Archive for the 'personal' Category
Putting the Isle of Man on the map
Posted by: Owen on Monday, 28th May, 2007
Came across a post today on Ali’s Blog entitled: .IM taking over the IM world. It’s nice hearing about something relevant to the Isle of Man from someone else’s blog. The Island is already famous for the TT racing that’s taking place at the moment, nice to see it making it in the virtual world [...]
This Weekend
Posted by: Owen on Saturday, 26th May, 2007
Don’t you just love the weekend? Time to relax with the family, time to play around with things. I’ve been messing around with Vista, playing with computer monitoring and found a way to send huge files to other people. Unfortunately I also have an exam in a couple of weeks, so have been spending more [...]
Get on with it
Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 16th May, 2007
One thing I need to sort out is some way to improve my time management. Sometims I spend to much time messing with things are aren’t quite important. Whether it’s looking through people’s blogs, reading forums or just brosing around. Especially, now that Gary Halbert is no longer with us, I need to sort out [...]
Podcasts Redux
Posted by: Owen on Thursday, 10th May, 2007
I’ve started listening to podcasts again on my trusty iRiver especially while walking to and from work. I’ve taken a cautious approach to selecting what to listen to, as last time I picked up a whole selection of podcasts and didn’t actually listen to any of them.
So what’s on my listening list. There’s 3 podcasts [...]
So when’s Mother’s Day?
Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 2nd May, 2007
One really interesting thing about moving to the UK is that Mother’s Day here is on a totally different day to what I was used to in Malta. In fact Mother’s Day here is in March and is also called Mothering Sunday. Back in Malta, Mother’s day is in May so it feels really weird [...]
Business Magazines
Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 2nd May, 2007
I was flying through Gatwick yesterday and was looking for something to read. After browsing through business magazines, Sudoku and all sorts of other things, I finally picked up a copy of PC Pro which seemed to be quite interesting. I realised I hadn’t read a computer magazine in ages !
What I really wanted to [...]
Random Acts of Reality
Posted by: Owen on Sunday, 29th Apr, 2007
I always wondered, do paramedics wear nursing uniforms? I guess they must wear something to make them stand out, but I’ve never needed that sort of assistance, so I don’t really know. I’ve been catching up on Grey’s Anatomy recently and that’s where that question came from.
Speaking about paramedics, I just love Tom Renold’s blog: [...]
Isle of Man Online Services - Here comes tax
Posted by: Owen on Friday, 13th Apr, 2007
The project I’m working for here in the Isle of Man has moved forward to a new phase and we are getting ready to roll our services for businesses to do online tax filings (see Press Release). It’s a culmination of quite a few activities across government, including providing the infrastructure to enable this and [...]
Customer Disappointment
Posted by: Owen on Friday, 6th Apr, 2007
We went to the cinema last weekend. This was a big thing for us, as since Arthur was born 15 months ago we haven’t had much chance to get out alone. But we have Camille’s parents over, so they looked after the kiddo while we took the night off.
So we check the cinema’s website and [...]
Designing Webpages: Which style do you prefer?
Posted by: Owen on Tuesday, 3rd Apr, 2007
Interesting article by Nick Usborne entitled Two Approaches to Writing Webpages. In it he talks about two distinct methods of web page creation. The first method is similar to writing a letter or a brochure. It’s the linear placing of ideas on a page till the final objective is reached. The second method he describes [...]
Dealing with the tax office
Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 28th Mar, 2007
One of the pains of moving from one country to another is the fact that you need to close off your tax affairs in one country and start afresh in the other (Well, there are certain benefits, but there’s a hell of red tape that you need to go through). I’ve had to go through [...]
When blogging turns ugly
Posted by: Owen on Tuesday, 27th Mar, 2007
There’s a nasty side to some bloggers that has sent ripples through the blogosphere. Kathy Sierra, whose blog is one of my first stops in the Internet when I want to read something enlightening, has been the subject of a vicious stalker who has been posting death threats on her blog and on other blogs. [...]
Bring her some flowers
Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 21st Mar, 2007
It’s amazing how much your partner feels appreciated hen you bring her some flowers. I picked up some yesterday on my way back home from work and they made Camille’s day! Today they’re sitting in a vase on the dining table adding a splash of colour to the house.
We’re thinking of using a flowers delivery [...]
Douglas to Peel in under 4 (FOUR) hours
Posted by: Owen on Monday, 19th Mar, 2007
On a personal note, I managed to complete the Red Nose Day fundraiser this weekend. To see how it went (and see a couple of photos) check out my write up here. I’ve raised a total of £200 for Comic Relief. Not bad huh ?
Red Nose Day Fundraiser this weekend
Posted by: Owen on Tuesday, 13th Mar, 2007
If you’ve been reading the blog, you’d know I’m doing a Charity Walk for Red Nose Day this weekend. It’ across the Isle of Man and I’m aiming to raise £200 for the event. I’m still a bit of a way away, so if you’re so inclined, please go ahead and sponsor me. It’s all [...]
