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[Listening to: Love On The Rocks With No Ice - The Darkness - Permission To Land (06:08)]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/28/ipod-hi-fi-brings-music-to-the-masses/
hmmmmmm, dont think so!

http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/28/apple-intros-99-leather-ipod-case/ Bloody hell, how do you say "Complete fricking ripoff" in Apple Speak?

http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/27/new-zenview-offers-six-24-inch-displays-as-one/ Time to upgrade that 32" Widescreen TV??

Weight Check

[Listening to: Jesus Of Suburbia - Green Day - Bullet In A Bible (09:23)]

At 19:30 on 30-07-2005 : 14st 1lb, 26.7% BF
At 16:30 on 14-08-2005 : 13st 5lb, 26.3% BF
At 19:30 on 29-08-2005 : 13st 3lb, 25.8% BF
At 17:30 on 12-09-2005 : 13st 0lb, 25.7% BF
At 17:30 on 26-09-2005 : 12st 12lb, 25.0% BF
At 19:30 on 10-10-2005 : 12st 10lb, 24.5% BF
At 17:30 on 24-10-2005 : 12st 8 lb, 24.9% BF
At 18:30 on 07-11-2005 : 12st 7 lb, 23.9% BF
At 22:00 on 21-11-2005 : 12st 7 lb, 23.9% BF
At 22:00 on 05-12-2005 : 12st 6 lb, 23.1% BF
At 22:00 on 19-12-2005 : 12st 4 lb, 22.9% BF
At 16:00 on 02-01-2006 : 12st 4 lb, 22.5% BF
At 21:00 on 16-01-2006 : 12st 4 lb, 22.9% BF
At 17:30 on 30-01-2006 : 12st 3 lb, 22.3% BF
At 17:30 on 13-02-2006 : 12st 3 lb, 22.2% BF
At 19:30 on 27-02-2006 : 12st 1 lb, 22.3% BF

Rather pleased with that - OK, I back into the 12stone something bracket, after three consecutive days in the 11Stone something bracket, but considering there has been no exercise of any real note for two weeks, and still managed to drop 2lb's...

I have now started back at the Gym, and don't I know it - Ouch - So hope to get back into the 11stones again real soon.

Yes!!!

Carling Cup final against Wigan : 4-0 to United!!

It's a trophy, and the only one available, (I told you Liverpool in the FA Cup was not good) so don't knock it The scoreline may give the wrong impression about the game, it was not that one sided, it was actually a really good game, very open, and 2-0 would have been a fairer score.

And the other plus... At least there will be some Europen football at Old Trafford next season, although you would hope it would be Champions League for finishing 2nd in the league.

Grrrrrrr!!!

OK, it installed a little quicker than the last release, but it STILL didn't recognise the WiFi network hardware... I downloaded the Intel BETA drivers, still no luck in fact I just got really confused when it kept trying to re-install the drivers, failing with an error message that the drivers had changed since being signed, and then announcing that they had in fact been installed correctly - just before it tried to load them again!!

The other Really irritating feature of VISTA is the way it asks if it's OK to do just about anything!! Want to run a setup, change a config etc - Are you sure, this may be an attack!! - Worst of all, you cannot do this, you need to be an administrator - I AM THE ADMIN!!!

Bugger it, Let's boot to Ghost and put it all back

Dear Windows Beta Tester,

We are pleased to announce the release of build 5308 of Windows Vista, the Enterprise Community Technology Preview. This build is not beta quality but is being provided as a preview of our progress towards Beta 2.
It should allow you to confirm the many bugs fixed since the last build and best of all, you can begin to explore the full Windows Vista feature set as we are now feature complete!

I am downloading this now... I will install it on the laptop (again) later today, after I have backed it up!! This time, lets see if it will actually recognise the wireless LAN chipset!!

Whoooo Hooooo

Just got off the scales, and I am 11 stone something for the first time in about 12 years... OK, the something is 13.75 lbs but it's under 12 stone....

Hurarrrr - A slice of cake to celebrate!

A Woman Drawn from Inside - out

"Woman Drawn from the Inside Out" is the illustration behind the buzz. Starting with just a few lines, suggesting nothing more than a reclining skeleton, the unnamed artist who's showcased at this Brazilian Web site rapidly builds up more and more layers until the work is done.

This is just soooooo cool....

http://www.pelourinho.com/movies/c003702/

Windows Defender - Beta 2

Help shut the door on spyware

Formerly known as Windows AntiSpyware, Windows Defender (Beta 2) helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-up ads, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. If you own a copy of the Windows operating system, Windows Defender (Beta 2) is available at no charge, so download your copy today.

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Nikon 7900

After a wait that seemed forever, Jessops informed me last week that they could no longer source the Coolpix 7900 in Black. I re-ordered the silver model and it was delivered today.

As I am off for a couple of day, I will have to take a few pics with it, just to test it out.

Weight Check

At 19:30 on 30-07-2005 : 14st 1lb, 26.7% BF
At 16:30 on 14-08-2005 : 13st 5lb, 26.3% BF
At 19:30 on 29-08-2005 : 13st 3lb, 25.8% BF
At 17:30 on 12-09-2005 : 13st 0lb, 25.7% BF
At 17:30 on 26-09-2005 : 12st 12lb, 25.0% BF
At 19:30 on 10-10-2005 : 12st 10lb, 24.5% BF
At 17:30 on 24-10-2005 : 12st 8 lb, 24.9% BF
At 18:30 on 07-11-2005 : 12st 7 lb, 23.9% BF
At 22:00 on 21-11-2005 : 12st 7 lb, 23.9% BF
At 22:00 on 05-12-2005 : 12st 6 lb, 23.1% BF
At 22:00 on 19-12-2005 : 12st 4 lb, 22.9% BF
At 16:00 on 02-01-2006 : 12st 4 lb, 22.5% BF
At 21:00 on 16-01-2006 : 12st 4 lb, 22.9% BF
At 17:30 on 30-01-2006 : 12st 3 lb, 22.3% BF
At 17:30 on 13-02-2006 : 12st 3 lb, 22.2% BF

Still holding steady, currently suffering with a cold, so no exercise for about a week... Quite pleased.