Firefox for Mac

I'm switching. Up until recently I used Safari for most of my browsing on my mac. Now though I use Firefox.

It was a pretty easy decision to make in the end. It just works better. There are a few features in Googlemail (Gmail) and even in Blogger that work with Firefox but simply do not appear in the Safari version.

Slightly disappointing as a usually hold Apple in such high regard.

So, if you want to unlock a few more bits and bobs on the web using your mac may I suggest that you...

Malteser Moment

Last night I was at the Kerr's house. It was Sarah's birthday so it was another excuse for us all to get together and be stupid.

When the Maltesers came round it was only a matter of time before someone tried this.



Well done to Sam who demonstrated that they are indeed the lighter way to enjoy chocolate.

I should also mention that the soundtrack comes courtesy of a few others who were trying out the Singstars game on the PS3. Doing a great job making a bad song sound worse. I would apologise to Nickleback but really think they should do so first!

Giants TV

Matt and Jo have been doing a great job the launch of the Coors Belfast Giants YouTube service. Here is one of the first videos.


This brings back good memories for me of when Matt, Dave and myself shot fun stuff at the Odyssey just for the heck of it! And then there was that Devil's costume!

Aaaanyway, think the YouTube idea is a great one. Keep it up guys.

www.belfastgiants.com

That after work drink

I went for a drink after work today. Just a coffee.

But even in doing that I began to appreciate why lots of people do this. It was a great way to relax after a head hurting day in the office. It also served to postpone the drive home thus missing the rush and making the eventual treck much more tolerable.

It also served another purpose today. I hadn't had a coffee for two days! That is quite some time for me to go without. I'm normally a one cup....well, more one largish mug....a day kind of a person but going without even that began to take its toll on my head. I do get withdrawal headaches and feel pretty crabby. So I thought I'd do the world a favour and get my hit.

I think I viewed my after work trip to Starbucks a little like the picture suggests!

Blog anzeigen (in einem neuen Fenster)

Any ideas why Blogger is speaking to me in German? This is what appears when I post!

Snow Patrol at Ward Park 2 - Run

The new version of iMovie allows me to export straight to YouTube! Pretty cool but still takes a fair bit of time to get a result when to add up the encoding time and then the YouTube processing time.

But as promised here is the first instalment of the Snow Patrol at Ward Park. I give you 'Run' minus the first wee bit:

The Bad House

I've been in Liverpool for the past couple of weeks. During the first week I stayed at the Radisson - which is the norm for trips to our office there. I like it because it is modern, comfortable and right across the road from work!


But for the second week a full Radisson meant that my company had to put me into the Malmaison. Knowing that the name translated roughly as Bad House I was a little concerned as to what to expect. But I loved it. Daring to be different is their mantra and they do that in a kind of cheeky way. Its kind of like a cocky wee so and so that you can't help but like.

The room was great with a kind of semi wet room style shower. The rest of the hotel was full of little nooks and crannies. It all felt just a little bit naughty which if I'm honest just added to its charm!

Snow Patrol at Ward Park

At the moment I'm sat in the Radisson hotel, Liverpool, hungrily awaiting my dinner! We're going out for some Chinese food in a bit - I'll tell you more about that when I get back.

First let me update you on last weekend.

On Saturday I was at Ward Park, Bangor in the open air listing some great live music. When I arrived 'We are Scientists' were playing. They were pretty good but were topped by Ash who followed. Ash in turn were blown out of the park by the all conquering Snow Patrol who were absolutely fantastic.

As the light faded the light show added to the atmosphere. Great tune after great tune came from the stage. We were all oohs and aahs when fireworks went off in time with 'Light up, Light up' at the climax of run at the end of the set.

I'll try and YouTube-ify some video I took with my phone and post it soon. Although not the best quality you get a good feeling of the atmosphere. The crowd around me can be heard shouting all manner of things ranging from 'Healey! Healey!' to 'We're not Brazil we're Northern Ireland' to the big choruses in the songs. The funniest bit though was when Gary lightbody highlighted the Northern Irish tendency to sing the lead guitar bits - which we promply obliged with as he launched into the next song!

Hope they do it again next year. I'll not take my umbrella then as I had my old P&O Nedlloyd one conficated as it was deemed dangerous!