http://www.robswan.com The personal blog of a philosophical web developer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:45:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I was riding into work this morning I couldn't help but swear into my helmet when I noticed that the price of petrol seems to have quietly risen up to almost £1.07 per litre again. Although I'm surprised by the rising cost of petrol I can't exactly claim that ... http://www.robswan.com/2009/11/06/the-fluctuating-price-of-milk/ Today Ange finished recording track 13 of her 14 track studio album. By the end of tomorrow she should have all 14 tracks recorded, then it's on to additional instruments, mixing, mastering, and world domination. Whilst I'm sitting downstairs enjoying a bottle of beer and watching the fireworks on EastEnders she's ... http://www.robswan.com/2009/11/05/creative-versus-technical/ I'm quite a dab hand with a PC keyboard. Having used Windows since I was a child I know my shortcuts and I can touch type at a very respectable rate. All of that equates to the ability to navigate around Windows very quickly and efficiently. Moving to a Mac last ... http://www.robswan.com/2009/11/03/keyboard-shortcuts/ I've just moved my blog from one server to another, and am taking the opportunity to upgrade to the latest version of WordPress. That's why the theme has reverted to it's lovely default version... I have to admit, I thought it would have changed slightly over the years! It's been far ... http://www.robswan.com/2009/11/02/no-excuses-really/ Growing stuff and then eating it is great, and it turns out that Ange and I are pretty good at it! Ange just cooked up a storm in the kitchen. Home grown potatoes, beetroot, parsley, and carrots. ... but no. The fish isn't from our pond. http://www.robswan.com/2009/07/14/growing-stuff-and-then-eating-it/ Ange and I have been hard at work in the garden today. We made a pond! Good isn't it!? http://www.robswan.com/2009/05/30/we-made-a-pond/ Yesterday I tweeted "Wolframalpha - what's the point?!", it's never going to replace Google... ... then I remembered that when Wikipedia surfaced everyone speculated about whether it was going to replace Google, which in hindsight is ridiculous. Wolframalpha isn't ever going to replace Google, but it's not meant to. It's more akin ... http://www.robswan.com/2009/05/19/woolframalpha-oh-i-get-it-now/ Nothing more needs to be said other than: http://www.robswan.com/2009/05/09/the-new-bike/ ... it's really not the right weather for two wheeled transport at the moment! The slush, ice and grit are every bit as bad as the snow. Bring on the summer! http://www.robswan.com/2009/02/04/snow-and-motorcycles/ It's the last day of voting in the Soundclick Critics Corner contest - if you haven't listened through (and at least considered voting for Ange!) then you really should do: http://board.soundclick.com/viewtopic.php?t=293451 http://www.robswan.com/2009/02/02/last-chance-to-vote-please-do/