Living the Dream: The mega-update edition
Sat, 31/07/10 – 18:21 | No Comment

Wow, it’s been ages since I updated. Bad, bad Lesley.
So what have I been up to since February, which is apparently when I last posted in this section. Well I’ve:

Been to Japan and survived, even …

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Living the Dream: The mega-update edition
Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010 – 18:21 | No Comment
Living the Dream: The mega-update edition

Wow, it’s been ages since I updated. Bad, bad Lesley.
So what have I been up to since February, which is apparently when I last posted in this section. Well I’ve:

Been to Japan and survived, even …

Joining the Cult of Apple: Norwich Apple Store song
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 17:03 | No Comment

Simon passed this on to me and it’s so bloody funny I just had to blog about it. If you look closely, you can actually see him in the first couple of frames (he’s on …

Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘taking a hint’ edition
Monday, 28 Sep, 2009 – 15:52 | No Comment
Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘taking a hint’ edition

This week, despite my PC woes, has been a lot of fun. In an odd way, it’s changed my outlook on life by reminding me I don’t actually have to be surgically attached to my …

Joining the Cult of Apple: The Apple Store at Chapelfield opens its doors
Sunday, 27 Sep, 2009 – 12:01 | No Comment
Joining the Cult of Apple: The Apple Store at Chapelfield opens its doors

Yes Norwich finally has an Apple Store of its very own! After months of waiting and impatiently watching, the store in Chapelfield was finally unveiled to over a thousand waiting Apple fans yesterday morning. And …

Converting to the Cult of Apple: iMac first impressions
Friday, 25 Sep, 2009 – 10:21 | No Comment
Converting to the Cult of Apple: iMac first impressions

So, I finally got my iMac and I confess, I have fallen in love. Granted it’s not perfect and there is much I need to learn. The good news is I have plenty of time …

Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘oh crap’ edition
Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 – 20:04 | One Comment
Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘oh crap’ edition

I firmly believe the universe is all about balance, karma and swings and roundabouts. So, I’m not exactly sure what I did to end up with a broken PC (though I suspect it has something …

Through the Eyes of a Journalist: Converting to the Cult of Apple
Sunday, 30 Aug, 2009 – 12:40 | 4 Comments
Through the Eyes of a Journalist: Converting to the Cult of Apple

Since I bought my first iPod way back in 2006, I’ve had something of an on-again-off-again affair with Apple.  I started with a fifth generation iPod, one of the video ones. Then I got an …

Aion: The Tower of Eternity monitor advert released
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 15:17 | No Comment
Aion: The Tower of Eternity monitor advert released

I’ve blogged about this on Massively but it’s so awesome I felt the urge to mention it here as well. NCsoft released an amazing advert for the new LG monitor in the wee small hours …

Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘No iPhone 3GS for Lesley’ edition
Tuesday, 9 Jun, 2009 – 20:21 | One Comment
Living the Freelance Dream: The ‘No iPhone 3GS for Lesley’ edition

This week it’s been all about work, cats and iPhones. Mama Isis is continuing to do very well (just check out this video) and Ceri continues to explore the Great Outside. The neighbourhood kids just …

SteelSeries: Wrath of the Lich King Limited Edition Zboard (Review)
Thursday, 29 Jan, 2009 – 18:54 | No Comment
SteelSeries: Wrath of the Lich King Limited Edition Zboard (Review)

World of Warcraft is big business with over eleven million people around the world paying a monthly subscription and for hardcore players, anything that enhances the game experience is a must have, especially if it …

Double Desktop: Shiny Shiny
Wednesday, 17 Dec, 2008 – 20:42 | 2 Comments
Double Desktop: Shiny Shiny

After being woken up at the crack of dawn by The Ginger One I took twenty minutes to sort out my lovely new Dell monitors. They arrived yesterday a few minutes to 1pm (the cutoff …

The Guild: Leveling Up
Wednesday, 3 Dec, 2008 – 22:34 | One Comment
The Guild: Leveling Up

Video: The Guild Season 2 Trailer
I started watching Felicia Day‘s web series The Guild back at it’s first episode. After all, anything inspired by World of Warcraft has to be good, right? While I was …

Through the Eyes of a Journalist: The Trials of Tech and Ignorance of the Masses
Wednesday, 3 Dec, 2008 – 22:00 | 6 Comments
Through the Eyes of a Journalist: The Trials of Tech and Ignorance of the Masses

Myth: Blind people are completely blind and can’t see a thing. At All. Ever.
Wrong. Just plain WRONG.
I try not to get my knickers in a twist but some people just make me balk. A couple …

Epic Fail: How BT Lost a Customer
Thursday, 27 Nov, 2008 – 21:34 | 2 Comments
Epic Fail: How BT Lost a Customer

This is the Failoc, the Murloc Lord of Doom and All Things Gone Horribly, Terribly Wrong. Actually, okay, it’s Serisa in a murloc costume borrowed from King Mrgl-Mrgl of Borean Tundra but that’s not the …