Sunday, October 31, 2010

So how many of you will be taking part in the #NaNoWriMo writing event that starts tomorrow?
Downloading the latest Archers Omnibus episode and The Film Programme from the BBC.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Well the GoDaddy Server seems to be working again. Good they had someone on Twitter looking out for things. I was miffed all day with it
Getting chucking miffed with GoDaddy - I still can't get into my web site. Very poor show indeed!!
Had to spend nearly half an hour on the phone trying to find out what was wrong at GoDaddy. Problem was fixed - now not working again
GoDaddy server problems again today - They said it was a server in Europe that is stuffed. better be fixed soon!
The Footy Money Maker is like the Football Cash Generator but with some safety built in. Much more sensible !
looking at 2 matches in the Premiership using the Footy Money Maker to trade them. No goals yet though 10 minutes in

Friday, October 29, 2010

All set up again & I didn't have to mess with setting the apps in the right places again.
Of course I got the message to update the iPad right as I was going to watch a movie. Took a while to do the download here
Updating my iPad to the latest 4.2 version. the previous told me it was expired. I suppose it will need setting up again
Listened to the Creative Screenwriters Podcast - Get a great insight into movie making listening to the actors talking about what they did

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Going to the cinema to see the film 'Salt' for the second time. This time in English. Totally crazy action plot
How come all the videos on iPhone programming on YouTube are made by skeaky voiced script kiddies? Little bar stewards !
I ordered the book by Aaron Hillegas of Big Nerd Ranch iPhone Programming. Have his Cocoa book already
For I my trick I will go to my Spanish class. It is not so bad being the only bloke in there.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Time to sit back and relax watching the Vampire Diaries
Another Photo sold Ref: 3048399 Name: pals 07 http://bit.ly/9XlfRV Every penny helps these days.
Working on learning 3 main past tenses in Spanish this morning in the class. New teacher is OK & I have had a couple of lightbulb moments !
Just finished the script for the next Wizardgold Podcast I will do a video version for You Tube as well as a audio only version.

Monday, October 25, 2010

have run the network cable to new recording studio next job - put some ends on it & put a desk in there. have the eggbox foam already to use
Found a piece of glass to use for a teleprompter device. Now for a cardboard box to put it in to...

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Highlight of my Sunday - bought a pair of slippers with a Homer Simpson motif. The food in the chinese restaurant was too though.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Only a few minutes to the end of the game and Barcelona are 2 up - Away the lads
Chelsea got the goal I was waiting for them to put in the back of the bet & I greened up on the trade I had running.
Having a look at uStream Producer to see what I can do with it.
Using the Footy Money Maker on Premiership games http://a20q.info/9XBJxD This weekends' recommendations

Friday, October 22, 2010

Seeing as I have not been able to use the iMac for about a month I am having to update a load of things to get it all sorted right
New 2TB drive inserted into the Drobo will take 16 hours to rebuild the data to give me back the data protection
Updated the firmware in the Drobo before I slot in a new 2TB drive to replace a 500mb to gain some extra space
Listening to the book 'Sepulchre' by Kate Mosse. A bit chick flick so far. I enjoyed the previous book by her though..

Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Edito for iPad developers have made the CSS files as found on the iPad App available for download on website. Well done !
So pleased to have the 24 in screen in front of me again. Going down to a 13in MacBook with a 19in connected was just not enough.
we are back home - My Precious - Good to have my iMac back home with me again.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Mac20Q Podcast 109 Michael Carnell http://answer20q.com/2010/10/mac20q-podcast-109-michael-carnell/
Just set up FaceTime and added a couple more email addresses I use to the one I had registered with Apple already. - ready for action !
I really don't like the long lead up to the Lion. I say either bring it out or don't tell. It is an age to next summer all sorts can change
In the Mac20Q podcast 109 I ramble about using Markdown as a way to write XHTML code on the iPad http://a20q.info/96F5z0 using Edito
Downloading Faceplant (a la Nosilla) to try out on my Mac. Have to tell my mom to get the app on her MacBook
Mac20Q the podcast listening to Mac geeks. Here are the show notes for the latest. http://a20q.info/96F5z0 Subscribe to the show in iTunes
It get worse for spurs - 3 nil down now. Are the players all sleeping
Spurs having a torrid time at Inter Milan 2 down in the space of 11 minutes.
Mac20Q Podcast 109 published. It will be available in the iTunes Store to download quite soon
Uploading the latest Mac20Q Podcast featuring Michael Carnell. Interesting Mac guy. let you know when it is published ready for listeners
Yippee aye Aaaay - Apple store just called to say iMac is fixed Only the graphics card was changed so cheaper to fix than expected. Mol be !

