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15 years ago this place was home to me on a cold... 8,955 Views / 100 Replies  
15 years ago this place was home to me on a cold Scottish evening.
I thought I'd log in one more time and say: "Thanks".

Good luck for the future.
Posted by sambeau, on Jun 21, 2016 at 12:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Absolutely 731 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks for your help!

Yeah - I'm genuinely trying to get a feel for which sites people are looking at so I can plan how to burn a lot of savings! :) I will give more details if the Moderators are...
Posted by sambeau, on Jun 21, 2010 at 10:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Are you still looking? How serious are you? ... 1,062 Views / 4 Replies  
Are you still looking?
How serious are you?
Would you consider working with a reputable small firm in Scotland?
We can supply references.
Posted by sambeau, on Jun 21, 2010 at 07:39 AM, in Developer Center
Payday 1,168 Views / 4 Replies  
I've just finished our personal finance app called "Payday" - it's a simple, but revolutionary take on personal budgeting as it doesn't track receipts.

We're in the middle of submitting it,...
Posted by sambeau, on Jun 21, 2010 at 07:32 AM, in iOS Apps
What iPhone blogs/sites do you read? 731 Views / 7 Replies  
Me and Bert have just finished coding our first non-game iPhone app and now we have the difficult bit: marketing.

I thought I'd try to enlist some help from one of my old haunts - namely this...
Posted by sambeau, on Jun 21, 2010 at 07:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Don't try to trick Google. It might work for a... 529 Views / 3 Replies  
Don't try to trick Google. It might work for a while, but not in the long run.
Best thing to do is to use real content. Put titles on the images that mean something. On the pages you want to be...
Posted by sambeau, on Aug 14, 2007 at 07:41 PM, in Developer Center
Ca$h can still cut it... 31,926 Views / 863 Replies  
I've been here on and off for years.
Boy it's dull round here these days.
Good to see that Ca$h can still initiate a 17 page argument.
:D
It's like 2001 all over again!
Posted by sambeau, on Aug 14, 2007 at 07:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Ooh.. quiet here isn't it. I thought at least... 525 Views / 2 Replies  
Ooh.. quiet here isn't it.
I thought at least one of you right-wing nutters would take offence..

..ah well.
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 19, 2006 at 06:38 PM, in Political/War Lounge
War On Terror.. the board game! 525 Views / 2 Replies  
http://www.waronterrortheboardgame.com/

This is pure genius. Especially the free 'Evil' balaclavas..
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 19, 2006 at 05:10 AM, in Political/War Lounge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_telephone_e... 5,149 Views / 24 Replies  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_telephone_exchange
Posted by sambeau, on Aug 6, 2006 at 06:47 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It used to as someone had to go down to the... 5,149 Views / 24 Replies  
It used to as someone had to go down to the exchange and trace the number throught the mechanical dialling system (reading each number off some sort of tumbler or something).

Nowadays its all...
Posted by sambeau, on Aug 6, 2006 at 06:41 AM, in MacNN Lounge
:thumbsup: However, methinks you're wrong,... 10,452 Views / 252 Replies  
:thumbsup:

However, methinks you're wrong, Zim. If you notice they fade gracefully from left (stripey) to right (solid blue).

I'm kinda hoping that this is just a 'trasitional phase' and over...
Posted by sambeau, on Mar 15, 2005 at 08:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I disagree with nearly everything effgee... 10,452 Views / 252 Replies  
I disagree with nearly everything effgee suggests. I like the simplicity, the continuity and the rounded corners. Would be interested in seeing the rest..

The magnifiing glass looks kinda...
Posted by sambeau, on Mar 15, 2005 at 08:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Re: What would you do with an Apple LC475? 1,871 Views / 52 Replies  
I trust that is sarcasm...

