Some iPad tips and initial findings

Wow just worked out how to sync the calendar, follow these directions;

http://help.apple.com/mobileme/interface/index.html#mmcc733205

VLC is fantastic all the videos that wouldn't load via iTunes now can be pulled across and play. Unfortunately there is a bug where the movie freezes after 15 minutes. Pressing home and going back in makes VLC crash, then you can go back in and continue the movie - not ideal I've emailed the developers so hopefully they'll sort out an update.

iBooks is slightly disappointing, all the titles and authors I looked for weren't in there. Plus the price is quite expensive.

Twitter app is great - I'm getting back into Twitter.

Pulse news is fantastic, I'll never read RSS in the same way again.

Bad on Spotify, Facebook and Tutor 24x7 for not having iPad apps, hopefully that'll be sorted out.

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Location:UK

I bought an iPad!

So I finally gave up waiting for the new iPad. I cancelled my holiday plans, so I had some spare cash so I thought what the hell I'm getting one. I don't want to have not had a first generation iPad and even if the iPad 2 comes out then I'll just have to get a new one and I'll sell this or give it to someone as a present :-)



I absolutely love it, there is something addictive about using it and I haven't yet found anything about it that I don't like.


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Location:UK

Lost photo

OMG I thought I'd lost a photo from my holiday to Portugal; a classic photo of me and my brother-in-law pretending to do a number 2 on some historic toilets in a monestry....!!

I thought I remembered copying the photo out of iTunes and uploading it as my profile picture (cropping to my face). In doing so I would have copied it to my desktop and then deleted it off my desktop once uploaded. It was there cropped on Facebook showing just my face.

Only looking back through Portugal photos tonight, it wasn't there. I paniced. I looked through my memory cards - but I'd deleted my photos. I got very irate with iPhoto as the photo was missing even going back far past the date of deletion. I rang my sister and she said she hadn't got a copy of my pics but they may have taken the picture. I was convinced it was my camera. But even my facebook gallery didn't contain it. I was fuming.

Then I looked through my brother-in-law's facebook pics and there it was, with me holding my camera in my hand. Doh! Problem solved :-)

Location:UK

Cross country

I did my first ever cross country run on Saturday in Hockley. Parking was at a school with a 5 minute walk to the race start.

I've learnt that I should have given alot more than 5 minutes and that I should have taken a bag with me; because after the race I didn't have any food or drink handy, or a jacket.

When it started everyone went so quick. I was last for a while before overtaking 3 people and losing one position half way through. After half way round the first lap I checked my watch and I'd only been running 15 minutes, it was hard!

I also learnt cross country requires trail shoes or spikes. It was fun slipping everywhere and getting covered in mud.

I did 8.5km in 47minutes 48 so that is 5.28 miles. Which is 9 minute per mile pace. Would like to get back to 7 minute mile pace.

Location:Hockley

Power snooker

Power snooker

I attended the Power Snooker event at the O2 on Saturday. I had a brilliant time, it was excellent!

The rules are; the players have 30 minutes to get as many points as possible. When you break you continue playing. There are fewer reds (only 9) and one is the power ball. If potted you get 2 minutes where all pots are worth double points.

All shots potted from behind the balc line are worth double (the power zone). So in power play in the power zone pots are worth alot. Additionally you only have 20 seconds to take your shot. Each time the frame is over the clock is stopped and then the balls are racked up. After 30 minutes whoever has the most points wins.

Oh yeah and you can make as much noise as you like.

The atmosphere was excellent, like at a football match but better. It was hilarious. It started getting going when everyone found it amuzing to repeat the refs Powerzone instruction. Someone shouted can I have that for my ring tone, which was funny.

There were a number of songs made up like, come-by-ya with Ding's name and Murphies name inserted. "who need's X Factor, we've got Michela". "She went to snooker school, she loves the powerball, Michela!".  "Come on Ali" to Come on Eileen.

Banksy on Torquey hotel

I attended a function in Torquey, and woke up early to go for a run. There on the side of the building some wooden panels were being removed and a photographer was getting excited. What was revealed was a Banksy, very exciting, enjoy the photos.

Location:Torquey

Snowboarding at Snozone

I did the 1 day intensive learn how to snowboard course. It was really good.

We did the basics going down slowly backways then feathering across. Then frontways. Then we started learning turns. I got rear facing turn, but couldn't get front facing turn, much to my frustration. It was also REALLY knackering and when we broke for lunch I was going to quit.

After some words of encouragement from my fellow skateboarders, some food and an hour and a quarter break, I felt like I could do it.

By the end of the day I was turning both ways it was really excellent, and picking up a bit of speed.

I hate the lollipop lifts so gave up and used the travellator.

Best accident was when I got out of control and crashed into the middle of a sky school, whoops!

One of the best things was that there was no messing, we went right to the steep bit straight away.

I loved it.

And so I renember I'm right foot first.

Location:Milton Keynes