In my menubar I have…

Reading time: < 1 min Last Mac specific post for a while, promise. So, from left to right then: InstantShot! – with which the screenshot was taken. YouTune controls – play, next and the down arrow gives access to all the functionality. iScrobbler – Last.fm app. Google Notifier – which checks my GMail account and my calendar (with a Growl…

Happy Birthday

Reading time: < 1 min It’ll be quiet here today as today marks the occasion when my beloved wife moves into her ‘mid-thirties’. Ohh I’m gonna pay for that one… Happy Birthday darling. I love you more than I have words to say, and considering the amount of words I throw about on a daily basis I guess that’s a…

On my Mac I have…

Reading time: 3 mins As promised. In no particular order, and having installed several application “just to try” I have whittled down my must-have OSX apps to the following. I’m pretty sure these, although it’s early days yet, will remain on my Mac for quite a while, particularly as I’m happy with things and the only stuff I’m still…

5km and Nike+

Reading time: < 1 min I’ve created a new category for these posts, it’s about time I think… Anyway, completed the jogScotland Glasgow Green 5K tonight, in a 29 mins and 18 secs!! Woooohoooo. My private aim was under 30 minutes but given that I was still a little leg heavy after Sunday’s 10K I was doubtful I’d manage it,…

How Belbin am I?

Reading time: 3 mins Recently, as part of my induction, I completed a simple questionnaire as part of a Belbin team role analysis exercise. This sounds much grander than it really is, although the simplicity of these things always amazes me. Who would have thought that by taking a few minutes to consider ten different questions, each with eight…

All this and more…

Reading time: 2 mins A little ‘achy’ after yesterdays run but none the worse really. Looking back I know that I started too fast, the kilometre long hill took more out of my legs than I thought, and ultimately it was just too hot as the clouds parted the minute before the race began and I reckon it was…