Archive for July, 2005

Taking my tablet

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Somehow, I managed to overlook the fact that Wacom have released a new driver for older Intuos tablets like mine. I’m pleased to see that they have finally ditched the clunky old OS 9 style control panel for a swanky Aqua Preference Pane (about time too). The release notes (PDF) list several other changes to [...]

London back on the move

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Fair play to the people of London. Watching the news this morning, the overwhelming reaction from people travelling to work seems to be “screw the terrorists, life goes on as normal”. People are shocked and angry, but not scared, and certainly not willing to let these lunatics win. The London News Review carries an open [...]

London atrocities

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

The news of the bombs in London has shocked and horrified our country, and the rest of the world has been quick to offer sympathy and support. Members of the Spanish public, having suffered recently in the Madrid bombing, have e-mailed the BBC news services offering their thoughts and condolences.

This attack has come as a [...]

Will you still remember me when you’re famous?

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

This time last year, Stefan at Reality Dreamship commissioned a caricature of fashion model Jordan Paris, which was used in the funky website he designed for her.

This morning, I was chuffed to see Jordan on LK Today, modelling Indian fashions for the lovely Lorraine Kelly. It was great to be able to point at the [...]

Video games

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

My trusty G4 Powermac turned 3 years old in April this year, and I had been considering upgrading to a shiny new G5. However, the recent announcement that Apple will start switching all their computers to Intel processors within the next 12 months has made me shelve this idea. Traditionally, Apple machines have always had [...]