Just showing off how to update my blog and upload images from the iPhone.. at a web design meet (in a pub.. always the best place for a meet I think!)
Mmm
August 25th, 2010Web-wizardry from the master.. apparently
August 20th, 2010
An image of my shiny bald head graced the first inside page of the local newspaper this week in the ‘Burntwood Post’ regarding the launch of WS7.co.uk. The website is a sideline project I have been working on in an aim to help get local business within my town online.
On top of designing and developing websites for large corporations I often do a few sideline websites for local businesses. Although when it comes to smaller or new businesses a lot have no target on the web and simply just want to ‘be online’
An online presence is important more now than ever with more and more taking to google over the yellow pages, and if local companies don’t catch up they are going to fall behind. Yet at the same time getting a website can be confusing and often too expensive when all some companies want is a place on google.
This is where the idea for ws7.co.uk was born. With an essence of ‘charity starts at home’ the scheme is only available for local business in and around the Burntwood area (ws7 postcode) allowing not only business but the community to start their own website for free, no charge, easy log in and edit area with submission to search engines and your own domain name eg. yourname.ws7.co.uk.
The website stores an online business directory as well as local news, events and more. Funded through advertising WS7.co.uk allows users to get a website up and running in seconds, as well as advanced options to ‘go pro’ and get more themes and web space.
The local paper loved the idea and did a quick telephone / email interview to run the story.. ‘Free Web-Wizardry from the master’ all i need now is a wizards beard!
Buddy the Beagle
July 27th, 2010We had our new puppy last week.. a 10wk old Beagle called Buddy!
It’s his first week of being left alone this week and yesterday he managed to escape his pen so today Iv’e been keeping a close eye on him with buddycam!
Already had to go home at lunch and change his water after I watched him pick up his bowl and throw it everywhere lol.
It’s like big brother but with a higher IQ and more entertaining… Big Buddy!
Advice for today..
July 21st, 2010I’ve never understood why some people spend their personal time and effort watching and following others lives?
Fair enough if it is a subject of interest or a friend.. but when it’s an every day person who following them on facebook and reading up on what they are doing this week are their lives really that boring?
If your life is missing something of interest then devote yourself to making it better, not following others or putting them down.
My advice people is concentrate on your own lives.. stick with the honesty and facts in life and work them out for yourself, certainly don’t believe everything others tell you, be they relatives or trusted friends. Trust no one.
Each individuals perception of an event can often be skewed towered bias, and everybody’s story is different. It’s often important to remain impartial until knowing all the facts.. as if one day they come out then your left standing alone.
And as Buddah once said he who holds on to a hot coal with the intention of throwing it at someone else will only get burned.
shooting in chasetown burntwood
July 5th, 2010Just heard theres been a shooting in my hometown of Burntwood, in the chasetown area!
No official news yet but according to local residents theres been two shot and one dead.
It happened near the cottage pub at a house on the corner with the ‘for sale’ sign by meadway street.
Shooters apparently waited for the kids to go to school at around 8:30 then with the kids out of the way shot the guy dead. The people have only lived there around 12 months and appears drugs related. Also mentions of a black vehicle being involved.
All of the above is from locals and no official news story as of yet. Will update when know any more.
If anyone else has any news please add to comments below.
UPDATE : Now ‘sketchy’ information on BBC News site : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/stoke_and_staffordshire/10511897.stm
UPDATE 2 : More news now available here http://thelichfieldblog.co.uk/2010/07/05/police-launch-investigation-after-mans-body-is-found-in-chasetown-house/
This is now also thought to be a violent act in retaliation to a man who was tortured over chasewater last week, a drug addict who was unable to pay his debts.
Wolverhampton Girls Chris Moyles Parody
July 2nd, 2010For all those who live in the Midlands! This is very funny! A Parody of Katy Perry ‘californian girls’ by Chris Moyles called ‘Wolverhampton Girls‘
Check more Wolverhampton girls parody stuff here too
iPhone 4 is here, the samurai of phones!
June 24th, 2010Well after battling the ‘down time’ of the online apple store early in the morning to get my order in, the sell out by 12pm and peoples orders getting put back.. the lead up to the 25th and watching the queues online outside the apple and o2 stores, then finally watching the trickle of my friends post on facebook that theirs had arrived… until eventually the TNT man turns up at work with mine!
and it was all worth the wait!
To anyone who has never experienced an iphone.. this probably seems as some devoted relgiious dogma’s and football followers do to me. But in my humble opinion… the iphone ‘does’ change everything. again!
Yes the HTC has more processor power, yes android is more open source and can play flash and the list goes on. However it was predicted years ago computing would get to a point when no more power than what was necessary is needed, and iphone 4is the epitmy of that.
Put it next to a nexus or htc and you wont tell the speed difference, apart from the iphone is quicker to get somewhere due to better usablity. The ‘clocked down’ a4 chip is clocked down to perfection, it does exactly what it needs to do and when it needs to without killing the battery life or draining uneccesary recources.
The phone may be less powerful, but it is so in the same way a elegant samurai sword is compared to a lumberjacks axe.. can the samurai cut down a tree? no.. but who the hell wants to? It does what its made for with perfection.. if I want to cut down a tree i’d get a chainsaw (or an ipad!)
Not only perfection within but the styling, build, usabilty functions and even multitasking are tuned perfectly to their purpose also. Some say ‘its not proper multitasking’ but who needs ‘proper multitasking’ on a phone.. it does the same job, quicker, using less processes and less battery! It does it perfectly, not clumsily. It blocks all porn and will never crash due to plugins like flash.
So i’ll stick with my samurai sword thanks.
Now to my first tests.. what can I say about the retina display that hasnt already been said, it doesnt get better than this! Touch to focus feature on the HD camera is great and finally the addition of an LED for night time shots… notice I say led, high intestity white LED.. not just a flash! Everything on the phone has been meticulously thought through to serve its purpose in the best possible way.
Sample photo from the HD camera
Sample video…
The real proof is usually in the pudding.. but after loving my 3GS over the past 12 months this is like having your favourite pudding with sprinkles on top! Im sure its only going to get better with time.
Although in years to come, probably even 2 or 3 years.. i will look back at this post and laugh at how behind this all is, much like I look at my NES and SNES sitting at home now next to my playstation 3 and the advancements of the new microsoft kinnect games!
Well I hope so anyway.. else what are boosts in the technological world like this all about!
Outstanding contribution to the scene award
June 23rd, 2010At a time I have decided to step down my main duties as part of Streetrace.co.uk it has come at apt timing that the club has won the ‘Oustanding contribution to the scene’ award from Maxpower. An extremely prestigious award that we are the only club to receive. For the influence it has had on the modified car scene and follow on clubs that have come from us in the past ten years.
Back in 2003 SR won MaxPower club of the month and when founded in 1999 was the only generic modified car club going. In the past ten years it has won numerous awards as well as taking part in pioneering projects with the police to ensure road safety.
Now Streetrace is to be run and handed down to next generation, a new admin team to continue its success! So heres to another ten years 
This is what humanity’s all about
June 22nd, 2010Mine n Zoweys Dubs
June 20th, 2010
Fitted zoweys new grill and polished them up
