Collected Entries for November 2003

Pop TV: [November 28, 2003]
Long-running chart show Top of the Pops is relaunching in a bid to bring it up-to-date and boost its dwindling audience.

Linguistic Sensitivity: [November 28, 2003]
The County of Los Angeles has requested that equipment vendors avoid using the industry term "Master/Slave" in product descriptions and labelling.

Snow is Oslo?: [November 27, 2003]
I am in Oslo and I am certain I saw snow.

Happy Thanksgiving: [November 27, 2003]
In some parts of the world, today is a holiday.

At A Newsagent Near You: [November 26, 2003]
I've been reading the December 2003 issue of Attitude Magazine (it's got Gary Lucy on the cover).

Coolest of 2003: [November 25, 2003]
Time Magazine has announced it's Coolest Invention of 2003

Bye Bye Bush Baby: [November 24, 2003]
Last week I didn't comment on George Bush's visit. Now he's gone, I will.

Movable Type Pro, Soon?: [November 20, 2003]
Luckily, I don't get any spam on the pages that I have allowed comments on this site.

State Visit: [November 17, 2003]
I am always interested in Britsh tradition and heritage and where we get some of our customs from.

Remember, Remember (I'm A Bit Late): [November 16, 2003]
Last Saturday, I went to Battersea Park in South London for the fireworks - and truly spectacular they were too.

Last Orders at the Liars' Bar: [November 14, 2003]
Pattenden does seem to get underneath the band and the talent that brought the world Perfect Ten, Rotterdam and Song For Whoever.

Thoughts on Helsinki: [November 13, 2003]
Some thuoghts on my time on Helsinki.

The Trench: [November 12, 2003]
You may know the end but The Trench is a thought-provoking film.

More Time Shifts: [November 12, 2003]
The technology and the concepts are great but there are some things that this personalisation of the media experience will destroy and it won't all be for the better.

Shifted Media: [November 11, 2003]
Indeed, time-shifting has been an advantage to me - I watch much less dross now. But it also encourages me to record the worthy and adds to my feelings of frustration.

Flight Time Thinking: [November 10, 2003]
And so, despite the relative freedom my mind has to wander and wonder on today's flight, it is regularly brought back to reality at every minor shake of a plane.

Weather Project: [November 09, 2003]
I visited one of my favourite areas of London earlier today, the Thames' South Bank where I went to see Olafur Eliasson's Weather Project at The Tate Modern

Gangs Of New York: [November 08, 2003]
The film tells us America was not quite the happy melting-pot of modern thinking. Gangs of New York looks stunning but fails to deliver.

Another Rant on Phone and PDAs: [November 07, 2003]
The trouble started when I realised the Nokia and included basic pda functionality - calendar, phonebook etc. This saves me carrying my trusty Palm Vx everywhere and means I can make notes and check my diary. This is great in principal but in practice is sucks.

Heavenly?: [November 06, 2003]
I am being preached at from my very own site. I am not sure how I feel about that.

Do I Hear Fi?: [November 06, 2003]
Fi Glover is rumoured to be coming back to Radio Four. I think this is great news for all radio fans.

Another Month Another Man: [November 06, 2003]
Brookside's Philip Oliver is introduced as November 2003's Man of the Moment [0 comments]

Bring A Smile: [November 06, 2003]
A few things from around the web that made me smile.

Brookside Closed: [November 05, 2003]
Well I watched the final Brookside and I think it is sad to see if leave our screens.

Bye Bye Brookside: [November 04, 2003]
Tonight sees the final episode of Channel Four's Brookside.

More PDA and Phone Nonsense: [November 04, 2003]
I can't get the Treo 600 out of my head.

In Mark Owen's Time: [November 03, 2003]
Mark Owen's new music is out today and I can't get my hands on it thanks to the postal strike in London.

Return of the King: [November 02, 2003]
A thought I'd better re-read 'The Return of the King' before I see the film. [0 comments]