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My Blog is Moving...

2007-11-07T14:27:57Z

Just a quick note to say that my blog is now moving from Vox to my own personal website, the blog will now be available at thirtyfootscrew.com (direct url: http://www.thirtyfootscrew.com/golb).

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Gamerscore Blog Road Tour 2007: Washington D.C.

2007-05-25T06:08:59Z

I've not long since got back to my hotel after attending an event in Washington DC hosted by the Microsoft Xbox (and Games for WIndows) PR guys from the Gamerscore Blog, it was a great night and good to finally put some faces to names / gamertags ...

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QotD: Not Allowed In The Cart

2007-05-17T22:46:05Z

What item(s) do you have to prevent yourself from buying at the grocery store? Submitted by Places Unknown. Meat, because I'm a vegetarian! That said, I do have to worry about manufacturers sneaking animal products into everyday items like Mar...

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How Awesome is Skype?

2007-05-13T19:01:35Z

I know this puts me somewhat behind the times, but I just wanted to comment on how great Skype is. In the course of arranging a trip to the USA I have had reason to call on the phone a number of times to arrange hotels, etc. I just got off of th...

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QotD: Search Me

2007-05-10T16:52:39Z

How well does your name Google? Who are you up against? (Celebrities, etc.) Submitted by Matt Blank. The top listing on Google for my name is that of an escort girl based in Sydney, Australia (It's not me, honest) which I thought was quite amusin...

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QotD: My Daily Dose

2007-05-03T19:00:34Z

What websites do you visit every day? Submitted by Chez Michelle. I'm an avid gamer, techie and current-affairs junkie so I check... The Gamercast Network - website for a series of podcasts and a brilliant good-natured forum as well. Euroga...

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MacBook: First Impressions from a Switcher

2007-04-27T12:29:50Z

Many months ago when I started this blog I'd just acquired a PowerMac G4 having rescued it from a skip, I installed OSX and started using it. I enjoyed the experience but the Mac quickly fell into disuse as I still had all of my regular apps, ema...

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Old News Catchup: Apple TV, PS3 Launch, EMI sans DRM...

2007-04-19T18:06:46Z

So, what's been going down in my absence? After a three month absence I thought I'd better catch up by posting my thoughts on the recent (and not so recent) news stories, so here (in no particular order) are the ones that caught my eye. Suitabl...

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QotD: Ms. President

2007-04-19T17:17:46Z

Is it likely that the U.S. will have a female president in the near future? In your lifetime? Why? I hope so, though I really (really) hope it's not Hillary Clinton. I'm British and we've already had a female Prime Minister (though many would a...

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Absence makes the heart grow... apathetic?

2007-04-19T16:47:22Z

It's been a while since my last post, and yes I'm aware that means that I suck at blogging but I don't care. It's the thought that counts and I really do want to keep it up, recent developments mean that I have an added incentive to put finger to...

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