Ipod Hi-Fi

Watched Steve Jobs pitching to the press and community about the latest and HOTTEST product from Apple. Ipod Hi-Fi, looks pretty amazing from the video. Typical to Apple products, clean styling and totally cable-less. Two 80mm wide-range drivers serve as the main speakers and a 130mm woofer completes the tech specs. Completely sealed and tuned for acoustic perfection, it does look very good from the outside. A universal Ipod port can be found at the top of the speaker that allows all generations of Ipods to sit and played from. Obviously it serves as a charging mechanism as well if your Ipod goes low on juice. Steve Jobs mentioned how crazy an audiophile he is himself, short of revealing the cost of his home setup(he just said its quite a lot!), and he has actually been using this system for the past month and having to give away his old setup!!! Boy, I wish I was his neighbour and pick up his pieces, but this new toy certainly tinkers my curiosity and will be keen to pop down to the Apple stores over the weekend to test drive. Stay tuned for my field report.

Ski trip to Zell am See, Austria

Just uploaded the few digital photos I took during our recent ski trip to the Zell am see area. First time but absolutely enjoyed it thoroughly. It was also the first time I experienced mucus freezing in my nose during the mornings! We rented a car from the Salzburg airport, which was much cheaper as compared to taking the airport shuttle to and fro to our resort, as well as the daily commute from the resort to the ski slopes. Furthermore, it is always much more fun to get in a car and explore the different parts of the towns easily(although its not particularly eco-friendly). We took the chance to have a quick tour of Salzburg and even though it was the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart, the place was unusually sparse. Not as many tourists as we have expected, and nothing spectacular sightings as well. Tried to look around for some Austrian delicacies, but seems like they do not have much that they call their own. You can tell that they get alot of influences from Germany and Italy, which was a pity.

We stayed at Club La Costa Alpine Center, midway between the towns Zell am See and Saalfelden, about an hour and half drive from Salzburg, across scenic ravines and valleys, with snow capped mountains on both ends. Road conditions can be quite scary though as the road is only wide enough for 2 cars side by side on some stretches. Fun part again was making sure we did not end up in Munich as part of the roads stretched into Germany before winding back into Austria again. After our not so perfect combi of navigator and driver during our last trip to Algarve, we did much better this time round and JM was top notch in directing me to the right place.

Resort was fantastic too, with even a indoor swimming pool, unfortunately we did not have our swimming attire with us. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful and the tv channels even have live cams of the 3 ski slopes around the area 24hrs so that you can see how is the condition at the top of the mountains. Room was big and spacious and comes with kitchenette and even dish washer! Our roof had this little window that stares straight into the night sky and was so amazing looking through it at night, although 80% if it was filled with snow :)

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A case of trying to be too smart?

Saw this article from The Register, has to list as one the best for the day to liven up your day. I cannot imagine the expression on the guys face when he did the search to find out the results returned to him. Maybe Sony should advise ebuyer on how they should help their users who purchase their laptops that always start with VGN.

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Valentines day - How much is it worth?

To spend V day in London having a meal outside is quite a spend. Easily £30 per head for a normal restaurant, so I figured its probably best to go to our nearby Sainsbury outlet and spend £5 on the groceries and wine and make it even more special. Might not have the ambience of a candlelight dinner, but I think its has more meaning to cook something for your special half rather than to say that you just spent xxx amount bringing her somewhere.

Recipes included ginger and garlic stuffed poussin(british styled spring chicken) with cheddar melted greens. Desert was Hot Chocolate Pudding based on a Nigel Slater recipe, which did not turn out as well as it should - Think I left it in the oven too long. And not forgetting the value for money Cava Brut champagne from M&S.

So what did you do for your special someone?

Whale meat made into dog food???

I have to apologise for not been updating my site for more than 2 months! You will see more constant stream of updates from today onwards. Starting with this ridiculous report of the Japanese(I thought Japs are nice pple???).

Here we are trying to protect the whale population, and our nice neighbours over the other side of the globe are using their meat for their pets?? I am absolutely disgusted!

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