Category Archives: Manchester

Manchester says yes to congestion and under investment

Posted on Fri 12th December 2008 by Andrew

I wonder if there is any way to get people out of their cars. The argument people use against using public transport is that it needs improvements of some sort (e.g. punctuality, frequency, options). When the people of Manchester are told that … Continue reading →

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Speeded up window

Posted on Fri 9th February 2007 by Andrew

Here is a video of outside my window taken over about 1hr30 and speeded up to less than a minute. It looked like it was about to snow so I set the camera running, but seams that centre of Manchester … Continue reading →

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Jazz Café

Posted on Wed 7th February 2007 by Andrew

Tomorrow night (Wednesday 6th) the University of Manchester Christian Union are having the second annual a Jazz Café. Its at Jabez Clegg at 8pm. There’ll be some smooth Jazz as well as a short talk and puddings. It’s all free … Continue reading →

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Webcam

Posted on Fri 19th January 2007 by Andrew

I bought a JVC GR-DX77 off eBay primarily to use the Analogue to DV pass through to digitalise our old camcorder tapes before they get too old to play. I have hooked it up to my Mac mini and using … Continue reading →

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Now we have proof

Posted on Sat 23rd December 2006 by Andrew

Well all the students around Manchester’s Oxford Road have know UK North (and GM Buses) to be quite dodgy. And what do you know they have been pulled off the streets following safety fears. BBC News MEN

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Carol Services

Posted on Fri 1st December 2006 by Andrew

Next weekend seams to be the weekend of carol services: 8th December 2006 The University of Manchester Christian Union Carol Service 19:30 at Platt Church, Rusholme 9th and 10th December 2006 Platt Church, Rusholme, (My Church in Manchester) Carol Service … Continue reading →

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Posted on Tue 28th November 2006 by Andrew

Manchester to Glasgow!!! This is getting ridiculous, the West Coast Mainline does this directly. It is about time the government started taxing aviation fuel and this is coming from someone who has to fly to get home (the alternative would … Continue reading →

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4th Year Project

Posted on Sat 4th November 2006 by Andrew

If you want find out a bit about the project I’m working on (and at the minute its very brief) and see an awful photo of me, head over to the project website (which I am in charge of maintaining). … Continue reading →

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Oldness and Macness

Posted on Wed 4th October 2006 by Andrew

First of all Andi Hamilton is trying to do the whole get lots of people to pay you money online so he can buy a mac. However this is the 1st one I have seen where the recipient of your … Continue reading →

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Last week before Easter Hols

Posted on Mon 27th March 2006 by Andrew

To-Do! – Finish Real-time systems assignment – Complete Tools and Techniques for Enterprise Report (this is a big one) – Finish Wireless Comms Lab (Matlab won’t play nice) and finish simple report – Get test programs on PIC Microcontroller (PIC18F2331) … Continue reading →

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