Sky OneStarted last week, it's ace. No sign of Tinker as yet, we're staying tuned.SkypeOoh yeah used Skype properly for the first time last night... have been signed up for a while, and have spoken to one person on it once before now. Heard from a few friends who were online, so thought I'd give it a go with my pocket pc. It's brillian... Sky+ vs TIVOLooking for <strong>Sky+ hacks</strong>, as we're getting Sky+ and I'm wondering if it could be hacked / expanded... found this <a href="http://www.garysargent.co.uk/tivo/TIVOvsSKY.htm">TIVO vs Sky comparison</a>.The Luggage, but for realThe Luggage, from Terry Pratchett's Colour of Magic and other Discworld Novels, and it can be yours, all the money goes to charity.A unique opportunity to own a one-off replica of the luggage as featured in Sky One's adaptation of Terry Pratchett's T... marilyn manson3rd march marilyn was having a drink with a largely female entourage.george clooney was at the same bar.Black CrowesThose pesky 'Crowes are going to be all over us like a rash any minute now, they've been up to STUFF! Stay tuned over the next 16 weeks as we serialise they're activity including:SACKING their bass playerRELEASING a greatest hits LPSIGNING to Trent R... Captain Soul Album LaunchTo celebrate the launch of their debut album "Beat Your Crazy Head Against The Sky" next week, "The Soul" (as they're calling themselves) are playing at "Radio 4" on Wednesday (Alan McGee's club, yeah?).Hey, Brett Anderson was there last week you kno... Went to Maidstone todayPrimarly we went to Maidstone to get Harry new shoes. Bit far just for that, but Maidstone has a La Tasca so it just beat Folkestone. Last time we went to La Tasca I think we had five dishes between us. This time, because of a special deal going on w... Where is Lost?Lost season four starts today I think, anyone seen it yet?Also why do I still have google ads for pallets in kent when popbitch has Sky's wehavetogoback.com... I've seen the trailer now, let's be having the episode!... Terry Pratchett's Colour Of Magic coming to Sky OneOnly just seen a trailer for it, guessing it has not been on yet. Their Hogfather was OK despite not liking the story so I'm sure this will be goood. Interesting to see the same actors playing different characters (though in the same universe), David... Lost Initiative podcast is BACK!<a href="http://sky1.sky.com/the-lost-initiative-podcast">See here</a>, or search for it in itunes. Doesn't <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=iain+lee" title="Google for Iain Lee">Iain Lee</a> look particularly freakish in that pic?More wifi funGot my imac up and running with osx at last, this is GOOD. Thought I could just plug my wireless dongle in and be ready to go, streaming itunes around the house, but NO! Got drivers for it for OSX (there are none for OS9), but it's USB2 and this old ... New episodes of Red DwarfSurprised that I didn't notice this sooner, I only heard this mentioned just before christmas when a friend heard Craig Charles talking about it on his radio show. There will be new episodes of Red Dwarf! Will they be any good? I doubt it, we'll see.... A quiet night from HarryHarry has been confused by the clocks going back I think, he's been awake at 4 or 5 for the last few mornings, but last night he slept thorugh peacefully. Good boy! He's well into walking now, and chattering quite a bit too, it will soon stop being a... Harry up and wailing at five am todayOh dear, feeling groggy today. Nothing up with him, he just wanted company I think. I got up first and picked him up, he tried to sleep in my arms but as soon as he sensed he was being put down again he started bellowing. I had to leave him, then Cla... Sky broadband is onBye Bye BT! Nice and easy to set up all wireless just worked really smoothly. Seems faster than it was before, though this doesn't sound likely I must be imagining it.Broadband on anyway, everything working. Not much time to update here, very busy at... Don't talk to me about Boris bikes...Just reading MJ Hibbett's blog and his plan involve Boris Bike bays and it reminds me that we tried to get a Boris Bike again on Monday. And our keys failed again. They have never worked, the only time I've been able to get a bike is when a member of... My butt is frozenVery cold here today, our water butt in the back garden has iced over which has made the top pop off again. Also all this cold + damp + wind has made my garden gate swell up and bust slightly off its hinges, there's a job for me. Waiting until it is ... Woke up feeling refreshedWoke up VERY LATE INDEED, but refreshed. Harry has run off with our alarm clock, I assume it's gone in a bin somewhere. Second alarm clock is Clare's phone, which seems not to have gone off, perhaps because it was plugged in to the laptop charging. T... javascript voip (skype) baby monitorjavascript voip baby monitor, via javascriptweekly.com cool, shame we are about getting to the stage where we don't need a baby monitor any more... wait a minute though as this is voip it has an unlimited range, I could go to the pub, or even on holi... Back betterHad a terrible day with my back yesterday, still not sure what I did at the weekend but it was crippling on Monday, so I didn't go to work. The day was not a complete loss though, Clare was at work and Harry still went to Granny and Grandpa's as usua... Fist of Fun out on DVD at lastFist of Fun was Richard Herring and Stewart Lee's ace radio and TV series from the britpop era, and Chortle reported yesterday that it's to be independently released on DVD at last. I never buy DVDs, or even watch them since we got XBMC and Sky Plus ... A fraught morning of rugby