Monthly Archives: June 2009

Still no sign of Amazon releasing the Kindle in the UK

Just read a post on the Kindle UK, Canada Blog and posted a comment which I have reproduced below. As I have said before, I am a big fan of ebooks and have purchased a lot of content from ereader.com in particular – I find most books I want, including most available on the high …

28 June 2009 – 21:29 | By kyber | Posted in Arts & Entertainment | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Day One Hundred

Day One Hundred Originally uploaded by Dustin Diaz Only just discovered the photographer behind this image, the 100th in a one year one-photo-a-day style project, where he is exploring what he can do with simple flash guns. He was mentioned on strobist.com. Inspirational.

14 June 2009 – 19:50 | By kyber | Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Don’t eat in empty restaurants

For the first time ever in many years of eating out on business trips, I found myself unable to eat the food presented to me and refusing to pay the bill. I should have listened to my instincts.

13 June 2009 – 21:46 | By kyber | Posted in blog, Eating out | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Sleep

What is it abou the western world that means so many of us do not get enough sleep. I am tired yet I am still typing away at my keyboard. This must do harm, and it certainly makes me less efficient overall, but I find it difficult to settle down for sleep after a meal …

10 June 2009 – 00:39 | By kyber | Posted in Health | Tagged , | Comments (0)

O2 iPhone 3GS upgrade nasty

Apple have just introduced a new iPhone. I finally got around to buying one of these fairly recently on an 18 month contract (and my wife was so taken with it, we bought an iTouch for her on MY birthday – could not justify another iPhone subscription). I knew when I signed that there was …

9 June 2009 – 22:31 | By kyber | Posted in Musings, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

don’t forget the discount

I indulged my youngest daughter (just shy of 16) in a little retail therapy today in the rainy delights of Shrewsbury. We found a small boutique shop in one of the covered centres and she and her mother quickly picked out a couple of suitable dresses. The shopkeeper offered my wife a discount on one …

7 June 2009 – 21:18 | By kyber | Posted in Services | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

new specs

Had my friendly neighbourhood optician put some new lenses in my existing spectacle frames this evening. The lenses are varifocals to a new prescription so I am going through the usual head mangling process of my eyes (or rather, my brain) adjusting to the changes. Fortunately, the distance part of my prescription has not changed …

5 June 2009 – 18:25 | By kyber | Posted in Arts & Entertainment, blog, Eating out, Health | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

New opportunities

I found out on my return from holiday that I shall be rolling off my current project within a couple of months. I had originally expected to be around until at least the end of the year, but a reorganisation of the project and a desire by the client to take on much more themselves …

3 June 2009 – 10:47 | By kyber | Posted in Work | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)