The System of the World

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	Neal Stephenson

A review over at Bag of Spoons. I've also added a review of a biography of Robert Hooke. Both are a bit short, but I'm not a great writer. I do quite enjoy the process though. Anyone enjoy reading it? How about a little feedback for Xmas?

Multiply 2.0

The site has had a total overhaul. Various things have moved. There's a list of changes here. The best addition I've found so far is that you can have an automatic slide show of a photo album, but only with fairly small pictures. No doubt I will find more to comment on later.

Foo Fighters at Earl's Court

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Other

It would have been a four if it hadn't been for the bad sound. Review at the usual place.

Safe surfing

The BBC have a story about the latest Internet Explorer issue that could endanger your PC.

Make sure you have the latest version by running Windows Update as soon as possible.

Generally you will be safer if you use an alternative browser such as the brilliant Firefox or, even better, use Linux, but that's one for those who are willing get to learn a different system. I use Ubuntu Linux. You can get a CD that lets you try it without installing anything.

Windows can be safe if you take precautions. Use a firewall and virus checker, don't click on anything you are not sure of, including attachments in emails from strangers.

There are plenty of site with further information, including this one.

Space cadets

I just haven't been able to bring myself to sit and watch this, but I have caught a few minutes of it. The idea that they have sort out really gullible people so that they can be fooled over an extended period just seems wrong to me. Maybe I'm missing the point. I'm not really into reality or prank shows.

Just seen this that exposes the fake contestants.

I didn't hear a thing

So who heard the blast yesterday? At 6am on a Sunday I am oblivious to just about anything. I didn't even notice the smoke during the day, but then I didn't actually look for it.

I heard that some people were panic buying fuel, but no long queues this morning.

Plenty of pictures at BBC and Wikipedia

Harmony 655 Remote Control

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Computers & Electronics
Product Type:	Other
Manufacturer:	Logitech

A review of my latest gadget.

There's now a cheaper model called the 525. I don't know how different it is to mine or what features it adds/removes

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Kids & Family

Another review at Bag of Spoons

Anyone else seen it and want to add an opinion?

Map yourself as a Multiply member

http://www.frappr.com/multiply
This great site uses Google Maps to create a world map for different groups of people so you can see where everyone is. It's also a neat way of finding others in your area with similar interests. They recently added the ability to map local places of interest. I recommend joining up so you can manage your locations.

I'm quite into location mapping on-line.