http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk full of life's ups and downs... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:15:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Took my wife to have a look at an iLiad this lunchtime at Borders in Cambridge. We saw it advertised in the window whilst sitting in Prett eating our lunch. My wife has lots and lots and lots of books and I saw this as the perfect opportunity to look ... http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/06/04/the-iliad/ I couldn't believe this myself when I found about this. Muffy the Daggett is the final hidden Cylon in Battlestar Galactica. I wondered when Muffy was going to make a come back! Apperently Muffy has been hearing the music to! http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/05/23/confirmed-muffy-is-the-final-cylon/ I have just bought myself an XBOX 360 Elite. After spending the year messing around with an XBOX 1 with XBMC installed I couldn't help be pulled in by the GTA4 hype! It took me about 3 weeks of arm twisting to get my wife comfortable with the idea that ... http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/05/05/xbox-360-elite/ It was nice to go and see a historically accurate film for once. LOL. Even though it was a bit crap I enjoyed it. Some of the special effects were a little suspect particulary at the start when they are in the mountains you can kind of see the ... http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/03/19/24/ Juno was one of those films that I really didn't want to go and see, my wife kind of dragged me along! After a slightly boring start to the film things picked up the plot thickened and I came away really enjoying the film and quite frankly its one of ... http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/03/19/juno/   One of the best saddles I have ever had! It only cost £20 from Wiggle! Better still I got given it as a gift for Christmas. http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/02/16/charge-spoon-saddle/ I got one of these off eBay for £10!!! Awesome for the money. Seems to be really solid. http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/02/15/fsa-pig-headset/ I just got one of these off eBay to fit a new FSA Pig headset on my Marin Rock Springs. The mating of the headset and frame was tight so when I was actually trying to fit the headset I ended up with the plastic cups actually digging in to the ... http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/02/15/dodgy-homemade-bike-headset-press-tool/ I build and maintain quite a few web apps at work, one thing they dont have is a standard set of icons. This free set that is available from www.webappers.com is a much appreciated addition to the wonderful world of web 2.o. http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/02/12/free-web-application-icons-set/ This is what happened on a recent trip to Cwmcarn to go biking! I had recently aquired a Nokia N95 it was my first trip to Cwmcarn so I though I would try Nokia Maps out. Um I think the picture speaks for itself! If you look closly there ... http://blog.bumpytrails.co.uk/2008/02/11/dont-trust-sat-nav/