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About a1291762

I'm a software developer by trade and a musician by heart. I'm a techno-gadget freak and I dabble in photography. I'm married with two kids, we drive Toyotas and use Macintoshes.

Midnight Ice Cream

Posted on 19 August 2010 by a1291762

We had to get the kids up at midnight the other day (long story) and to help get their co-operation I foolishly told them we would have a midnight ice cream from McDonalds. We ended up stopped at McDonalds at … Continue reading →

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Emily can ride a bike!

Posted on 18 August 2010 by a1291762

We got proof of this milestone, thanks to my trusty N900.

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Games, Games, Games

Posted on 11 August 2010 by a1291762

I just checked and yep, I’ve got way too many games. Given my completion rate this is going to take me a long time to get through. Here’s the list. Games that I’ve started but have not yet finished: World … Continue reading →

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Wordbooker problems

Posted on 10 August 2010 by a1291762

At some point Wordbooker broke but I only just noticed. To my facebook friends, you probably missed some posts. Just to recap, here they are: Finishing Games Upside down games caused by bad drivers Hot chocolate in a can?!

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Hot chocolate in a can?!

Posted on 9 August 2010 by a1291762

Saw this at the servo and thought WTF?! Cool idea I guess. I bet cold beer in a can would sell better though.

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Upside down games caused by bad drivers

Posted on 7 August 2010 by a1291762

So Riddick may have been the first game I found that ran upside down but it wasn’t the last. In frustration I looked around and found that there are updated but non-official drivers available. I’m now running the latest Omega … Continue reading →

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Finishing games

Posted on 3 August 2010 by a1291762

I finished another game. I got Aquaria as part of the humble indie bundle. Not a bad game but too hard for me so I had to cheat. The game features food that you eat to get certain benefits but … Continue reading →

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Riddick upside down (updated)

Posted on 17 July 2010 by a1291762

So I finally finished Gothic (at 2:30am – took a little longer than I’d expected) and started preparing my system for the next game. This one’s an oldie. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Developer’s Cut). Phew! What … Continue reading →

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Don’t hold it like that!

Posted on 17 July 2010 by a1291762

Just now I was listening to music on my N900. The room was a bit noisy and I didn’t have earphones so I cupped my hands around the phone to direct the sound towards me. My signal dropped from 4 … Continue reading →

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New WordPress, New Theme

Posted on 12 July 2010 by a1291762

A new WordPress has been rolled out. I do love the auto-update stuff they use these days because it took two clicks and all of 30 seconds to update the site. There’s a new default theme and it seems nice … Continue reading →

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