It's been a remarkable few days for technology. Google's annual developer conference last week revealed yet another Star Trek tech ; "Hot Wording" - a device that constantly listening to you, waiting for you to say…
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- New Flickr
- PIPS
Petch from PIPS | Photo credit / kind permission of A W Backhouse - thanks Andy! I'd asked twitter #harrogate if anyone had heard of the PIPS last night - they were billed to headline a free gig night at the Zoso late…
- Grove Road School Disco
Tonight's annual school disco at Grove Road School Harrogate, was the "Best Disco Ever" according the kid who wrote lovely note I found on the floor. If I was still an actual real kid I'd probably have thought the same.…
- Atom Panopticon
I visited_ The Atom_ this evening. In Wycoller, Lancashire, near a row of gnarled old trees wrapping their limbs around what looked like a row of gravestones - slabs of rock forming ancient 'vaccary walling' (a sight…
Google Glass - the future?Although not due for public release until 2014, the first few 'Explorer' and 'Reviewer Units' are now out in the wild. The latest google buzz has begun - and somehow, I think this one will fare better than Google Buzz .…
Royal Hall HarrogateI like the original name for Harrogate's Royal Hall : Kursaal. It means 'Cure Hall' in German and was a popular format for public entertainment venues of the sort, in Victorian times - particularly in Spa towns. This…
Best man and BeltaneTwo blog worthy things happened today. The first of which; I've been asked to be a best man to an absolute top guy - Henry Morris. The same Henry Morris who runs ultra marathons (for instance, the Hardmoor 113 mile race…
- Mixed Musical Arts
A venue who's day job is a cage MMA fighting arena was taken over by Nokia UK and La Blogothèque last night to host "Lumia Live". The second leg of a tour which marries interesting music with utterly original venues.…
- Gang Show Harrogate 2013
We're just in from seeing Gang Show at The Royal Hall. The cast included our very own Sophie who joined scores of others from the Cubs, Beavers, Scouts, Rainbows, Brownie and Guide fraternities of Harrogate. The…
An evening with Karl CulleyAt the weekend, I was fortunate enough to catch Karl Culley playing headline in a 'one night only' sell out show in The Harrogate Theatre. I've been a fan of Karl's for years now - and was really excited about the…
Brain trainingI remember my wife's late Aunt Beryl saying that her secret was doing the Australian Times Crossword everyday to keep her brain in shape. Her mind was as sharp as a razor until well into her 80s. Most people seem to…
- Adventure box
I've discovered that buying a second hand roof box is an incredibly complicated thing to do. I had to learn so much about said items that if there was a degree course, I think I could walk away with First Class Honors.…
Creative Commons and the CompfightI like to include a picture with my blog posts. Primarily because it looks nicer than without and helps tell the story. Secondly, because it works better when it gets shared - particularly via facebook (for further…
S C High & Tide Camera 'Bussiness' WatchThe typo on the box is to distract you from the tiny camera hole in the number 6 on the face. I used to be kind of a 'big deal' in the watchcam world. I used to run the worlds leading forum on watchcams (specifically…
OntSofa.comWhat Ontsofa.com makes, is fairly easy to summarise; Content for their 8.6million-view-in-just-over-a -year-strong YouTube channel of musicians performing whilst sat on an old Chesterfield sofa. What makes Ontsofa.com,…