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 frank and very funny. The video of the panel we did at the #140conf is floating around somewhere in the ether. I may even drop it in a … [Read more...] about Paul Carr – 140 characters conference New York
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iPhone 3G In Car Charger
If like me you were a little pee'd off to see that many of the iPod and iPhone chargers would not work with the new iPhone 3G you may be pleased to know I have finally stumbled upon an in car charger that works with the new iPhone. Apparently there are a few that work floating around and it is something to do with some using the firewire voltage and some using USB voltage that is the … [Read more...] about iPhone 3G In Car Charger
Portable Solar Power
Yesterday I picked up a little solar panel and charge regulator contained in a handy little flight case. I love it so far. I have been testing it with the Mac Book Air and it all works splendidly. I am looking forward to testing it further at the Larmer Tree Festival and of course my own festival Geeknbury. This is what technology should be doing, liberating us. Check out the Qik posts … [Read more...] about Portable Solar Power
The Geeknbury Festival 2008
Let's make The Geeknbury Festival 2008 happen!! On the 24th to the 27th of July I will be in a field near Hambledon in Surrey whether you guys want to join in or not. I will most likely have a T-shirt on saying 'Geeknbury 2008' and although I don't know exactly how many people are required to make a festival, I will be proudly stating that this is the first ever Geeknbury.. and history will note … [Read more...] about The Geeknbury Festival 2008