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Lifestream + Retaggr

As you may have spotted, I have a Lifestream set up on this blog as a place to keep track of all my web activity, plus a way for me to archive said activity. I thought I’d explain step 2 of this ‘aggregation’ by reviewing a rather cool service I’ve started using called Retaggr. From [...]

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Family server setup

Introduction: I’ve had a home-built server sitting in my flat for a while now but have never got round to setting it up as much more than a personal networked storage device. I was then hit by some very strange memory/motherboard problems which cropped up during my exams, so it’s taken me a while to get things [...]

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• Two console features that would kill PCs | News | TechRadar UK1. To experience the glory of the female form in as direct and convenient a way as possible.2. To be able to shoot things and watch other people shooting things for those times when I am temporarily tired of the female form.So what is needed, then, clearly, is a console that plays games but also connects to Amazon, Tesco.com, iTunes, eBay and a selection of high-quality adult sites.Bundle that lot into something like a Wii for £200 and then see how many people still bother with Windows. #
• New London Wine Bar at Planet of the Grapes | UKWinesOnline - Innovative London specialist wine and spirit merchant Planet of the Grapes announces it annual tasting over 3 days. POTG has also opened a Wine Bar which offers an impressive range of over 450 wines, plus wines by the glass. #
• I'm not quite sure what is going on with my 'hits' today.... #
• "Star Wars" - an a cappella tribute to John Williams. It's incredible, found on Be The Signal. #
• See the Timeline page for a rather pointless but cool timeline/archive using MIT's Simile java app...haven't worked out font sizing yet. Good tutorial on Freshlabs.de. #