New Year
Monday, December 31, 2007
For the first time in years, I wont be going out this New Year's Eve - thank god!
I am not a misery, please don’t get me wrong, but the though of being out in a pub/club spending the night there with a couple of hundred other people does not appeal.
Instead, Chrissy and I will be sat watching TV in the comfort of our living room.
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Labels: New Year
Heroes Season 2:
Friday, December 28, 2007
I found over on the Mary Blighthouse Blog links to all the current episodes of Heroes, season 2.
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Labels: Heroes Season 2, Mary Blighthouse, TV, Video
Fine wine and food
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Last night Chris and I, had Caz and George over for dinner.
It was a really nice night, far better than we could have hoped for.
On Saturday we will be hosting a mini party, well I say party it will be for me, Chris, Dylan, Kath and Caz... Or any number below that.
We are not the greatest of fans of big party's, they become anti-social as appose to being a friendly atmosphere due to the noise levels etc. I don't think I could bare a party with loads of guests, for a start it means you have to talk to everyone.
Our idea is far better, a group of close friends, lots of drink and frivolity.
Ps. You can also smoke in your own home, just.
Posted byPaul James at Thursday, December 20, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Low Energy God Damn Lightbulbs
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
I have to take my hat off to people in power who try to make us save energy.
After various issues with our electricity supply (where E.On can not read the correct meter) we have had to take to keeping a daily log on all the electricity units that we use.
Me and my partner live in a 1 bedroom apartment in the city of Manchester. Its a new build, less than 2 years old.
I would assume that energy conservation was given little or no thought when the property was designed.
At the moment, it is bitterly cold outside, however trying to heat a room with an electric heater is no easy task, as it doesn't warm up and it is currently costing us about £10 per day in electricity costs.
So its costs us £10 per day to keep the flat and water warm.
But hang on a minute, are we not suppose to use less energy, and use all these energy saving gadgets that are on the market...
Well, the simple answer is that we use as many Low Energy light bulbs that we can which are going to save the planet, however what else is being done?
Why do we not have a new design for an electric heater that can heat a room efficiently and with lower energy costs?
I thought when I realised the above, that I must be wrong, surely someone has invented a new heater that can heat a room efficiently..
...Well I tried a google search... here it is my only concern is that only one result is for low energy heating, and then this isn't really an option (It is using tubes which are situated at floor level, however will they be able to warm a large room?) all other results are for low energy light bulbs... Oh and "switch and save" energy suppliers.
It is time for everyone to think about how we use our energy, and what it is being used on. Technologies of old, can no longer be used, and must be adopted to meet the new demands of today.
Posted byPaul James at Tuesday, December 18, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Hollywood, UK
Saturday, December 01, 2007
The proposed expansion of Pinewood Studios, apart from being being big news for British and worldwide filmmakers, will include residential space, as well. The Independent claims as many as 2,250 new homes are included in the plan to expand the historic site. And when I say included...
The new development would double the size of the existing studio. It also calls for living and working spaces to overlap so that residents would, for example, live in a building with the facade of a Venetian palazzo that could be used for filming.
Posted byPaul James at Saturday, December 01, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Film, London, Pinewood, Property
Zoho Writer Adds Full Offline Access with Gears
Zoho, the company responsible for a suite of office products has taken the final steps toward full offline access by allowing users to both read and edit Zoho Writer documents from your desktop - offline, add a simple sync using the power of Google Gears and your documents are back in your Zoho account online.
Zoho in my humble opinion is one of the best online office suits available at the moment, and far surpasses the work of Google.
Posted byPaul James at Saturday, December 01, 2007 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Google Docs, Google Gears, Zoho
