http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy Do busy people have time to blog? Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:35:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wired has a fascinating article about the technology that could replace 35mm film [via Daring Fireball]. http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/08/27/the-future-of-film/ The first time you select the voicemail button your an iPhone, in typical Apple fashion, it offers to help you configure your voicemail. This was much nicer than the traditional voice prompts one normally has to navigate, but the final step (talking to the network) repeatedly failed for me. Google ... http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/08/23/iphone-voicemail-setup-problems-solution/ As revealed in my previous post, I recently purchased an iPhone. The reason for this is that the Internet stopped working on my old phone, and since I needed a new portable Internet device anyway and the web being the iPhone's forté, it seemed like the best choice for ... http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/08/10/so-is-the-iphone-any-good/ While a Mac usually "Just Works", when it does encounter an error situation, OS X often emits a a very vague message that can make debugging a long-winded process. For example, suppose you have recently brought home a shiny new iPhone and upon connecting it to iTunes you receive: "Could ... http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/08/10/debugging-an-iphone/ Rant of the day: 1. The website indicates that rail cards are valid, but cannot be used with tickets bought online. Every other rail company manages it so why can't you? 2. Rail cards can also not be used applied against tickets bought from the automatic ticket machines, one must join the ... http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/08/01/the-heahrow-express/ While we were waiting for the waitress to take our order, I noticed a small group of chatting policemen in riot gear. Earlier at the airport we had heard rumours of a baggage handlers strike so we wondered if there if was some sort of demonstration or protest happening today. ... http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/07/27/an-unusual-lunch/ Lifehacker links to an article entitled, 100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend but it's really a great list of things to do at the weekend or during holidays at home. http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/07/19/busy-weekends/ MacInTouch has an interesting review of Amazon's electronic book reader, the Kindle. The review is based on long term usage of the device rather than the initial "test drive" articles which appear when a product is first released. When the Kindle was launched, the Internet was alive with speculation as ... http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/06/29/no-more-books/ BBC, Thursday -- "financial crisis" Schneier, Friday -- "...may close" Techworld, Friday -- "The press has been a little over dramatic". http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/05/31/bletchley-park-may-close/ Sadly the weather Gods decided not to smile on our trip to Dublin and and the uniform grey backdrop did not inspire many photos except for a few snaps of the pretty parts of TCD: [gallery] Fortunately, the Guinness always tastes good in Ireland and we found some lovely pubs in which ... http://www.toobusyto.org.uk/tooBusy/archives/2008/04/26/rainy-day-in-dublin/