Once again it’s June the 25th. I spent most of the day doing the same thing I did this time last year and this time the year before last.. I had a picnic at the Grave of Eric Arthur Blair aka George Orwell. Today is his birthday and for the last couple of years I’ve [...]
Paul Carr – 140 characters conference New York
June 24, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
When I told people I was to be sat on a panel with Paul Carr from the Guardian a couple responded.. “Paul Carr? He’s a bit of a dick.” “What makes you say that?” I asked. “It says so on his twitter profile.” Fair enough I thought, but when I met him he was just [...]
Panasonic HDC-TM300 (Review)
June 10, 2009 by · 41 Comments
Background It’s been ages since I was the proud owner of a decent HD camcorder. The last one I had was a 3ccd Panasonic that took DV tapes. At the time it was way too good for what I needed, so I sold it to upgrade my stills camera. Ever since then I’ve been dabbling [...]
Aaron Greenberg talks to bloggers at E3 2009
June 9, 2009 by · 1 Comment
E3 was a blast.. Loads of meetings, loads of gameplay, some Audioboo action and no doubt this will all keep trickeling into my feeds over the coming weeks.. On the last day at E3 we were ushered into a room within the Xbox Live stand and sat with Aaron Greenberg (Director of product management at [...]
Were Secret Societies The First Social Networks?
March 21, 2009 by · 19 Comments
I am not a Freemason but i have been asked more than once to don the apron and swear the oaths.. I have also been told that Freemasonry is not a secret society, It is a society with secrets. Never-the-less, it was the thought of being admitted to a secret society that attracted me to [...]
LIFE – Natural History on TV
March 15, 2009 by · 3 Comments
Dinastia Vivanco – A temple to wine
February 10, 2009 by · 8 Comments
Last week I suddenly found myself on a plane to Spain. With the assistance of wine expert Robert McIntosh (@thirstforwine) we took a trip to the Region of Rioja to learn more about one of the Twestival sponsors, Dinastia Vivanco. I was asked to video blog their wine culture museum and vineyard. I have been [...]
