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Category Archives: Consumerist
The Quickening
Kathy and I felt our unborn baby kicking last night. With a strong kick like that, I expect he/she will be either kicking footballs or doing kung-fu or something. The 20-week scan is on Thursday; it’s all becoming very, very … Continue reading
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Mac Mini
Apple have released the most affordable Mac ever: the Mac Mini. Starting at £339 (G4 1.25 GHz, 40GB HD, 256MB RAM, Combo drive; no monitor, keyboard or mouse), it represents a bit of a bargain. Yes you can trick it … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Consumerist, Design, Technology
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Apple Store London photos
Macworld have photos of the new Apple Store, in good old Regent Street in that London, which opens tomorrow (November 20th). We’re busy tomorrow, unfortunately (visiting my parents, so a good kind of unfortunately), but I really want to go … Continue reading
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Apple Goodies
So Apple have been busy little bunnies. Not content with ramping up the iBook to 800/900 MHz, they have launched a slimmer, sexier(?) iPod and launched the iTunes Music Store, which is browsable from anywhere, but only open for business … Continue reading
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Bargain
I wish, I wish, I wish. This rather nice Apple iBook is currently going for £900. I specced up something similar at the Apple Store and it came to £2700, with all the accessories and extra software. There’s even an … Continue reading
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IKEA = budget x 2
It’s always the way with IKEA. You go there to buy one thing and then buy other stuff on the spur of the moment. We spent exactly twice what we’d intended to spend before we arrived, plus we got the … Continue reading
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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: Consumerism the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial. a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers. I knew about (2), but wasn’t aware that (1) was part of the deal … Continue reading
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Like a motorway
Don’t you love it when you find someone saying stuff you’ve been saying, but they’re saying it in a much more joined-up way?: bq. “The sheer ugliness and anonymity of motorways seem only to reinforce their destructive environmental impact. Yet … Continue reading
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Blister Spillage
Blimey guv’nor! Has it really been over two months? You call this news? Anyway. Yesterday we went to Bicester Village, one of the ever-growing number of out-of-town “designer” outlet centres. It sucks, it really does. It’s the bottom of the … Continue reading
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