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Editing the interview with Michael Carnell for the next episode of Mac 20 Questions Podcast. Using Amadeus Pro of course
I found the water leak but now we have not hot water in the house except for one small sink at the top of the house
A water leak can be so hard to find when the water seeps from the real leak to where it finally comes into view
Listening to Baseball weekly - Oh no sorry it is still MacBreak Weekly. They must be short of Apple News this week ...
Listening to MacBreak Weekly & i thought I was mistakenly listening to Windows 7 phone weekly. WTF!
The Apple Store contacted me to let me know they are working on my iMac again. 3 Weeks without it so far and missing it.
Next job on the agenda is to dig out some floor tiles to look for a water leak that we thought was fixed . Grrrrr
Finished listening to the audio book 'World without End' It's like losing a good friend when you get to the end of a book !
There was even one American woman in the Spanish class and a couple of Ukrainians. All introductions and intro to the class today.
yippee aye aaayyyyyyy !!! Only 3 days left of the contract with telefonica. I will be free!
Just back from my Spanish class - I am the only bloke in a class of 15. Lots of different nationalities, Dutch, French, Russian, Italian

Monday, October 18, 2010

Dog walking is so much better when listening to an audio book. Nothing like a good story to help with one foot in front of the other !
Used my Mifi at the weekend paying 3.5 € cents per megabyte - seemed to work out pretty good for the iPad.
For the weekend I created a spreadsheet called Footy Money Maker for trading on soccer games. A refined view of a method that was sort of OK
Spent morning writing the text for an eBook that I will be selling soon for the people interested in trading on soccer games. Looking good!
I am installing the latest version of Xcode right now. I have got some work to do with it. I got an app to create...
I reckon that if I could start a business at the bottom of this trough of a crisis then the only way is up. Would you start a new biz now ?
Looking at the possibility of opening a shop selling mobile phones and SIM cards. I have the premises available & talking to a phone company

Friday, October 15, 2010

I have also put Numbers on to the iPad to some twiddling about with spreadsheets.
Looking into Markdown and Multi markdown. Found an app called Edito to use on the iPad where I want to be able to do the M.D.
My son just passed his driving test. Great to have some totally excellent news ! Well done Jack !
083_Happy Birthday Mac20Q http://answer20q.com/2010/02/083_happy-birthday-mac20q/
Mac user JC Hutchins the author of 7th Son the podcast novel talks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mac20Questions/~3/XF7PhKSjtMU/
Mac20Q Podcast 75 Gary Rosenzweig MacMost http://answer20q.com/2009/12/mac20q-podcast-75-gary-rosenzweig-macmost/
Mac20Q Podcast 66 Talking to MacCreate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mac20Questions/~3/M101p_0JMgw/
Computer attacks highlighted on the BBC http://answer20q.com/2009/10/computer-attacks-highlighted-on-the-bbc/#comments
Mac20Q Podcast 86 ArtisticBrit http://answer20q.com/2010/02/mac20q-podcast-86-artisticbrit/
Using Tubemogul to upload & share video http://answer20q.com/2009/10/using-tubemogul-to-upload-share-video/#comments
Mac20Q Podcast 72 – Iconfessimageek http://answer20q.com/2009/11/mac20q-podcast-72-iconfessimageek/#comments
Mac20Q Tip 8 Recording a Skype Conversation http://answer20q.com/2009/10/mac20q-tip-8-recording-a-skype-conversation/
Making a very short movie with FinalCut Express – Hunting Boar http://answer20q.com/2009/12/making-a-very-short-movie-with-finalcut-express-hunting-boar/
Mac20Q Podcast 80 Tyler Weaver http://answer20q.com/2010/01/mac20q-podcast-80-tyler-weaver/feed/
Mac20Q Podcast 59 Giles Thurston http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mac20Questions/~3/YKncESOGlS0/
MAc20Q Tip 9 Basics with ScreenFlow http://answer20q.com/2009/11/basics-with-screenflow/
November scoots by http://answer20q.com/2009/11/november-scoots-by/
Heliumfoot Giveaway http://answer20q.com/2009/10/heliumfoot-giveaway/#comments
Mac20Q Podcast 64 David Branin and Karen Worden http://answer20q.com/2009/10/mac20q-podcast-64-david-branin-and-karen-worden/
Using AmadeusPro for some simple multi track editing http://answer20q.com/2009/10/using-amadeuspro-for-some-simple-multi-track-editing/#comments
Mac20Q Tip 9 More Basics with ScreenFlow http://answer20q.com/2009/11/mac20q-tip-9-more-basics-with-screenflow/
Mac20Q Newsletter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mac20Questions/~3/E6bRjRE3R8E/
Mc20Q Podcast 76 Simon Bainbridge http://media.techpodcasts.com/mac20q/media.blubrry.com/mac20q/wizardgold.com/pods/076_simonbainbridge.mp3
Apple iTablet Day http://answer20q.com/2010/01/apple-itablet-day/feed/
Normalise sound in AmadeusPro http://answer20q.com/2009/10/normalise-sound-in-amadeuspro/#comments
Mac20Q Podcast 79 Danny Lacey Film http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mac20Questions/~3/dZS67l4aS7o/
Screen Sharing on the Mac http://answer20q.com/2010/02/screen-sharing-on-the-mac/feed/
Liverpool Tweetup the Video http://answer20q.com/2009/12/liverpool-tweetup-the-video/feed/
Mac20Q Tip 7 – using VideoCue the teleprompter http://answer20q.com/2009/10/mac20q-tip-7-using-videocue-the-teleprompter/feed/

