by Tom | Feb 7, 2012 | Google+
Hong Kong: I love that my coffee server in Starbucks was called Milk and asked me to go to their rating site to comment on my visit. I also love that my helper has polished my “liquid wood” floor (thanks for the description +ResearchGirl ) so much that I...
by Tom | Feb 5, 2012 | Google+
A random purchase on Sunday afternoon. A quality replacement for the moose we had in London. Now he needs a name. Anything but Tony… Hong Kong Island, Wan Chai District, Happy Valley
by Tom | Feb 5, 2012 | Google+
One for +Nick Read methinks? Nice looking beast in Tai Hang. Lin Fa Kung Temple – Tai Hang
by Tom | Feb 3, 2012 | IT
Google makes it clear that it doesn’t support the redirection of naked domains (domain.com is a naked domain, www.domain.com is a subdomain). However, you can do it. I host some sites with Enom, so there were simple instructions to follow. Summary: change your @...
by Tom | Feb 1, 2012 | Google+
Bonkers for firecrackers.Wow. I hadn't realised how crazy the mainland gets for firecrackers for Lunar New Year. Looks fun, though, once you've got over the involuntary jump each time they go off. Chinese New Year Firecrackers & Fireworks: Custom or...
by Tom | Feb 1, 2012 | Google+
Learning done differently.The strategies for learning in this article seem right to me. There were two great things in there: firstly, practice related things rather than one thing to excess; secondly, take notes after the class to aid with memory retrieval. Just...
by Tom | Feb 1, 2012 | Science, View
A few fabulous photos to remind us what an exhilarating place we live in. A hole in the stars caused by molecular cloud Barnard. The North Pole of Saturn has a stable hexagonal flow structure. A fabulous new marble shot of the Earth. Extraordinary shot of the Aurora....
by Tom | Jan 31, 2012 | Google+
And then circuits. Lots of nice views on the challenging walk (500 steps and 2 km each way) to and from circuits tonight. Even stars in the sky: unusual given the light pollution. Hong Kong Island, Wan Chai District, Causeway Bay
by Tom | Jan 26, 2012 | Google+
Chinese in five minutes. I thought I was sorted, and then started reading more closely. Shame. This is all you need to know apparently
by Tom | Jan 26, 2012 | IT
The new version of Google Authenticator (excellent provider of two-factor authentication for your Google accounts using your mobile as a secure key generator) force closes on open on CyanogenMod 7. You can fix it at a simple ADB prompt: # adb remount # adb shell # cd...