and a lovely walkJust watching the highlights of the rugby now and it's reminded me to pick up the laptop and say something. We were up fiendishly early this morning to go to Dom's and watch the England / Argentina match. Was looking pretty hairy all the way through,... Duvet day #2Still feeling like crap here so have not gone to work again. Better than yesterday as I slept a lot better last night, so will be back up to speed tomorrow. So spending the day sitting, just sitting. This gives me time to think about the serious stuf... Cheapest way to get Sky multiroomA magic eye, even comes with a new remote control. I think this is what I bought by mistake before when I wanted to hide my DVD player and so on away in the cupboard. I got a refund on that and bought the right thing, but sounds like it would do the ... Just waved Clare off to the airportShe's gone off with brother number one to visit brother number two in the Americas. Flying early in the morning so I got them a good deal on an airport hotel can you tell who with?Harry is in bed, with a big plaster across his head. I'd like to get t... Video sender is rubbish, won't even power onNot sure whether to buy another more expensive video sender (after I get my money back from Maplin for this one) or commit to running cables... or maybe just going Sky Multiroom won't work out more expensive in the long run?So no new TV fun for me to... Lovely weekendMum and Dad have been here for the weekend, Mum has just made a big roast dinner for Harry and me and Dad has been helping with the DIY. He's on his fourth run to the DIY store at the moment. First time we got the regular supplies we needed, then we ... Got the TV connected up with no wiresCan't really appreciate the full beauty from this picture but I have got the new telly talking to the sky box without wires at last. That was yesterday, today I've taken it all down again so as to decorate the room, hope it's all still working when I... Kids PlanetTook Harry to Kids Planet today, hectic and actually tiring for me but he loved it. We tried to go yesterday, but we got caught up in massive traffic in Ashford for about an hour. I hate Ashford.Clare is out tonight with friends, I am in. Not sure wh... TUMBALALAIKA - YIDDISH LOVE SONGS, (KlezFest concert no. 3), Michael Alpert (New York), Shura Lipovsky (Amsterdam), Polina Shepherd (Brighton), Hilda Bronstein (London), SOAS, Yiddish, Klezmer, KlezFestCreate Music FestivalBands include Midget, Sikhona, The Anbasazi, Sizen, Lakes, Shibby, Tengo Collective in the new DJ and VJ tent, Silversky, D-finitive, Tremors, Karona, Chase Scene, Shibby, DanEdWill, VJ Air and many moreBBC Prom 32: Night Of The Proms- Tchaikovsky / Janacek / Berlioz in London44.00Mythical Firework Spectacular at Leeds CastleLegend comes to life with a firework and light show against the backdrop of the lit castle. 10-metre high flames jet into the night sky; projected images and lasers add to the spectacular fireworks illustrating the story of the night of the dragon.... BBC Prom 60: Night Of The Proms- Walton / G. Butterworth / Arnold / Graham Fitkin / Bernstein / Gershwin / John Williams / Warren, arr. Don Sebesky in London39.60RIPPED™, Congo Natty & MC Tenor Fly, AquaskyBiffy Clyro in BristolFormed: 1995 in Kilmarnock, ScotlandStyle: AlternativeCheck out: "Blackened Sky" "The Vertigo of Bliss"GET ME IN! is part of Ticketmaster, the world?s...Bluesky PIE - Dance OffMany different genres of dance will fight for the dance floor dancing to their own unique and beautiful style, then will face a dance off with a dance group from the opposite side of the spectrum producing an exciting and vibrant exchange of movement... BBC Prom 9: Night Of The Proms- Parry / Scriabin / Tchaikovsky in London39.60BBC Prom 71: Night Of The Proms- Debussy / Stravinsky in London39.60BBC Prom 63: Night Of The Proms-Rameau / Canteloube / Martin Matalon / Musorgsky, arr. Henry Wood in London33.00BBC Prom 68: Night Of The Proms- Bliss / Bax / Howell / Rachmaninov / Sibelius / Parry / Tchaikovsky in London31.90Demolition Sky - Alistair Mackie & Mark Collyer Merge Vocals & GuitarsAn Exciting Preview of Tracks From Their New Album 1202. 7.30pm &pound;7 Adv. or DoorHospitality, High Contrast, Marky, London Elektricity, Cyantific, Netsky, Camo & Krooked, B-Complex, MRSA, Wrec, Dynamite MC, SP:MC, AD, MJ Cole, Kutz, Upbeats, KROMESTAR, Randomer, Mc Serocee, Lowqui, Dread MC, matter15.00BBC Prom 45: Night Of The Proms- Mozart / Liszt / Rimsky-Korsakov / James Dillon / Tchaikovsky in London39.60SkyeDanceBBC Prom 4: Night Of The Proms- Schumann / Rachmaninov / Tchaikovsky in London63.80BBC Prom 40: Night Of The Proms- Musorgsky, arr. Rimsky-Korsakov / Shostakovich / Scriabin / Prokofiev in London28.60BBC Prom 41: Night Of The Proms- Scriabin / Stravinsky in London28.60BBC Prom 35: Night Of The Proms- Ligeti / Tchaikovsky / Langgaard / Sibelius in London35.20SHIT THE BED VS THE BLAST 4TH BIRTHDAY, High Contrast, Joker, Boy 8 Bit, Mad Professor (Live), N-Type, DBRIDGE, INSTRA:MENTAL & SP:MC (Autonomic showca, Reso, Netsky, Baobinga, Warrior One, Man Like Me, Heatwave, Interface16.00BBC Prom 25: Night Of The Proms- Bach / Bach, arr. Stravinsky / Stravinsky in London16.50Biffy ClyroFormed: 1995 in Kilmarnock, ScotlandStyle: AlternativeCheck out: "Blackened Sky" "The Vertigo of Bliss"GET ME IN! is part of Ticketmaster, the world?s...Aynt SkynyrdSkynyrd Experience5.00BBC Prom 44: Night Of The Proms- Beethoven / Rachmaninov / Tchaikovsky in London63.80Biffy ClyroFormed: 1995 in Kilmarnock, ScotlandStyle: AlternativeCheck out: "Blackened Sky" "The Vertigo of Bliss"GET ME IN! is part of Ticketmaster, the world?s...Skynyrd Experience