Month: January 2005

  • Mac mini media centre

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    Mac mini media centre. This is what Kim was wanting to do. I’ve already got a very nice mini-ITX PC that does the job though. Mind you, the Mac software is a lot better than what my media centre PC uses…

  • New Apple products

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    Holy crap. Some of the products people have been guessing at have just gone on show at the Apple website. Firstly, check out the new Mac mini, a tiny PC measuring 5cm x 16.5cm x 16.5cm. Now you can buy a Mac and use your existing monitor, keyboard and mouse. It starts at only £339,…

  • iTunes Visualiser

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    Jack’s favourite thing post-bath at the moment is to listen to tunes and watch the iTunes visualiser.

  • Windy

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    Crap, and I thought it was windy down in Wales. It’s hard on the bike in this wind, but look at Scotland! BBC Weather.

  • Sand and Wind

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    The beach is trying to reclaim Swansea. This is/was the path.

  • A Core Curriculum in Anatomy

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    “Setting a benchmark for anatomical knowledge and its assessment. (A core curriculum for the teaching of anatomy to medical students)” by The Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Read what the Anatomical Society believe medical students/junior doctors should know about human anatomy. If you’re interested. “In the past students were, arguably, overloaded with facts…

  • Swansea University plans super computer

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    “Plans to build what is described as one of the world’s most powerful computers will be unveiled on Thursday.” BBC Wales link. That’s us that is. I guess I won’t need that G5 then?

  • Horoscopes

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    The beginning of the new year is a bloody strange time. The shops have big new displays of fitness gear, diet books pop up everywhere, gyms offer discounted membership packages, and the major newspapers in the UK use half of their front pages advertising their horoscopes for the coming 12 months. They promise to predict…

  • Come To Swansea

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    This is one of the big advertising boards we’re using this year. The photo at the bottom is one of mine 🙂

  • Cardiff Central

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    So, back to it then. There are gale force winds & rain about all this week, & rail ticket prices have gone up again. It feels cold cycling, but I know it won’t get truly cold until it snows later this month. There is a beautiful sunrise this morning, though.