Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J. K. Rowling)
Fantasy, 8/10 – June 2003 Voldemort is gaining strength and building an army but no one believes Harry about it except Dumbledore. The Ministry of Magic has made it their job to discredit them both, using the wizarding newspaper The Daily Prophet for slander. Dumbledore is avoiding Harry because Harry’s mind is linked in some […]
Case Mod (May 2003)
Chloe and I went to Maplins and bought a window kit (£10). Combined with a cold cathod tube (a crimbo present from martin) I think your’ll agree it is a good way to make the computer a more interesting feature of the house. This wasn’t easy to do. A jigsaw was used to cut the […]
Sony Digital Camera (DSC-S70) (was dads but mum doesn’t know how to use it)
Digital photo albums cannot compete with the magic of a normal album in your bookshelf but they can save money and are good if you want to put photos on a website. This is a 3.3 Megapixel camera but the big problem with it is that there’s a massive delay between pressing the button and […]
Polar Heart Rate monitor – 20th March 2003, birthday present from Mum
Normally shows the time but can show my heart rate if I wear the special belt. I use it to exercise in a zone that is not too high or low (120-140). It’s really helpful.
Microsoft XBox – 20th March 2003, birthday present from Kix
This big fat American beast is my first ever console and DVD player. The higher hardware spec, internal hard disk and promise of XBox live is why I chose to get this instead of the competition from Nintendo and Sony.
Broadband Internet – March 2003
We got ADSL broadband at 512k and at the same time we got a proper computer network. Broadband not only allows us to surf on two computers at the same time but because it’s “always on”, it allowed me to run this website from home for free!
Pen-Fu (aka Pen-spinning)
As a computer programmer, with my hands at a keyboard for up-to 12 hours a day, I practice Pen-Fu to exercise my fingers and prevent RSI. Pen-Fu is like Kung-Fu but with pens rather than combat :-). Think of Boris, the computer hacker in 007 Goldeneye… He was a novice pen ninja. Check out www.pentrix.com […]