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Just phone the BCN Apple Store & they have no idea how much longer to fix my iMac. It will be in there 3 weeks on Monday ???
I got stuck into some work at my desk this morning writing for my blogs that I forgot about going out to the Writers Group in Girona

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Day of delving into JavaScript while it is pissing it down outside. Great to be indoors on such a day

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Dog walked listened to music - Jimi Hendrix and the Bangles. Shuffle can be so excellent on my iPhone

Friday, October 8, 2010

http://bit.ly/9XlfRV Another Photo sold, second this week. Ref 2715158 Name : lion knocker.
My iMac gathering dust in the Apple Store http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mac20Questions/~3/HO9pYd7Iiyw/
How long did you have to wait when getting a logic board replaced ?
New blog post with details of iMac woes http://a20q.info/8ZTgpR at the Apple Store BCN gathering dust !
In the end I phoned Apple - took ages to get through & now I have to wait even longer for them to get the Logic Board. Been 2 weeks already
Just found out that the prob with the iMac is the logic board. Will cost a fair bit to fix it. Apple Store BCN were supposed to call me...

Thursday, October 7, 2010

You can subscribe to the Amazing iPad Podcast http://a20q.info/a23Hq1 at no cost in iTunes. Latest interview is with Fraser Spiers

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Just about to take my mom to Girona airport so she can go home again. She will be happy to get back to her MacBook too !

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Will take my mom on a visit to Tossa de Mar today. Very windy road as a lot of bends on the way there.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Who would you like me to interview next on Answer 20 Questions Podcasts?
Since she has been here visiting my mom has been hooked on the iPad. I am not getting a look in with it at all
Finished editing the interview with Fraser Spiers the man who put 120 iPads in the hands of Scottish school kids.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Just watched Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage & Eva Mendes - sort of Marvel-lous

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Pleased to report very nearly 5000 downloads of my Answer 20 Questions podcasts last month. Every month more listeners
Next Amazing iPad Podcast will feature Fraser Spiers who is in charge of equipping a whole school in Scotland with iPads
ArtStudio on the iPad is being used by Caricaturist @drawn4u in his business of drawing images of people.

Friday, October 1, 2010

http://bit.ly/9XlfRV Illustration sold - Ref: 6478169 Name : Art deco corner twiddle. Sell your art from here too.
I have installed ArtStudio on the iPad - super little drawing tool. Works a treat looking forward to sketching