Author Archives: Andy

More adventures in new technology

It’s been a week for exploring new technology. After my iPad adventure, I also got to spend a bit of time with Ubuntu Netbook Edition this week. Now, I’m a big Ubuntu fan, but I have never been particularly interested … Continue reading

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First thoughts on the iPad

I finally got to spend an hour or so with an iPad on Friday. I think that the iPad is a great piece of tech, although it is a little overpriced for my tastes. It handles web browsing and email … Continue reading

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My first stab at self-interview

In my last post I mentioned The Setup. This is my attempt to answer the questions. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Andy, and I work for IT Services at the University of Birmingham in a Service … Continue reading

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Thinking about my ideal computer

I am a big fan of The Setup, which is basically a bunch of people talking about what hardware and software they use to do their job. I sometimes think I should answer these questions a couple of times a … Continue reading

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Making more time

Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself running out of quality time to do things. It’s not that I don’t have enough time as such, it’s just that when I get to the point in the day where I’ve … Continue reading

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GoogleCL

I really like the idea of GoogleCL, and think it has a lot of potential to make my life easier, seeing as I use a fair few google products (specifically Google Calendar which I use to organise my whole life). … Continue reading

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Eurovision madness

So yes, it’s the yearly evening to sit in front of the TV and encounter more dreadful music than I do in the rest of the year put together. I do like the Eurovison song contest though, although not for … Continue reading

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Corporate Records

This week, I’ve been exploring Corporate Records, which offers music on a “pay what you want” model that I quite like. Things I’ve downloaded so far include: Songs for Swinging Lovers by The Indelicates Ghosts in a Burning City by … Continue reading

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Bulk resizing images with ImageMagick

Another of those posts that are largely for my own benefit. I’ve been spending a lot of time in various image editing programs recently (largely GIMP, but with a bit of Inkscape on the side). Yesterday it transpired that a … Continue reading

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A week of doing nothing?

My day job currently involves a lot of development work, and not a lot else. As a result I’d pretty much decided that I would try and do different things while I was on holiday. So yes, apart from a … Continue reading

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