Archive for December 2006

25 December

Laptop Digital Picture Frame

Happy Christmas! Now that Christmas has arrived, I can released this project onto the Media Network. I was waiting so that my parents wouldn’t get a sneak preview of their present!…

17 December

Back Home

Woo, back in Scholes for Christmas! And I’m already full… We had a Thai takeaway for tea when we got back — my parents had just driven up from Norfolk this morning, and…

12 December

IE7

After downloading Internet Explorer 7 today, I have spent the morning sorting out a few CSS bugs across the Media Network. One thing I like is that the :hover pseudo-class is supported across…

11 December

Full College Bar Crawl

Heavy night… The idea was to hit every college bar, including Stockton, and despite a few closures we made it! We headed over to Stockton in the afternoon and after wandering around…

Archive for November 2006

26 November

First Ever DUFMS Flash Mob

Today, we had the first flash mob in Market Square. The mission: everyone had to freeze for two minutes when the cathedral bells rang 2pm. I have mixed feelings about how well this worked:…

Microsoft vs Apple Advertising

With the launch of Windows Vista looming, Microsoft have released a viral marketing campaign featuring Demetri Martin, called Clearification. The hiring of an American comedian to advertise…

Casino Royale & Planet of Sound

A very different Bond… The film was good, don’t get me wrong. It features many “in” things like parkour (indeed, it features Sebastien Foucan himself) and Texas hold…

24 November

Climbing

Wednesday’s climbing was interesting, to say the least… Jay managed to dislocate his knee after slipping on a challenging route. He didn’t look very happy! Thankfully it…

15 November

Berghaus

I finally managed to make the Leap of Faith! I tried it on Friday, and managed to touch the pocket, something I’d never thought possible until that moment! So today, I just went for…

10 November

Less Than Jake + Dropkick Murphys + The Living End + Billy No Mates

Awesome! I was originally planning not to go, but when Reg popped round and said he had a spare ticket for £17.50, I thought: “why not?” At this time I had no idea who were…