Colin's JournalColin's Web JournalPubTalCopyright 2008 Colin Stewart2008-04-20T23:04:32ZColin StewartWii thoughtstag:owlfish.com,2004:colinweblog.200804202353022008-04-20T23:53:02+01:002008-04-20T23:53:02+01:002008-04-20T22:53:02ZI've recently tried out the BBC iPlayer on our Wii. Overall it's pretty promising, but not quite there yet. The main good point is the most obvious: being able to watch TV on a TV screen from a comfortable chair at a good distance.
The are, however...Fire!tag:owlfish.com,2004:colinweblog.200801051745372008-01-05T17:45:37+01:002008-01-05T17:45:37+01:002008-01-05T17:45:37ZOne of my favourite aspects of visiting the US is the common use of wood fires for heating. While using wood for heating doesn't provide the instant availability and convenience of a gas fire or electric heater, it is immensely satisfying to start a...The year in reviewtag:owlfish.com,2004:colinweblog.200801011442182008-01-01T14:42:18+01:002008-01-01T14:42:18+01:002008-01-01T14:42:18ZAnother New Year, another review of the past twelve months and some crystal ball gazing for the future. 2007 was a fairly successful year for me, although light on earth shattering events (a good thing!). It started with a road trip down through th...Holidaytag:owlfish.com,2004:colinweblog.200710071753572007-10-07T17:53:57+01:002007-10-07T17:53:57+01:002007-10-07T16:53:57ZGood holidays always feel like they are over barely after they begin. Our tour of Europe (well France, Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium) certainly falls into this category. We set off from London on a Saturday, got to Dover with plenty of spare time...Updatestag:owlfish.com,2004:colinweblog.200708052159172007-08-05T21:59:17+01:002007-08-05T21:59:17+01:002007-08-05T20:59:17ZThe blue skies finally came back this weekend, and for the first time all summer it's been to hot. Saturday was spent at a barbeque - eating, drinking and burning wood in honour of Alice's birthday.
Today's been a mixture of spending time playing Tr...