Yak & Natter

If your day has not quite started right, or you’re finding it hard to get motivated, or just a bit down in the dumps, I’d recommend whacking on Mr. Blue Sky nice and loud. It’s not cool, it’s not clever, it’s just happy. Hey, hey.

According to Guardian Unlimited, The British arm of Ilford, one of the most famous names in black-and-white photography, has been forced into administration. Ilford has the lion share of the global black and white market, and is suffering, this doesn’t bode well for the other players.

I’ve had a few spare browsing moments at work today so I’ve been catching up on some favourite spots. Through Black and White Photography I found Animals on the Underground. I can’t decide whether I like the fish or the dog the best.

I’ve been following the Olympics when I’ve had a few spare moments at home, but had been failing to find any online coverage to listen to at work. Fortunately, today, Eurosport came to my rescue and so I’m now able to listen to Team GB‘s progress.

Alex‘s posting on Brighton new media alerted me to the
Coffee FAQ. The section on growing your own coffee trees is probably taking the coffee thing a little too seriously for my liking.

Paul spotted the Hotspot bloom at engadget. What a fantastic gadget, it looks so much better than most of the alternative hotspot finders.

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The exterior of the Selfridges store, Birmingham. I’m not the first person to photograph or discuss it!

We wait and see…

A few months ago we became aware of the interesting idea of the Squash on the Beach event. It was due to start last weekend with a 50 hour charity event, and then move on to a tournament. On a couple of occasions over the weekend, and yesterday evening, we went hunting for the “glass court” but all to no avail, not a glimpse of it. Today, I’ve taken a look at the website and have discovered that it has been postponed until next August – due to “a failure by a third party contractor” when it will be held in a specially commisioned air-conditioned dome.

Wired News are carrying a story about Joshua Kinberg, a guy who is leaving Anti Bush messages around New York using his pushbike, a dot matrix printer and a powerbook. His previous project was magicbike, a mobile WiFi hotspot. Sounds like a smart guy with some interesting technology projects on the go.