It was ugly, slow and clunky and basically rubbish. It appeared in a morass of other similarily specced machines only it was a little bit faster than the ones before. ...
Posted by sambeau, on Mar 15, 2005 at 08:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Will your site have downloadable Movies? MP3s?... 728 Views / 9 Replies  
Will your site have downloadable Movies? MP3s? Full-size image downloads? Flash games?

Are you going to write articles that regularily get linked to by Slashdot?

If the answer to all these...
Posted by sambeau, on Feb 27, 2005 at 08:01 AM, in Developer Center
I totally agree! :) 2,054 Views / 39 Replies  
I totally agree! :)
Posted by sambeau, on Jan 15, 2005 at 08:31 PM, in Mac Desktops
My old G3 333 made a fine webserver. Seemed fast... 2,054 Views / 39 Replies  
My old G3 333 made a fine webserver. Seemed fast enough for most things.
I have a Dual 800 which wouldn't break a sweat even with 100+ hits a second.
The Mac Mini is 25% faster than my Dual 800....
Posted by sambeau, on Jan 15, 2005 at 08:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
Vote Steve 915 Views / 8 Replies  
http://www.forbes.com/2003/01/21/cx_ceotech.html

Let's keep him at the top ;-)

Another month (or so) and he's the'll be Forbes's longest running top rated CEO..
Posted by sambeau, on Dec 3, 2004 at 11:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge
www.iamsad.co.uk :D (another to add) 1,507 Views / 30 Replies  
www.iamsad.co.uk

:D

(another to add)
Posted by sambeau, on Oct 9, 2004 at 07:22 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: Hiding is just for lesser people with crappy,... 1,288 Views / 30 Replies  
Hiding is just for lesser people with crappy, tiny monitors ;)

Mag is the only way. Especially if you run two big monitors..

:D
Posted by sambeau, on Oct 6, 2004 at 08:07 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Cool new sport! 835 Views / 10 Replies  
Northern Ireland should host the next olympics ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3715860.stm
Posted by sambeau, on Oct 6, 2004 at 08:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I prefer someone else's :D 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
I prefer someone else's
:D
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 30, 2004 at 05:05 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Here's a good one ;) ... 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
Here's a good one ;)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/06/030613075252.htm

"In contrast to men, both heterosexual and lesbian women tend to become sexually aroused by both male and...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 30, 2004 at 11:30 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Bring it on ;) 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
Bring it on ;)
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 07:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I don't beleive you. I beleive them. Sounds... 2,524 Views / 58 Replies  
I don't beleive you. I beleive them. Sounds completely plausible and above-board.

Amazing. Wish I'd taken it :p
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 07:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
This is a good start, read the reviews and the... 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
This is a good start, read the reviews and the suggested other reading:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312192398/104-1014154-5628710?v=glance

Just in case you don't beleive in...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 07:12 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Interesting "Dotcom Bubble" article 739 Views / 6 Replies  
http://www.paulgraham.com/bubble.html

Saw this on SlashDot and thought I'd share it with you. As someone who has worked on the fringes of ythe Dotcom world for a few years I found it really...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 12:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
:thumbsup: I kinda thought that was what... 793 Views / 22 Replies  
:thumbsup:

I kinda thought that was what law was invented for in the first place..

(hang on, or was it the protection of property:hmm: )
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 12:14 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Time to pluck your "Moral Compass" outa your ass... 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
Time to pluck your "Moral Compass" outa your ass and get with the real world. Homosexuality has been proven to be genetic and common in all higher animals it has been searched for in from birds to...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 12:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Is that something I can learn? Where? When? I'll... 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
Is that something I can learn? Where? When? I'll stick it on my gay agenda. I'm not doing anything Mondays it seems.
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 11:56 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Osama Bin Laden takes the stage: "I've never... 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
Osama Bin Laden takes the stage:

"I've never seen a white imperialist woman in my life that I wanted to marry."
(shouts, applause)
"And I'm gonna be blunt and plain, if a white woman ever looks...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 11:51 AM, in Political/War Lounge
"I've never seen a black woman in my life I... 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
"I've never seen a black woman in my life I wanted to marry."
(shouts, applause)
"And I'm gonna be blunt and plain, if a black woman ever looks at me like that I'm going to kill her and tell God...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 11:49 AM, in Political/War Lounge
What is that? Like some pink, flowery calendar. ... 4,014 Views / 187 Replies  
What is that? Like some pink, flowery calendar.

