the Ricoh Caplio GX-100
OK, so this was the camera I went with after my faffing about. I’m still not 100% sure about it (images get very noisy very quickly)…but am sticking with it. Pic above of twin a was taken with it - sorry about the wonky skyline.
7. At last - wireless printing at home that works
Yes, it’s been a bit of gadget overload recently - I finally stopped trying to get my HP PSC1215 to try to work. It’s been sitting in the house for two years now refusing to connect to the network and stuttering whenever it tries to prints. So, I went for a Canon Pixma MP600R - working within minutes on all macs and pcs in the house. Yippeee.
8. Ning as a corporate tool
Somethign we’ve been experimenting with. Remarkable how free/ cheap web apps can help you do things that massively expensive middleware just can’t.
9. Days in the garden
I don’t care about the rain - there’s sun out there…grab it while you can.
10. Extra small moleskines
Picked some up in Hamburg airport. But, you can find them here when they’re back in stock. Bizarre state of the world - these are £3.99 for two in other words a 52 page blank notebook is the same price as a Saturday newspaper.
11. Popeye on YouTube
My latest childcare tactic.
Simon @ June 13, 2008