Smarter Than Your Average

Hello all.
Please be aware that wokeupthismorning.co.uk is no longer the place to find any ramblings from me. I have moved over to smarterthanyouraverage.com.
The name change took place a while ago, and I’ve been using STYA and forwarding it to the old site. But now it’s time to get organised.
So, if you like any of the stuff […]

You know it was Friday 13th last week? (And yes, I had a bad day.) Did you know that the subject warrants its own page on Wikipedia?
Disclaimer: information from Wikipedia, not fact-checked, could be erroneous but why would anyone lie about this stuff?
Firstly, Friday the 13th is observed by many, many countries. But in a […]

Top Five Reasons the Mac is Winning Me Over

Installing things is too easy.
Flickr Uploader is a thousand times better than on a PC.
The Mac has approved software lists.
I’m starting to get used to (and like) the fact that things are open without having an actual window open. It toko a long time, but now I’m […]

I’m trying to quit Coke Zero and it’s killing me. Two weeks now, with a couple of lapses.
Apparently Diet Coke is the beverage of choice for geeks, but it can’t be good to consume as much as I used to. How long before I stop thinking about it, though?

Leo Laporte is turning his life into an internet show. But this isn’t like Justin TV, this is podcasting at its finest. He joined in the group of people who were live streaming themselves recording a show, which meant you could interact with people via the chatroom and it was all real time. Then he […]

You can now buy or rent films on iTunes in the UK, and there’s quite a lot to choose from. Considering how few TV shows there were when that was first introduced on the UK store, I’m quite impressed.
There are some questionable decisions on the part of Apple, when you look at the HD side […]