Photo-a-day 152: Domino’s
Wendy and I don’t do takeaway all that often, but I couldn’t be bothered to cook tonight… and it was delicious!
This 1,670th post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Domino's.
Photo-a-day 151: Tyne Tunnel ventilation shafts
Yesterday, I wrote about the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist tunnels. Today, I’m showing the ventilation shafts from the vehicular tunnel. The one in the foreground is the south shaft, and if you look carefully, the north shaft is across the river in the background.
In fact, the ventilation shafts are no longer in use, as the tunnels (now plural) now have a rather more sophisticated ventilation system. However, these twin ventilation shafts have become such local landmarks that they have been retained.
This 1,669th post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, South Shields.
Andrew Lansley’s bad day
If people could actually see inside my brain, all the things I was thinking, it really would be a very bad day.
So said Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, in an interview with Amber Elliott for Total Politics published today. This may be a slightly ill-advised soundbite given that there’s a perception that he’s duping the public with his plans for the NHS.
As it turns out, he’s having a pretty bad day anyway, as doctors have voted to take industrial action over pensions.
This 1,668th post was filed under: Diary Style Notes, Health, Politics, Quotes, Andrew Lansley.
Desktop app of the week: Reeder
I’ve used Google Reader for years. I find it a really useful way of managing the many RSS feeds I subscribe to, but I hate its online interface. This means that I’ve spent years using various desktop applications that work with it. I’ve tried lots of them, but the one that’s currently occupying a space on my dock is Reeder, which I also use on my iPhone.
Reeder has everything I want in an RSS reader. It allows me to manage my Google Reader subscriptions from within the app, which many alternatives don’t. It clearly shows my entire RSS inbox on the left, and the contents of each individual item on the right. The weblink to the full article is a click away, as is the Readability version, which I usually try first. It will allow me to tweet or email articles with a single click, and also has a button to send them straight to Pocket. There are built-in options for loads of other services too.
I think Reeder is brilliant, and I highly recommend it.
This 1,667th post was filed under: Favourite desktop apps, Technology, Google Reader, Mac, OSX, Reeder.