Dusting off my coding keyboard ready for a day of hacking at our first @globaldev Hack Day #gdhackday
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Using ControlPlane to automatically toggle wi-fi and Bluetooth when switching between using my MBA at home and work http://bfr.st/5zVF
TV's #ripoffbritain demonstrates why some people just shouldn't be allowed credit or debit cards
Trawling through a 44-page Apple licence agreement. Really don't want to end up as a HumancentiPad
Very late train, noisy kids and the stench of vomit. Gotta love public transport.
Why would you have such a tiny strip of grass in your back garden? http://twitpic.com/8ccthr
The Montagu Pyke (Wetherspoon)
· Pub
105-107 Charing Cross Rd (20 Greek St), West End, Greater London, WC2H 0BP
Baby in office = lots of clucking
Before O2 do the right thing and stop putting their customers' numbers in headers, we could store them for advertising. Just a thought...
The Strange Face project: photos of people listening to a lost recording of Nick Drake's Cello Song http://elastictv.com/elastictv/strangeface.html
I spend all day in Things on Mac/iPhone but I'm becoming quite tempted by Omnifocus. Pricey, but strong recommendations. Any fans out there?
Gigs for Ultrasound on Thursday and Kaiser Chiefs on Saturday this week, plus booked to see The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in March
Apparently slap cheek is a real disease for children and not a boys' school jape.
Lunchtime mission to buy some sort of silver-based christening present for a friend's little girl completed.
Buried under a 17-email boss laptop sync. Send help.
This Baker Brothers tosh on C4 is unwatchable. Rage rising. They're smugger than Simon Cowell with the only parachute.
Off to Windlesham to see a house.
Dear SaaS app developers, please add a field for a finance/accounts email address to send any receipts rather than the account owner. Thx.
Off to the BDO darts with @ian_winter @timblair and @debbie.
@swombat I registered my company on the Companies House site. Easy and v quick. One of your articles inspired me to do so at Xmas in fact!
Househunting
Hootenanny! Best wishes everyone for 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04mwN5Zjg5c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
About to begin a stunning Christmas lunch at the Hobsons'. Happy Xmas to you.
Handy new service by @jasonkneen RT @tweet4me: We're here. http://tweet4.me - scheduled and delayed tweets from ANY twitter client
Massive product launch by the team: RT @globaldev: Announcing the @wld mobile web platform http://globaldev.co.uk/2011/12/announcing-the-wld-mobile-web-platform/
My girlfriend marvels at my ability to recall Sky channel numbers but such skills were honed on Ceefax's football pages http://thefootballattic.blogspot.com/2011/12/ceefax-football.html
In the office with the @globaldev team, watching them put in another epic shift on the biggest project we've ever done. So close now.
So proud of my team… RT @jimeh: Someone at my office just got the weirdest secret Santa gift ever. http://instagr.am/p/ZdaM-/
IT suppliers: time is running out to shamelessly bribe me with Christmas presents to win your business in 2012. Don't miss out…
Snail mail of the day: a letter from Leeds United FC proposing a partnership to "enhance our biz dev initiatives in 2012"…
London Waterloo Railway Station (WAT)
· Rail Station
Station Approach, London, Greater London, SE1 8SW
Enjoying @benhammersley being interviewed on @radioroundabout. Previously: Run DMC's festive "Christmas in Hollis".
Receiving dozens of emails from competitors' dating sites meant for "djbarry5" who clearly doesn't know his own email address.
I was enjoying this article on corporate nonsense-speak until the author advises we "internalize" its lesson http://blogs.hbr.org/pallotta/2011/12/i-dont-understand-what-anyone.html #irony
Headhunt the best staff by buying their company @github => @orderedlist https://github.com/blog/993-ordered-list-is-a-githubber and @facebook => @gowalla http://blog.gowalla.com/post/13782997303/gowalla-going-to-facebook
Battling bravely through man-flu but my voice is laughably pathetic. With a day of meetings ahead I'm going to be doing a lot of listening.
Xmas tree bought to keep @larrylou100 quiet. I've been banned from putting any tinsel on :(
Just had a "someone on the internet is wrong" moment but simply closed the browser rather than submit an infantile snarky reply.