Chris Garrett’s Personal Blog

I had forgotten some of these but the memories came back, see how many you remember. It is like my childhood in cartoon form …… well, some of it, other stuff I have never seen before.
Added: Here are some more! :)

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… The best theme tune has to be Ulysses!

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When I used to use a PC years ago I wrote a VB program that would remind me every day to do certain things. Stuff I wanted to get into better habits doing, like taking a break, drinking more water, taking my vitamins. Is there any way I can do this on a Mac without [...]

I have a love-hate relationship with Last.fm. It’s weird.
In some ways it is great, discovering new music, seeing what people have listened to, all good. On the other hand even paid up members like me get these crippled 30 second tastes of music rather than full streamed tracks.
What’s that all about?
I understand [...]

How crappy is the UK when it comes to new media? UK ISPs to throttle BBCs video service
While the network neutrality debate can sometimes feel a bit theoretical in the US, it’s a live issue in Europe, and this week it hit the pages of newspapers across the UK. What made news was a set [...]

See this is why DRM is bad for consumers. Google has taken its video store down. No problem, services close every day and not always because the service provider wants to (I speak from experience). The problem isn’t that the service is closing, it is that people who have purchased content will no longer have [...]

Zoids toys - "Gore", originally uploaded by chrisgarrett.

We were packing up boxes ready for our move and came across these old toys. Amy and I had a good look through them before deciding that they would be ok to throw out. (No value on eBay unless complete, these unfortunately have small parts missing).
It’s strange opening [...]

Whenever I post now I try to predict the insults and spam it will receive. Unfortunately the random asshats who post abusive crap in my comment area are woefully predictable as the last post proved. I wouldn’t mind if the rubbish they posted was A) funny or B) actually made a point.
Criticism is fine, [...]

Grateful for

Family (inc pets)
Friends
Home
Health
Life

Sometimes it is nice just to sit here and feel grateful :)
What are you grateful for?