Archive for April, 2008
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Monday, April 28th, 2008Jim Twittered this tip earlier: to re-open the last closed Firefox tab, use ctrl-shift-t. Legendary!
No Edinburgh Buses on Monday
Thursday, April 24th, 2008lothianbuses_no_fuel
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It seems that Lothian Buses are expecting to run out of fuel over the weekend, due to the pensions-related strike at Grangemouth.
At least no cyclists will get hit…
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Hardy Heron Countdown
Monday, April 21st, 2008There’s a nice article on the BBC today, plus a longer interview with Mr Ubuntu.
London Marathon 2008
Sunday, April 13th, 2008It’s that time of year again… I’m all registered and ready for the race tomorrow. You can follow along on BBC1 (in the UK) and if you press red and watch the finish line between 1.30pm and 2pm, there is a small chance you could see me.
Alternatively, you should be able to track me on [...]
Train Wifi
Thursday, April 10th, 2008train_wifi
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Making wifi free isn’t always a good idea, especially when you’ve got a large audience and a limited connection … like the train to London. Try again, National Express East Coast.
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Sony Ericsson P990 as GPRS Modem
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008My Sony Ericsson P990 is still going strong, and despite hankerings for a P1, I just can’t justify the cost when there’s no GPS inside. I’m going to sit tight for Paris.
Last night I needed to use my P990 as a Bluetooth modem for my laptop, something I’ve done many times before. Unfortunately, something had [...]
London Marathon 2008
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Well, I’ve made it this far in the preparation with only a slightly injured foot (yep, always the foot). If you’d like to sponsor me for this Sunday’s race, head over to my sponsorship page.
Here’s something to track my sponsorship progress, apparently:
Depending if Hazel lets me borrow her phone, I may broadcast my location [...]
Brick
Monday, April 7th, 2008DSC01340
Originally uploaded by martinlittle
… just because I love the look of this wall.
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La Potiniere
Monday, April 7th, 2008DSC01334
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Super tasty Sunday lunch at La Potiniere.
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Sunday Snow
Monday, April 7th, 2008DSC01333
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We had a good covering of snow on Sunday, to coincide with my last run before the London Marathon. Running along the Water of Leith paths was magical.
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