Really Amazon, my Facebook Friends like Monty Python? Wow!

#“Really Amazon, my Facebook Friends like Monty Python? Wow!” You can now connect your Amazon account to your Facebook account. The idea being that stuff your friends like might also appeal to you. I'm not so sure when it comes to purchasing. I don't have the same taste in movies as my wife, I'm not a vegan like my old college buddy Bernard, I don't read the same books as my nephew Tadhg and I'm not a big fan of pets like my sisters. »

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Android gets it own Sky+ app - Pocket-lint

#“Android gets it own Sky+ app - Pocket-lint” via pocket-lint.com I just installed this and gave it a go. Works perfectly with our Sky+HD. Only glitch was that we have two boxes and I needed to login to the Sky site to tell it which one to record with. App is giving plenty of "bad connection" errors but always works on the second attempt. Looks lovely and can be region set to Ireland. »

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Lovely Brabantia Bin - Sugru to the Rescue

#“Lovely Brabantia Bin - Sugru to the Rescue” We've had a big-assed 50L Brabantia bin for the past 6 years or so. In their wisdom, Brabantia realise that the crappy catches they put on their bins break regularly and not only provide a spare but make it very easy to order another: Unfortunately, what they didn't suss was basic mechanical engineering and the fracture mechanics of 5 children whacking the bin-lidhard every time they opened and closed it. »

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Froyo running on HTC G1

#“Froyo running on HTC G1” This is CyanogenMod 6.0RC2. Working brilliantly on old hardware. »

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Second Sugru Hack - Sky+ Remote

#“Second Sugru Hack - Sky+ Remote” One of my 5 darling children (identity unknown) decided to peel off a strip of the rubber backing on the Sky+ remote. This bugged me every time I held it. So I decided to have some fun with a Sugru repair. Before: I had a vision in my head for what I wanted to do. Unfortunately I have zero artistic ability. The plan was something like a Spiderman web but this is what I gouged out: »

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Quick thoughts on the new Digg

#“Quick thoughts on the new Digg” I have never used Digg much. It's perfect for when I have spare time and I want to bounce around different stories. The problem is that first bit, spare time. So like most people, I just used it to pimp the shit out of my own shit. But even that gets boring after a while. I heard Kevin Rose talk about the new Digg on TWiT recently and I really liked the sound of it. »

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This week I'll be mostly calling myself Dr Strangelove

#“This week I’ll be mostly calling myself Dr Strangelove” The service, unveiled tonight in the New York Times, is basically a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) tool for app development on the Android platform. Instead of having to learn code (in Androids case, Java), App Inventor is a piece of software that allows you to drag and drop certain elements common to many apps to build a mobile app from scratch. via techcrunch.com TechCrunch wonders " »

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Froyo running on my HTC Desire

#“Froyo running on my HTC Desire” No more HTC Sense bling. Dunno if I'll miss it or not. Now to see if anything works! I'm using this DeFroST ROM. »

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