The fairly uneventful life and times of Andy Hawkes

Right - that's it! I'm putting the Sisters of Mercy on very loud and not turning it down until I've re-built this permissions model...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:00 +0000

Motorbike insurance renewed - managed to save £23 (~10%) through the simple expedient of asking my broker to improve their quote ;-)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:23:00 +0000

A phone from a sports/lifestyle brand should suck ass. This...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:57:00 +0000

A phone from a sports/lifestyle brand should suck ass. This doesn’t. Puma have created what looks to be a really usable, engaging UI for their new phone. The big boys cough Motarola* cough Nokia cough could really learn from this approach.

Video: A phone from a sports/lifestyle brand should suck ass. This doesn’t. Puma have created what looks to... http://tumblr.com/xok7aq8ib

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:57:00 +0000

Gah! SVN is playing silly buggers! Time to go and make a cup of tea! On the plus side, my motorbike is back with shiny new MOT certificate!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:00 +0000

Just laced up my new pair of Puma Clyde sneakers - grey, black and white "Hall of Game" edition, apparently. A little treat for myself ;-)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:22:00 +0000

Might have to copy @thingsofrandom and watch Lost Boys as a tribute to Corey Haim. Suspiciously though Corey Feldman hasn't aged since 1987.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:00 +0000

Woot - my motorbike's only going to cost £130 to get through its MOT instead of £180! Hurrah for fast mechanics and lower labour charges!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:57:00 +0000

Awesomeness. So… how long before an ad agency rips it off...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:08:00 +0000

Awesomeness. So… how long before an ad agency rips it off wholesale?

Video: Awesomeness. So… how long before an ad agency rips it off wholesale? http://tumblr.com/xok79anzr

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:08:00 +0000

New job centre plus iPhone (http://tinyurl.com/yl2qygx) and Android (http://tinyurl.com/yj4haks) apps go live (via @lazybloke2)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:00 +0000

UK proposals for dog insurance are retarded - they don't address the issue of dangerous dogs, they just provide restitution after the fact.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:00 +0000

Finally trying to watch "Sketches of Frank Gehry"

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:58:00 +0000

Currently syphoning off homebrew beer - it's taking ages! Won't get to drink any of this batch for a couple of months either.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:07:00 +0000

Finally - the SVN commit completes successfully! Now, what to do until @janeenfield gets home?... Watch "Sketches of Frank Gehry", perhaps?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:36:00 +0000

I just got the Mac Heist bundle. 7 awesome Mac apps worth $260+ for only $19.95 and got 3 sweet bonus apps free! http://bit.ly/heist-it

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:35:00 +0000

Kicking some serious MySQL ass (aided by a smattering of PHP) to convert a legacy site database into a shiny new form. Woo hoo! #geekcred

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:00 +0000

Really liking the simplicity and clarity of this cool internal status screen from the @panic guys http://is.gd/a1pA5 (via @petemc)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:11:00 +0000

Dear Sky, please either put something worth watching on Sky Anytime or give me that disk space to use for things I actually want to watch.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +0000

Honest Movie Titles: Oscars 2010 - http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1802286 - nice!

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:28:00 +0000