Chris Owens

Its about time I invested in a new watch and I’d like there to be some cool features inside my watch this time around.
So does anyone want to recommend a geeky/techy but good looking wristwatch to me?

Apple release a colour iPod, the iPod Photo, that can store & view photos as well as doing the usual music stuff.
The newest member of the iPod family, iPod Photo comes in two sizes: a 40GB model, available for $499, and a capacious 60GB model that sells for $599. Both feature a razor sharp LCD [...]

Freeware replacements for commonly warez’ed programs
Free Full Computer Games

(via: I forgot)

Software Gnomes… along the same lines as the tooth fairy apparently.

A while ago I wrote about a tool I had used to increase the volume limit on my european iPod. Although it worked perfectly it required that I run the tool every time I automatically updated my iPod… not something I wanted to do indefinitely.
So last week I set about trying to find another fix [...]

Portable Firefox & Portable Thunderbird
Just extract to your USB pen drive (or similar) and use Firefox or Thunderbird wherever you go!
I tried this on my USB pen drive and my University network drive – it worked perfectly on both!
Hat Tip: Neil.

Can anyone explain why the images I use in my posts don’t show up in Sage when using my RSS 2.0 feed?
The images appear fine in FeedDemon, Bloglines etc.
Update: Apologies if you’re seeing updated posts in your feed reader – I tried something I thought may fix the missing image problem… and failed.

Are you a closet iPod user?
I am, but not by choice… the Apple earphones hurt my ears, so I wear these awesome Sony inner-ear ‘phones.
How about you?

For the past month or so, I’ve been listening to lots and lots of “podcasts”, especially when travelling to and from University. Podcasts, put simply, are audio files that you subscribe to via a feed in iPodder based software. These audio files are then automatically added to the media player of your choice and then [...]

Yesterday the world lost a true superhero when Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films in the 70s and 80s, died aged 52.
My thoughts go out to his wife, 3 children and the rest of his family.
For once, I’m truly lost for words…