Technology, church music, bicycles, and life in Ireland
Watched the series final of MasterChef UK this evening, and one of my favourite things of the series returned to tonight’s episode. It’s probably something that a lot of people don’t even notice as they watch, but the background music was timed and punctuated by the clinks of utensils and the chops of vegetables. I […]
With UPC confirming recently that it is to re-brand to Virgin Media over the next few months, it will be interesting to see if they also introduce one of Virgin’s products to Ireland – the TiVo. TiVo Series 1 I had one of the original TiVo Series 1 boxes that was on sale for a […]
Update 29-Aug-2014 – a software update to the Horizon box in the last couple of days seems to have solved some of these problems – see:UPC Ireland – Horizon Software Update Horizon is UPC’s premium TV offering, and has several advantages over other TV/DVR systems, such as: Ability to record up to 4 TV shows […]
Car shows and comedy panel games… quite possibly the best combination for a night’s TV viewing pleasure. And I don’t even need to switch around the channels – I just need to tune into Dave, and am presented with a whole stream of quality televisual entertainment. Tonight’s prime time line up has been: Top Gear, […]
It’s very sad news that Terry Wogan has announced he might stop presenting the Eurovision Song Contest for the BBC, as it just wouldn’t be the same without him. His sarcasm and pithy comments really make the show, and I don’t think anyone else could do it half as well. But having said that, I […]
I got my renewal notice for my TV Licence yesterday, and reluctantly paid it. It’s not that I disagree with the concept of a TV Licence at all. In the UK, the licence fee is a small price to pay for the quality TV and radio programmes broadcast on the BBC. But here in Ireland, […]
