Archive for November, 2007

We have a puppy!

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

IMG_1211.JPG, originally uploaded by chrisgarrett.

Please let me introduce you to the latest member of our family.
Mr Benji Garrett :)
He is a Blue Roan Cocker Spaniel. We haven’t got him home yet, he is still a little too young to leave his mum. We’ll probably bring him home after Christmas to avoid upsetting him with all [...]

Does any UK mobile phone vendor get it?

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Does any UK mobile phone vendor get it?, originally uploaded by chrisgarrett.

As you probably know, o2 are a bit pants, so I am looking around to switch to another cell provider. I mainly use 3G data, not so much with the calls.
Check out this “solution builder” over at Vodaphone.com which helpfully tells me if I [...]

Top Gear Race Bugatti Veyron and Eurofighter Typhoon

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

This is why Top Gear rocks!
TopGear’s Greatest Race: Bugatti Veyron Versus Eurofighter Typho - Click here for this week’s top video clipsSrc: Sheilas and Metacafe

Get smarter and help feed the hungry

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

I love this vocabulary quiz! :)
http://www.freerice.com
Even better for every answer you answer correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated to feed the hungry (for each question sponsor advertising is displayed)
I got to 42 before quitting, it says it is rare for people to get beyond 48 so I feel quite good about that :)
Discovered via [...]

If 24 was set in 1994

Friday, November 9th, 2007

If you are a 24 fan, check out this24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot - CollegeHumor video

Any other Terminator fans find this troubling?

Friday, November 9th, 2007

According to BBC NEWS the UK is due to launch the “Skynet 5b platform” … any other Terminator fans troubled by this?

Blogrush Bums Rush

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Sorry Blogrush. I gave you a chance but if you are not going to send any traffic then what good are you? Your widget has been removed and to be honest, I think my sidebar looks better without it.

iPhone Rules Confusion for UK Business

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

A friend told me today that they would not be buying the iPhone until the terms and conditions were clarified for businesses.
Hang on, I thought, O2 were encouraging me to upgrade my business tariff to the iPhone only two weeks ago. A little digging and sure enough, right in the iPhone Tariff FAQ it [...]