Winter Weather Prediction Forecast 2011-2012

According to some long range winter forecast, there is snow forecast in October in the UK when and where exactly isn’t sure (I started writing this a few weeks ago, and the More »

Great London Swim

Been a while since my last update here, but that’s me on the boat heading to the mainland to start my journey to London for the British Gas Great London Swim 2011. More »

Super Moon causing Earthquakes?

Super Moons don’t happen often, but when they do, there is a lot of hype about them causing extreme weather or natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis. The timing of this More »

Why did UK grind to a halt in the snow?

What happened? Well bang on the peak time of rush hour on monday morning the snow came. It was big fluffy flakes to start with and quickly turned into a blizzard, then More »

 

Duracell Portable Phone USB Charger

This turned out to be quite a handy device to have this winter. During the numerous power cuts we had due to the 94mph winds I was able to keep my HTC Sensation XE phone charged long enough to last until i got to civilisation. The Portable charger actually charged my phone to 100% ( I turned the phone off while it was charging) doesn’t seem to take as long! So this portable charger basically doubles the phones battery life when your out and about away from mains power.

It works by plugging the unit into the mains power to charge up, there are LEDs on the front that let you know when its full. You can remove the 3pin mains plug and just carry the battery unit when your away to save space, but just dont forget the usb charging cable for your phone. Just plug your phone into the unit and it will start charging. Quite handy if your on a long day out and have been using your phone a lot, for example when I travel i tend to listen to music all the time and use the phone’s features so that drains the internal battery a lot. But with this unit I can extend the useage time plenty to get me to where I am going without going flat. Just remember to charge the portable charger first before venturing out! :)

Bridesmaids

What a film Bridesmaids is! Totally hilarious right from the very opening scene, when you see it I’m sure you’ll agree. Well worth getting to watch for a night on the couch for a good giggle with some munchies. can’t beat it! Theres a couple of actors who I wasn’t expecting to see! Matt Lucas from Little Britain and Chris O’Dowd from the IT Crowd.

Ice Cream Sandwich Update for HTC Sensation XE

The software update has arrived, and I’m currently downloading the ICS (Android 4.0) onto my HTC Phone. At a whopping 282.88MB its not going to to be over quickly. Because I live in such a remote area the only option for me is to download it over my wi-fi which isn’t too bad, and it means I’m not using any of my Data Allowance from Vodafone UK. I’d Suggest starting the process with a fully charged battery (I have mine plugged in while downloading) Wouldn’t want the phone battery to run out of juice just at the end of the update!!

20-ish minutes later, the download is complete, the download is verified and now the final question asking me if I want to continue… lets do this! pressed “OK” and the phone shuts down and restarts to a splash screen showing the progress of the update… 50% so far and the wee green bar is still moving.

A few minutes later and the progress bar is at 100% and its stopped to have a little think, I guess it’s deciding what to do next (I hope!).

Oooooh! A quick restart and now the green update symbol is a cool aqua blue I’d call it, definite signs of activity, and now another progress bar, this one is jumping in big chunks and onlyl took 30seconds or so.

Back to the HTC Splash Screen, and then a quick flash of a progress bar and now we are rebooting, and theres the Beats Audio splash screen!

Now it says Android is Upgrading. orly? hehe. Optimising applications.

And there we go, as simple as that! Congratulations! YOur phone has been updated successfully to version 3.32.401.105!

 

Initial thoughts, looks like a new phone! now its play time!

100m Freestyle Australian Olympic Trials

Swimmers from all over the world are competing for their place in the London 2012 Olympic Games. In Australia, there is a lot of talent, so much so that Ian Thorpe could not make it into the final of the 100m Freestyle. From this, the name James Magnussen has popped up as one to watch, he will be racing for Gold Medal for sure! He went out like a rocket and held on to finish in 47.10s thats fast! not to far away from the world record, which I think was set in a full body suit. that just shows you the progress that htese guys make from year to year. the Peak of Human Performance! Heres the video:

If only I could swim like that! Need to work on my strength first! I bulked up a fair bit last year using Maximuscle’s products, but gave it a rest over winter, might have to try some more, especially my arms which is where the catch comes from.