"Tuesday: badminton, wednesday: flower-arranging, thursday: unprotected sex.."

:err:
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 11:42 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Re: Re: Re: Red Dwarf Season Finale showed last night 859 Views / 13 Replies  
:D

Mind you, you must admit that the "Arnold Rimmer" song was good.
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 11:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Re: Red Dwarf Season Finale showed last night 859 Views / 13 Replies  
One of them did, I beleive..
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 11:28 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: What the hell is this? 2,657 Views / 85 Replies  
passivism (as opposed to pacifism)
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 11:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
50k ish Scotland ADSL 1,310 Views / 41 Replies  
50k ish
Scotland
ADSL
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 29, 2004 at 07:37 AM, in MacNN Lounge
http://www.aaisp.net.uk/aa/ Andrews & Arnold... 1,730 Views / 17 Replies  
http://www.aaisp.net.uk/aa/

Andrews & Arnold are the choice of the discerning british geek.. I just wish I'd discovered them before signing up to a year with demon.net
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 28, 2004 at 06:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge
http://www.virtualinsults.com/cards/110.gif ... 27,741 Views / 501 Replies  
http://www.virtualinsults.com/cards/110.gif


next: steve 19.11.03
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 28, 2004 at 12:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge
http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/i... 27,741 Views / 501 Replies  
http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/images/supertroop1.JPG

next: iguana on knee
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 17, 2004 at 06:29 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Appeenooyeeear! 657 Views / 6 Replies  
Appeenooyeeear!
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 15, 2004 at 08:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Not as stupid as it first sounds.. (or doesn't... 1,063 Views / 19 Replies  
Not as stupid as it first sounds..
(or doesn't if it is working properly)

Would be much better if it just rang in the owners house. Surely bluetooth of WiFi could manage this this days (if not...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 15, 2004 at 08:49 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I guess the blog says it all: :stick: 791 Views / 13 Replies  
I guess the blog says it all:



:stick:
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 15, 2004 at 08:46 AM, in MacNN Lounge
:) me too.. Look if you're really are gay... 791 Views / 13 Replies  
:) me too..


Look if you're really are gay you're gonna have to get a damnsight more responsible. It's a big bad world out there. Acting that immaturely is just going to get you hurt..
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 15, 2004 at 08:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Have a little dig a few days back.. 903 Views / 20 Replies  
Have a little dig a few days back..
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 15, 2004 at 08:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I guess its our own fault for not adopting the... 903 Views / 20 Replies  
I guess its our own fault for not adopting the Euro..
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 15, 2004 at 08:30 AM, in MacNN Lounge
No car alarms. No house alarms. No shop... 1,177 Views / 49 Replies  
No car alarms.
No house alarms.
No shop alarms.
No friggin alarm clocks.
:mad:
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 14, 2004 at 08:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It's 1:30 am now and a shop alarm has been... 1,063 Views / 19 Replies  
It's 1:30 am now and a shop alarm has been sounding for well over half an hour. It's making one of those weird star-trecky noises. Making my head hurt.
:(
THink I should move to the countryside..
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 14, 2004 at 08:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Not my city but:- Paris has a large network... 1,464 Views / 43 Replies  
Not my city but:-

Paris has a large network of secret tunnels, recently they found a Underground Cinema (http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0,4029,1299449,00.html).

Weird and well...
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 14, 2004 at 02:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge
How ironic. I click on this topic and what do I... 792 Views / 12 Replies  
How ironic. I click on this topic and what do I get?

:err:
Posted by sambeau, on Sep 14, 2004 at 01:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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