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 […]
I wrote back in January about some of the interface problems with the Horizon box, and thankfully some of them seems to have been solved with a recent software update. The general navigation speed seems to have increased The dreaded “Delete Everything” option has been relocated to the depths of a Preference screen, where it can’t […]
Whether you’re happy about it or not, we have the TV licence here in Ireland, and it costs each household €160 a year. According to wikipedia, it provides approximately half the revenue to RTÉ. But it must also cost an awful lot of money for An Post to administer and collect, and I can’t help but […]
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, […]
