Category: Link

  • iPod more popular than beer?

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    apple.slashdot.org/apple/06/06/08/1954233.shtml And while I’m linking to /. articles, here’s another one about the prevalence and importance of the iPod at Universities. The information is based upon US uni’s, but from my own experience I’d apply it to UK institutions too, and suggest that this is a very good reason for providing students with podcast based…

  • Wales on Slashdot

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    Cardiff to be the centre of a rollout of a new telecom platform from BT. slashdot.org/articles/06/06/08/1725215.shtml

  • Sunny Swansea

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    The summer is here. It began as June did, and it’s warm, sunny and pleasant. Where will I be spending the summer? Take a look at these webcams: llangennithsurf.com Langland Bay I thought these beaches would be busy by 10am this morning, but they look pretty blank. I must get my arse into gear next…

  • Montyfootball.com

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    Bloody students. Get warmed up for the World Cup with this video from students at Manchester Met Uni. Speakers or headphones recommended. Top!

  • Sam & Max

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    It’s all true: Sam & Max are coming back!

  • Headcrabs For Sale! Come And Get Your Headcrabs!

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    Valve are selling plush headcrabs in the run up to the release of Half-Life 2 Episode 1. An unbelievably excellent idea. I’ll be needing a plush crowbar to go with that. Preloading of the new Half-Life 2 episode begins via Steam this month, with activation on June 1st. Damn – I really am going to…

  • No XBox360 for me

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    Some of the reasons why I won’t be buying the XBox 360: www.opinionatedgeek.com/Blog/blogentry=000178/Blog.aspx Microsoft really seem to have missed the point AGAIN. Lots of people may sway towards the 360 as a living room multimedia hub, but not if it is noisy, not if it doesn’t interact with existing kit, and not if you can’t…

  • 17″ MacBook Pro

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    Apple have released a huger 17″ version of their new top-end notebook for sale: MacBook Pro Looks nice, but it’s too big for me. I’m waiting for the 12″ that’ll fit into my bike bag easily, weigh less than a kilo and have a terabyte hard disk. OK, that last bit’s rather unlikely for a…

  • Dynamic Rock

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    A new climbing wall has finally opened that serves the Swansea and Gower area. Reviews are favourable, it looks well designed, and hopefully we’ll get an opportunity to check it out in the coming months. Dynamic Rock.

  • Pre-order Blu-Ray

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    Are you ready for hi-def DVD? You can now pre-order your Sony Blu-ray DVD player from Best Buy. It looks like we’re in for a format war. This is probably good for me, as I’m really not in any hurry to upgrade. I’ll wait until the dust settles.