Some Thoughts and a Web Update
date 29/01/09   time 16:22    user Simon Wood   comments 2 comments
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I have been thinking again recently that I really need to overhaul this site as it is looking old again. I have also been thinking that I have never really found the right balance with my blog, I can't decide if I should blog about technical and web bits like a mate of mine Phil or if I should just ... (more)
Isaac Russell Wood - 3 Months doing hand and foot prints
date 23/12/08   time 12:33    user Simon Wood   comments 1 comment
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At the weekend we attempted to get hand and foot prints from Isaac to go into his red record book. We had mixed results but they look OK. Isaac is doing very well still growing and smiling a lot. Only 2 days now until his first Christmas, how exciting!

Here is the video of the hand a foot prints.
It has only taken 3 months but now Isaac is o... (more)
Isaac Russell Wood - Weeks 3 to 9 - More Photos
date 17/11/08   time 19:19    user Simon Wood   comments 4 comments
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OK so I have not been as good as I was hoping I would be at posting photos of Isaac. Finally here are some more photos of the little man. These are all from week three to week nine.

Both Faye and I are starting to get the hang of this parenting lark. Isaac is doing really well he is 13lb1 now and growing well. In the last week he has started... (more)
Baby boy is here - Isaac Russell Wood - Week One
date 22/09/08   time 19:50    user Simon Wood   comments 12 comments
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So it has happened. Faye gave birth to a lovely baby boy on Monday 15th September 2008 at 10:31pm. He weighed 8lb9 and we have named him Isaac Russell Wood.

The first week has been busy and tiring, but Isaac and Faye are both well. Here are some photos for you all, as lots of people have been asking me for some. I will try to give regular upd... (more)
Baby due today, but no news yet...
date 11/09/08   time 16:30    user Simon Wood   comments 4 comments
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As most of you know Faye my wife is expecting our first born today. For those that didn't know, you know now. We have our car seat now, a nice Maxi-Cosi Cabriofix in Trail colour. Tonight we should get our pushchair, a Phil & Teds Sport in Apple Green. Also we have our nice fluffy Bamboo reusable nappies, which are cool.

With the ... (more)
Our amazing holiday in Peru
date 28/11/07   time 21:17    user Simon Wood   comments 4 comments
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In the first 2 weeks of October this year Faye and I fulfilled a long time ambition and visited Peru. I have been meaning to post the pictures of out holiday since we got back. Finally I have found the time to do so. Here is a small selection of some of the 466 photos I took while we were out there. I have only uploaded a few for now but I will add... (more)
Xbox 360 HD DVD - on the iMac!!
date 06/10/07   time 18:18    user Mark Hogben   comments 5 comments
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For yes, I have caved to the might of HD DVD... or rather, some bloke I work with wanted to sell a drive he tried - and failed - to use with his PC (but works fine with my new iMac, mwahahaha).

For yes, 24 inches of sharp no compression artifact joy. Well, on The Matrix Trilogy anyway ;)

Hopefully, I will have even more fantastic movies to tr... (more)
My photos from the Kent County Show
date 27/08/07   time 14:32    user Simon Wood   comments 0 comments
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On Sunday 12th August I visited the Kent County Show. This year I took my new camera with me so that I could learn a bit more about how to use all the settings. Here are some of the pictures I took, I really like the photos of the Alpacas. (more)
Linux Coverage on Ars Technica
date 28/07/07   time 13:45    user Mark Hogben   comments 1 comment
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For a long time, my favourite tech site, Ars Technica, has been rightly criticized for covering Microsoft and Apple in great depth (as to which of these they are accused of focusing on... well, that seems to vary month to month ;), but not covering Open Source or Linux to any great extent.

In fact, the Nobel Intent (Science journal) has had far ... (more)
And now, I buy Civilization IV... for the Mac
date 07/07/07   time 16:25    user Mark Hogben   comments 6 comments
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Cheaper on the PC, possibly even less buggy.

So why, especially given my past posting on the "death" of OS X, would I buy this game on the Mac?

I have a shiny, relatively new, PC that plays all games I could ever dream of (I just acquired Outrun 2006 on it, because they don't provide an Xbox 360 version, da... (more)
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