Jun 2007
DAB clock radios getting better
30/06/07 23:09 Filed in: Personal
And so it was, that the only really stylish DAB radio
you could get for your bedside (assuming the PURE
retro wooden models weren't for you) was the snappily
named SONY XDR S1, which has a custom and bad
interface, no alarm and no record,
but instead, a high price.
Never mind, it's discontinued now, so there is no Sony option in this space.
I happened to look again today and I was pleasantly surprised to see that that better designs are now coming along. The Tivoli model came out last year and is rather expensive. I tested it out in John Lewis and was disappointed to find that the fabulous big dial only operated the FM radio. The DAB worked through the cheap feeling buttons.
But this VITA R1 is thirty quid cheaper and looks fabulous!
But, cheapest of all, and now on my wish list is the Revo Uno. At £70, with radio alarm, weekday and weekend settings, and audio-in for the iPod, I think I found my simple 'wake to BBC Radio 3' box.
Never mind, it's discontinued now, so there is no Sony option in this space.
I happened to look again today and I was pleasantly surprised to see that that better designs are now coming along. The Tivoli model came out last year and is rather expensive. I tested it out in John Lewis and was disappointed to find that the fabulous big dial only operated the FM radio. The DAB worked through the cheap feeling buttons.
But this VITA R1 is thirty quid cheaper and looks fabulous!
But, cheapest of all, and now on my wish list is the Revo Uno. At £70, with radio alarm, weekday and weekend settings, and audio-in for the iPod, I think I found my simple 'wake to BBC Radio 3' box.
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Ark Royal at Greenwich
17/06/07 21:45 Filed in: Bike
On Fridays during the summer, I ususally ride back
along the river (Route 4 from South Bank to Greenwich
and Route 21 - Waterlink Way to Catford). This
Friday, when riding to Greenwich I saw a huge
warship. It was the Ark Royal aircraft carrier, the
little curved harrier ramp is on the other side.
I hope the sailors had fun on-shore.
Voting
10/06/07 22:11 Filed in: Personal
I voted in the Deputy Leadership Election today. I
voted for all the candidates, but my first preference
went to Jon.
More Ying and Yang
08/06/07 21:52 Filed in: Personal
For zis hub, ze war is over.
I was riding across London from Holborn to Marylebone, along the fast Liverpool Street to Paddington route. After Harley Street I noticed some rumbling in 7th gear. I approached the next set of lights and switched down to 3rd gear, as usual.
The lights went green, I pushed off and:
Ping-pang-bedoowwn....crr---uuunch.
So, it'll have to be replaced under warranty.
Then tonight I'm on the Interweb, and I find that Nokia have delivered salvation to me! Nokia Media Transfer for Mac, iTunes and iPhot integration and access to the phone and card file system through the USB cable. I am smitten, and I've just put the Russell Brand podcast on my phone. Yay
I was riding across London from Holborn to Marylebone, along the fast Liverpool Street to Paddington route. After Harley Street I noticed some rumbling in 7th gear. I approached the next set of lights and switched down to 3rd gear, as usual.
The lights went green, I pushed off and:
Ping-pang-bedoowwn....crr---uuunch.
So, it'll have to be replaced under warranty.
Then tonight I'm on the Interweb, and I find that Nokia have delivered salvation to me! Nokia Media Transfer for Mac, iTunes and iPhot integration and access to the phone and card file system through the USB cable. I am smitten, and I've just put the Russell Brand podcast on my phone. Yay
Milton Keynes
02/06/07 21:57 Filed in: Travel
Went to a birthday party in Leighton Buzzard and I
decided to ride down from Milton Keynes. I was quite
surprised, having only ridden around it before, the
centre was very sterile I suppose, very clean like
Canary Wharf, and the people and the cars were
separated with nice underpasses.
After walking the bike across the shopping centre (still officially on the cycle route), I quickly reached a big dramatically hilly park. I was quite surprised and that was essentially the last urban-ess I saw till Bletchley.
I rode down the Grand Union Canal, along a parallel path. These high quality but bumpy paths are called Red Routes.
I got lost around the Open University, but eventually found it to get back on track.
And followed the route along a lovely lake to Bletchley, where I got lost again before re-joining the canal for the long long ride to Leighton Buzzard.
After walking the bike across the shopping centre (still officially on the cycle route), I quickly reached a big dramatically hilly park. I was quite surprised and that was essentially the last urban-ess I saw till Bletchley.
I rode down the Grand Union Canal, along a parallel path. These high quality but bumpy paths are called Red Routes.
I got lost around the Open University, but eventually found it to get back on track.
And followed the route along a lovely lake to Bletchley, where I got lost again before re-joining the canal for the long long ride to Leighton Buzzard.