Training Cycle route.

Why does England not join the euro.

Having lived in the uk for the last few days I have had to regularly transfer money from Ireland to England. This does mean I am constantly checking the exchange rate. I usually web site as yahoo finance and xe.com.

I have been watching eagerly to see if the Euro will strenghten against the Pound. Like in early 2009. See the pick from yahoo finance.

So I have become a bit of a currency dealer and a bad one at that. It would be so much easier if England joined the Euro.

I have experienced the joy of travelling through Europe with just one set of currency.

Yes  to Euro.

It time to drop the Pound.

Land's End to John o' Groats LEJOG.

I have just come back from a 40 mile training cycle ride. Boy am I tired and god knows how I will feel in the morning.

Also I need to buy a racer bike.. I need to do a lot of work. and need to get a lot fitter..

Keep posted as i will probably be looking for sponsor ship soon.

The betrayal of the Gurkhas - mirror.co.uk

The betrayal of the Gurkhas - mirror.co.uk

I just read this post and it made me sad to read this. It is another example of Nepalese people taking advantage of there fellow people. It is also an example of lost hope and dreams and that not all answers lie with leaving nepal for the west.

Blur's Beetlebum.

Was just on facebook and a friend place a link to Blur's Coffee and Tv. It got me thinking about where I was when I first hear this song. It brought loads of great memories of being back in College and Uni for the first time in 1999. I even remember playing this on the Juke box in the snackery of the Kevin Street campus of D.I.T

I even bought their album!!!

But my favourite Blur song from this album is Beetlebum. I have included the link to the offical video on  Youtube here as I cant put the video here. But I have found a live version of the song so have a look at both. Hope this brings back good memories.

Difference Between Ireland and UK!!

Internet Providers, and the choice in the UK is amazing compared the Ireland, Currently I am with Virgin Media, and this package includes, 10MB broad band, Basic TV package, phone Line and free landline week end calls for the low price of £25 a month.


Back in Ireland, the package that I settle for was from NTL, this includes phone,TV and broad band- However the price is 74 Euros..

Why is Ireland so expensive??????

Stethoscope Shopping!

Well I have some bad news, I lost my Stethoscope!!! BOO

As a medical student/health professional a stethoscope is your main tool of investigation. I feel Naked without it!!!

I have search the web for supplier and I have decide to buy a Littmann Classic II SE  again. But this time I have used the engraving services to place my name on the bell. So if I ever loose it again or is taken from me, Hopefully I will get it Back.


The web site that I used to purchase this is
www.medisave.co.uk


They have a range of Medical and I will be using them again in the future.

Here is a pic of the Stethoscope 

Fight at a wedding shop

I was on you tube and just saw this link to the side. A fight at a Wedding dress shop.
I know shopping for a dress can be problematic and stressful but this is to sick. WTF??? comes to mind.
Women??? Bridezilla and all that!!!


I know its your special day but come on get a life!!!!

Here is the Link

Or the you tube Video

Nexus One

Back at the CES Consumer Electronic Show, in January Google announced the Arrival of the Nexus One aka a Google phone.

The Nexus One ( N1) is built by HTC. HTC or High Tech Computer  communication is a Taiwanese Mobile phone company specialising in smartphone. They have been producing phone for a while most until recently have been using the Window of Microsoft operating system. Recently they have developed phone to utilise the Google mobile operating system Android.

Fact: The first Android Phone T mobile T1, which was released ( well within the uk) was a rebranded   HTC phone.

 

Well back to present day.

Google have now decided to add their name to phone. And it is the Nexus One. One again produced by HTC.

Well Currently the Nexus One can only be purchased from directly from Google only.  Currently it is $529 Sim Free as can be seen at this buy Nexus one link. using http://www.xe.com/ Currency exchange this amount to about 389 Euros or £347. (at the moment).

Well it is cheaper if you buy with a contract, but currently this is only available in the USA. Look at the buy link above.

So what about us in Europe. Well we can pay the sim free price if you really want to have this phone asap.
Goolge have intended to release it during March. However it is more likely that the release with a contracted hopefully until April. It will be on the Vodafone Network.

Note although the Nexus is coming very soon, is it value for money as HTC have released the Desire and Legend.

