http://www.colinmeeks.com Podcasting, Technology and the Tech World at Large Sat, 08 May 2010 23:26:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Life can sometimes play cruel tricks. One of these tricks is procrastination. Once you get into this funk, things can spiral out of control pretty quickly. This has certainly been the case with me, over the last year or so. To be more specific, I used to write like a ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2010/05/the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything-or-maybe-just-time-a-netbook/ I was half way though the second part of my Computer Odyssey series when I was reminded of a computer game I used to play on the ZX81. This is a game that's haunted me for many years. I always knew it was called London Bridge, but the only thing ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2010/05/elementary-my-dear-jerome-the-quest-for-london-bridge/ Up until the age of 12, I'd never thought about what I wanted to do with regards to a career. In 1980 a seed would be sown, that would grown and map out the rest of my working life. On visit to the school library one break time, I was ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2010/02/my-computer-odyssey-part-1/ I love London with all my heart, but its always so sad to hear about the city I love, losing more and more of the things that define it. Roger Ebert the noted film critic wrote a wonderful blog post yesterday about the redevelopment of Jermyn Street, including the hotel ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2010/02/roger-eberts-blog-post-i-met-a-character-from-dickens/ It's not often I post something seriously techie, but when I discovered the answer to a problem, I originally posted on StackOverflow, I thought it would be good to not only answer it there, but to offer a little more depth here. One of the hats I wear is a programmer, ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2009/07/converting-opennetcf-signatures-to-bitmaps-on-the-desktop/ Amazon, long known for their amazing on-line book store, had in the process of setting up the companies backed infrastructure, ended up with some amazing services, that they decided to release upon the general public in January of 2006. Suddenly Software as a Service (SAAS), was a reality for the ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2009/05/content-distribution-using-amazon-s3/ Life is incredibly short. It is also even shorter when the finite span, has an almost definite end. So what do you do, when you have but a few months to live. I don't know about you, but probably the last thing on my mind, would be undertaking a lecture. ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2009/04/randy-pausch-a-fond-farewell/ Was just reading my Twitter and saw someone complaining about Nero and this got me thinking about software, specifically software that packs in things you don't really need, for the sake of getting you to purchase an upgrade. Admittedly there is the occasional feature that may be of interest, but ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2009/04/software-that-jumps-the-shark/ Nothing starts the day off better than a freebie. Reading my usual blogs this morning, I stumbled upon a post from Bob over at FlakLife. Mmm, so as well as giving Bob a bit of linking love, you can get a copy of the Book, "Pow! Right Between the Eyes ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2009/01/free-book/ As the big three North American automobile companies, Chevrolet, Ford and GM, with caps in hand, look to be given a much needed injection of cash, are we not ignoring a possible enormous way forward. I'm in no way a financial expert, but even I know that letting these big ... http://www.colinmeeks.com/2008/12/automobile-bailout-an-excuse-to-move-forward/