Wrong Side Of 40

Dissapointed

Apple had their big unveil of the iPhone 6 and Apple watch today. Such a shame they totally screwed up the live stream. On their web site they had a teaser countdown clock and some teaser tweets from Tim Cook and co. Then it started. Not the live stream you understand, but the disaster that…

Made me laugh

Someone at work posted this today. It might have been around for a while but it made me laugh. For some reason whenever I look at it it makes me giggle. Enjoy 🙂

Nice day at the beach

I had a pretty nice couple of hours out recently on my bike. The temperature had hit about 28 deg. C, so I ditched the regular bike gear, grabbed a helmet and just went out as I was, jeans, trainers, short sleeved shirt, and helmet. I didn’t go far, just along the promenade though Colwyn…

Love your stuff Apple – but why am I being cheated?

I’ve long been aware of price differences between the US and the UK, and as any regular visitor to the US or online shopper may have noticed the US is nearly always cheaper, until of course good old HMRC have been interfering, in which case 20% is slapped on to price to thank us for…

Get it together American Airlines

I really cannot advise avoiding American Airlines on an international flight strongly enough. It annoys me to feel strongly enough to do it, but I’ve racked up 30 plus trips to the US so I reckon I’m ok. Come to think of it, avoiding American Airlines might just be the sensible thing to do for…

Why we’re all screwed

In the news recently is another Member of Parliament who has managed to embarrass the public. One of the last remaining (we hope) MPs accused under the expenses scandal, she was made a brief 32 second apology and repaid a fraction of the amount she was accused of wrongly claiming. I can’t help but think…