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Royal Aspirations
Royal Enfield Bullet Electra Well, I must confess that I have always had royal aspirations, do not get me wrong I have no problem with what everyone else is into but for me there are times when I just want that little bit more and in this case I find myself very excited by the…
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Advent 4211 SD Card…Solved!
SD Card proudly displayed on screen If you read my previous post on setting up the Advent 4211 you would note that the only little problem left to fix was the issue with the SD Card reader not mounting the the media when inserted, well with a bit of tinkering I have finally put this…
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Ireland Said “No” – But Why?
Ireland said no to the Lisbon Treaty earlier this summer but everyone wanted to know why…OK…not everyone but I did anyway. The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has published the findings of the research they undertook after the No vote. So if you want to get your own copy of the findings (an exhaustive 5…
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Announced – 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
This has just jumped out at me from the RSS feeds, Mark Shuttelworth has just announced that the next version of Ubuntu, following the not yet officially released 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, will be called the “Jaunty Jackalope”. To read what Mr Shuttleworth has to say about this just Click Here. What I understand of Intrepid…
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Yamaha 09 Range Revealed
After a glitzy unveiling in Las Vegas over the weekend with all 4 of Yamaha’s MotoGP riders present their 2009 Range was officially revealed to the public. You can read all about it & see some pictures thanks to MCN by Clicking HereSo for you Yamaha Fans you can get more information by Clicking Here.…
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Advent & Ubuntu, A Perfect Partnership?
Screenshot of Ubuntu on the Advent 4211 No. Sadly not perfect, but it is a close call. I recently purchased an Advent 4211 from PC World, this had not been my original intention as the MSI Wind was what first turned me onto the world of UMPC/Netbooks. The Asus ‘effect’ never got my attention, it…
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If Wishes Were Bikes…
If wishes were bikes then last weekend (Saturday 30th/Sunday 31st August) at the Annual Across Ireland 2008 we had over 700 of them! Combined with pillions numbers taking part went over a 1,000. The total amount of money raised for the ‘Make A Wish Foundation‘ will not be confirmed for a few weeks but the…
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Can You Hear Me Now?
So with the Annual Across Ireland run being this coming weekend and following the lessons of our recent road-trip around Ireland I was under orders to procure and install an intercom system for our long periods on the road. So were to begin? Well, I started by crawling through pages of reviews/comments/opinions of various kit.…
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AAI 2008 – Start Your Motors
I will be taking part in this years Annual Across Ireland charity event taking place over Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August. The event is set to be the most well attended yet while coverage will be provided by national radio & tv stations. On top of that they will be filming for a DVD…
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Ireland Tour 2008 (Part 4)
Thursday 31st July View Larger Map The End of the Beginning Did I say we liked the Wyatt Hotel in Westport? Well, we do! Not only was it a great nights rest but we were also found there was a vegetarian option on the breakfast menu. The staff were very pleasant and there were plenty…
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