Simonthegeek

Why aren’t shiny new things actually new anymore?

Ok, if I’m spending a few hundred quid on a gadget - I WANT A NEW ONE and I want it to be IN A SEALED BOX!! Is that too much to ask? More »

That was my favourite dress you know…

I know it’s sad, but I did it again. Another Wedding Present gig, sorry, I just can’t resist.

Here is a really bad recording of a great song, live at the Islington Academy last night. More »

Samsung i600 running WM6 - finally!

The Samsung SGH-i600 can now be officially upgraded to Windows Mobile 6 Standard.

I went through the process with my unit, it worked well but there are a couple of steps missing from the instructions, which is always a little worrying.

WM6 runs pretty smooth on the i600, but there is no Java runtime, which for some people will be a deal breaker. More »

My Best Moves

This is a short demonstration of some of my best dancefloor shapes.

Check me out. More »

Fear and punting in Las Cambridge

(That should win some sort of prize for the worst headline ever, sorry)

Happy Halloween!

I can highly recommend the ‘Halloween Ghost Punt’ in Cambridge. Dark, spooky tales and a night-time boat ride, all f0r about 12 quid - bargain. More »

150MPH in the rain? Nice one.

Yep, that’s me. Look how white my knuckles are! Could I be holding that wheel any tighter?

So, I went to Silverstone yesterday for one of their ‘driving experience’ packages and I got to drive a Lotus Exige around the official Grand Prix track More »

I’m Tiger Woods

Ok, so maybe I’m not….

RoadSync on the Nokia E61 - still more annoying than useful

Now that Microsoft have started to let people license the new ActiveSync technology Dataviz have released an updated version of their flagship product - RoadSync.

I tried it on my E61 and it’s better than Nokia’s Mail for Exchange, but still not that awesome. Unless you are hooked up with Exchange 2007 you miss out on most of the new features and it still doesn’t sync all the sent items and stuff. More »