HTC Desire

HTC Legend

 

Well, This all depends on the various deals yet to be released. So it a wait and see, but do we have a whold lot of options.

Chrome Vs Firefox.

I finally downloaded Chrome. I am very impressed!! Really I am very impressed. It is very fast and quick to load up. Well done Google. Hopefully google will release a full non beta version soon. So it will be a while before I run Internet Explorer.

I find even Explorer 8 a bit slow.

Also I have downloaded the new firefox system 3.6. It seem a lot quicker then the older version that I used.But the most interesting fact about this program is that I downloaded it form a yahoo search and the default search engine is yahoo.

Here is a pic of it?

I will be trying the two for the next few weeks and I will you informed.

Yahoo doogle???

I don't know if this is the correct term. Google have been know to animate or alter their logo to celebrate events see the blog http://www.googlefrontanimation.blogspot.com/. On a recent visit to the yahoo home page I found a new animation that yahoo are doing today. I have no Idea if yahoo have ever done it before, but here is it if you missed it.

Well it is an animation and I have managed to capture it using the CaptureWiz program that I am currently using. I have described this program in my blog about Mindmapping. Here is the link where I downloaded the program. CaptureWizPro.

I will try and add the videos at a later date. I am having problems adding the video.

What I have been doing??

Well all I have good new. I have passed my Phase 1 Medical exams here in University. After a week of celebrating I have come back with a bang to earth.

Phase 2 and the world of working in a hospital begins soon.
Also ~I have started another blog, related to the last post of Google Doogles. I have been a bit busy on this as currently google are celebrating the winter olympics by varying their front page google logo to celebrate the event

Here is the link
http://www.googlefrontanimation.blogspot.com/

Enjoy.

Goggle 4 Doddle

Clickvhere.Over the years that I have been using Google, they have marked the days by creative Doddle ( Goolge Front page GIF)

Currently they are celebrating the winter olympics in Vancouver.

And most notable on the 4th of January the Celebrated Newtons Birthday with there first ever mass Animated motion GIF. and apple falling of a Branch. Here is a still that I have been able to find of that Gif.

Here is also a video of Doodle that they used to celebrate the Olympics in Beijing China.

Internet Browsers.

There is wide variety of internet browser one can use. The main stay are Firefox, and Microsoft internet explore.
Over the last six months Goggle has launched it own browser called Chrome.

I have used Firefox for about 4 years nows and until recently have found it very capable. however as I have previously stated it has been slowing down quite recently and freezing and failing. To such an extent that I have recent found myself using Microsoft Internet Explorer.

However Microsoft Explorer, isn't perfect. It may start up quicker then Firefox at the moment, but it does freeze and has a very twitch feel. But because of the fact that it loads pages faster I have used it for the last few week.I have used it Bing search engine a lot recently as well. I have enjoyed it using it but I have had to revert back to using goggle for searching images. Also I have not been able to install Yahoo as a possible search engine in Internet explorer.

I have yet to retry Opera, I didn't really fine it to useful when I first tried it a year back. But Opera Mini, for mobile browsing is apparently excellent. I havent got a Smart phone at the moment so I cant comment for now.

Google Chrome was released out a while back (Second half of 09). I have been slow in checking it out as it is still in beta mode for the moment. Also I have been doing exams all this month and have not wanted to risk the health of my Laptop. But Exams are over and I have passed, so I will go and try this and key you informed.

Latter all.


I havent tried o

What is in a day.

This year Feburary the 14th fell on a Sunday. This day is famous the world over as it is Know as Valintines days. Where people sent cards and try to be all romatic..For most this envolves getting a box of chocolates, a bunch of flowers and even for some a meal out.

For poor student, If your luckly to have an other half ( note not a ball and chain), cost may creep up and what one requires is a home cooked dinner..

This year however Feb the 14th also coincides with the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Tiger!
So Happy Chinese New Year too.

Stress!!!

With all that is happening in the world I feel a rant. So here it is.
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Majorly streesed here at the moment. EXAMs..........................., Money..............................etc.

Ok.

Now for blogging.

