I had a very bizarre trip into work today. I got a seat on the train and the heating was off (and the lady next to me was slim so I had plenty of room on the seat). Nobody walked in front/across me (so I didn't have to interrupt my leisurely stroll). I didn't have to queue at the ticket barriers (and I always get...

Radiohead TV has gone live at last with what may prove to be a very interesting web experiment. ! Radiohead TV has gone live at last with what may prove to be a very interesting web experiment. I liked the test card with the real cheesey music. Excellent stuff!

Just upgraded the content management system to Movable Type 2.64. This entry is more of a check to ensure all is ok than a real blog entry. :)

The last couple of weeks have been almost enjoyable on the trains. I have been able to step onto the train and get a seat with my next door neighbour Griff and there has not been anyone standing in the carriage. The tube has been frequent and uncrowded. Altogether making a near enjoyable journey into work. This week...

It is not often that I get very excited about a piece of software but this week I unearthed an amazing bit of code - Text Pipe Web solved a huge problem for me and saved me hours of work. For the past few months I have been working on a complicated project that included a superb team of designers in New Zealand with...

I have installed a new water feature in the garden at the back in the raised bed. Paula and I visited the Ideal Home Exhibition in March where they had several fantastic stainless steel water features outside the show houses. On enquiry it turned out that each was custom made and costs started at £7,000. Nice but...

Fed up with Google? No? I know it is very good but have you noticed that the results have become more and more commercial over the past few years? Grub.org was launched earlier this year and it is a network based distributive search engine - like the SETI project it uses your PC (not Mac unfortunately) when you are...

Planted these allium christophii last year as bulbs and just look at 'em now! Lots of other bulbs on their way too - irises, acidantheras, arum and oriental lilies and brodiaea- but the madonna lilies don't look at all happy - hoping they'll rally. Can't believe I'm happy to spend hours pottering about and even read...

Paula and I attended my gran's funeral yesterday. A sombre affair but a good turn out and some hearty singing followed by some hearty reminiscing and drinking back at Barnfield. Dad even let me have some of his very special malt whisky. A reflective thought of mine during the day was that Gran had lived through an...

I have been a big fan of Radiohead for years, just thought I would mention, and they have just set up a new mini site RADIOHEAD.tv which should be interesting when it launches.

Well I hit the Internet Cafe on 5th Ave today as I was getting digital withdrawal. Last night we all went to a very nice little Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village. Didn't go on to a jazz club as expected, as we were very tired. We are mainly shopping and taking it easy today - weather is glorious. Taj Mahal is...

Relevant links for my Media Management MA course (put here for my convenience!) http://www.culture.gov.uk/default.htm http://media.guardian.co.uk/ http://www.mpaa.org/home.htm http://www.screendigest.com/ http://www.skillset.org/intro.html http://www.cios.org/ http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/ The media bit :...