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iPad slips from hype topspot Now that the brouhaha is beginning to fade, maybe we can take stock of the absurdity of the latest product launch by Apple. For those unable to attend the event in person, there were live blogs galore and even a blow-by-blow retelling of what was happening inside by vloggers refused entry. The Continue reading Don’t believe the hype Back to work on Monday after an exhausting IKEA weekend: long trip to the mainland on Saturday, then six hours shuffling round the blue and yellow megabox, sustained only by Swedish meatballs and a family-size bag of Daims; Sunday busy with the allen keys, baffled by pictogram instructions simplified for our 23-language community. What did we Continue reading Blue and yellow I happened to pop over to Mininova to get something for the weekend. All my searches came back empty. Then I noticed the banner at the top of the page and clicked on the latest blog post. It’s a familiar story, and one I’ve followed, all the way back to Napster in ’99. Ahh, happy days. The Continue reading Bummerrrrrr! 2 comments to Bummerrrrrr!Another string to my fiddle, to add to those of editor, translator and trainer — marked by the first time I have been paid for one of my photos! Here it is, a double half-page spread in the New York Magazine. Regular readers of this blog may have already seen the picture gracing the header on this web Continue reading Ria Bacon, Photographer 5 comments to Ria Bacon, Photographer
Our household goods and car are enjoying their last night on Tin Can Island, a tropical paradise for 40-foot containers off the coast of Lagos. Our goods should have arrived in Rotterdam last week, but as a result of congestion at the port, they had a bonus ten days of cocktails and afrobeat on Tin Can Continue reading Stranded on Tin Can Island |
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In case you need a good replacement, http://isohunt.com/ has always served me right (although ironically, I found myself going to mininova more and more, lately, when some torrents took too long to appear on isohunt)…
I had the same experience, Dave. I found Mininova’s torrents to be more reliably active. Isohunt appears to be more comprehensive but often disappoints with fewer seeds and higher risks of malware. Still, they’ve fought the law more successfully than Mininova, proving once more the theory of natural selection and the survival of the fittest.