Recently I have found the web browser Firfox to be very slow, I just dont understant it.. It has been happening to such an extent I have now returned to using Explorer. Which I abandon 3 years earlier.. But I have notice that bot seem to be freezing and shuting down on a regular bases.. However Firfox is extermely slow.

Some friends have noticed problem with firefox and have move on to using google's Chrome web browser.
I will eventually move on to goolge's one, but for nowI will stick to Internet explorer.

Before you ask, I have the lastest update for both browser, an up to date Anti-virus too, SO I no reasons to suspect computer virus ( hopefully)

Finally, because I have been using Internet Explorer, I have also being using Mircosofts search engine Bing.
It ok but, I often find I have to use goolge for the images search, So Bing isnt as usefull as Google for me at the moment, however I have enjoyed using Bing, only if microsoft had an ad program like adsense..

Microsoft get on it now.

Finally.. Nexus one,,, me like it , I want one.
Ipad.. BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Will be sticking to my trusted hp Tablet PC for the near future.

Cougars of Climbing " alternative Women of Climbing Clander"

I still havent purchased a women of Climbing Calander from 2010, but I have found a free version by a lady call Misty Murphy,

See was unfortunately overlooked, for the offical calander so she has decided to do here own, and I think it is just as good.

Here is the Link.

http://mistymurphy.blogspot.com/

Here is a pic of Misty in action

Watching Heros

Im a great fan of the TV shows Heros, and I have been following the episodes as they air online these past few days.

It has been keeping me sane as I prepare for my Exams..

Amounts the many weebsite out there for viewing online TV shows, i find cucirca.com very usefull.

As for the show apart from season 2, it top class.

Let me know what you think.

Snow in Dublin

Who say RTE news dont have a sence of humor..

( for those of you not from Ireland, RTE is the nation broadcaster)

Have fun, Looking at this poor chap as he hit the ground hard after a slip on some ice on the street in Dublin,

Hopefully he didnt hurt himself too much..

Ice Fall

Women of Climbing 2010 Calander

I was looking for a calander for my male climbing friends and i found this on the web. As of yet I havent been able to find a supplier for it in the uk.

But hey will keep looking and hopefully they will get them back in stock soon.
If any of you reader have seen, this or can upload some more pics, leave me a comment. For the time being here is a picture of the front cover.

If you are from america, I think is still avilable on amazon. Here is the link to the buy calander.

But if you wish to see the all the photo from the calander please click here but the web page is here. http://www.sharpendbooks.com/cal.php?y=2006.

If you are into climbing leave a comment, link or picture below. If I ever get back to climbing in Ireland of England I may set up a blog for them.

Words to "Old Lang Synge"

Well after a very bad attempt to sing Old Lang Syne"

I decided to find  the actually word to this song and here they are.


Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne.

Chorus:

For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

Repeat Chorus

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp!
And surely I'll be mine!
And we'll tak a cup o kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

Repeat Chorus

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit,
Sin' auld lang syne.

Repeat Chorus

We twa hae paidl'd in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin' auld lang syne.

Repeat Chorus

And there's a hand my trusty fere!
And gie's a hand o thine,!
And we'll tak' a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.

Repeat Chorus...

Or Better still here is a video for youtube with the words, enjoy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw7daq1PW8o&feature=related. 

Lunar Eclipse.

Last night there was a partial Eclispe of the moon, between the hours of 7pm and 8pm. Silly me totally forgot about it and didnt see anything. I have been searching google, yahoo, bing for pictures of this event but have yet to find it.

If any of you have any please email them to me or add a link on the comment page below..

There are some pics of the eclispe from India,
http://www.hotklix.com/link/news/India/Lunar-Eclipse-31st-December-2009-Pictures-Photos

http://smooth-schedule.blogspot.com/2009/12/lunar-eclipse-31st-december-2009-lunar.html
Have a look as they are amazing.

Tesco online discount.

Hey everyone, Happy New Year!!!!!

If you are in Ireland and use Tesco online shopping, I have found a voucher that gives you 4 euros of your shop. One coupon per delivery, and can be used unlimited till 31st of January.

The voucher can be printed from this website http://www.tesco.ie/vouchers/ipromotions/

hopefully this link will work

Have a good new year and dont go too crazy on the sales shopping..