Archive for February, 2010
My Weekly Twitter Roundup For 2010-02-28
Posted by Alastair in Uncategorized on February 28, 2010
- New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Roundup – New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Roundup New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Rou… http://ow.ly/16CXwb #
- RT @lizzish_ mum! i love her so much. #
- In loft sorting out my stuff. IPhone beebs at me, yet no new message or push notification has arrived. Dunno why. #
- http://twitpic.com/14vpju – Lense on iphone not wide angle enough for this to be good, but here's the stuff in loft. #
- Twitpic panoramic photos #fail #
- Loft based stuff (photo via flickr) http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkalastair/4382216054/ #
- Starbucks is encouraging me to post "Get involved with #TheBigSwap by going to http://www.thebigswap.org.uk/". Does Fairtrade actually work? #
- @michaelcooper I quite like #Fringe and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys sci-fi esque shows. in reply to michaelcooper #
- @leahfraser for someone to dm you, you need to be following them. Do you mean @ message you? #
- @WallaseyWatcher @wirralwatch Who are the people behind the services you both provide? What are your credentials? Links on profiles useful! #
- @leahfraser Think Politicians using twitter is good. Feel that communicating with you is easier than Angela Eagle. Online Presence def + #
- I'm at Birkenhead High School For Girls. http://4sq.com/bEo5Sd #
- @WallaseyWatcher haha. Fair enough. What are your political inclinations? Will u be even handed in your coverage? in reply to WallaseyWatcher #
- @WallaseyWatcher Good good. Same position as me then. Thou @leahfraser is the mother of an old school mate of mine. Biases me a bit. in reply to WallaseyWatcher #
- @leahfraser I know very little about local politics. The fact that Angela Eagle's website has had so much money spent on it disenclines me. in reply to leahfraser #
- @wirralwatch Fraser's Website is based on WordPress, an opensource platform used for communication.What else do you need from an MP website? in reply to wirralwatch #
- Really tired. Been busy today. Battery life of iphone a continuing source of small irritation. Going to enjoy discussions of local area. #
- @leahfraser I know!
I support the energy you put into communicating and working in the community. The Angela Eagle "campaign" page =joke in reply to leahfraser # - I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9YV7aB #
- Helping mother out with her classroom computer. (@ St James School) http://4sq.com/93Uejw #
- I'm at Blackshaws (30 Market Place, Stockport). http://4sq.com/dnP1Mp #
- I'm at The Arden Arms (23 Millgate, Stockport). http://4sq.com/90UgGH #
- At philosophy evening class. (@ St James School) http://4sq.com/93Uejw #
- New laptop arrived. Very quick and powerful. Speakers very loud. iPhone synced up with it. Still not used to Windows 7. #
My Weekly Twitter Roundup For 2010-02-21
Posted by Alastair in Uncategorized on February 21, 2010
- New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Roundup – New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Roundup New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Rou… http://ow.ly/16zHj4 #
- IPhone refusing to make data connections to edge. Hope it's just o2 refusing because I've used close to the limit this month. #
- At kookaburra's restaurant, having meal with family. #
- Too much food served here. Very full. #
- Back to whitehills. Having chat with grandmother before leaving for home with brother. #
- In brothers car travelling home from Scotland to his home in Manchester. #
- In a citroen C4 grand Picasso 2L hdi exclusive with stereo upgrade. Very comfy. #
- @billglover Ok, well I power cycled my phone this morning and it connected. guess Contract turning over incidental. #
- I'm at Altrincham Station. http://4sq.com/c5FPtq #
- @michaelcooper congrats on the mayorship of altrincham station. What do you do with your position?
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My Weekly Twitter Roundup For 2010-02-14
Posted by Alastair in Uncategorized on February 14, 2010
- New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Roundup – New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Roundup On way home from stockport. Weathe… http://ow.ly/16weTe #
- Rail replacement service for wallasey village to hamilton square. Hope it doesn't make me late for my connecting train. #
- London trip yesterday a success. Thorough planning useful but not complete cure for nervousness. Back to Dundee today. #
- Getting iPhone tomorrow morning fingers crossed. Excited to be getting it at last. Been a long wait. #
- On train to preston. Feeling a bit more relaxed now that i'm here. Decided not to worry.
# - Talking to man on train. He was on way to meet a date set up on the internet and was a bit nervous. Nice chat. #
- Arriving edinburgh 17.40, departing for Dundee at 18.10. Trains seem on time. Al #
- Nearly at Dundee. Train 10 min late. Fingers crossed can get to the bus station for 8. Watching kitchen nightmares. #
- Man walking to bus station kindly let me walk with him. Arrived in time for bus thankfully. Waiting for the 20 to Forfar #
- On the bus for last leg of journey. Feeling relieved.3 big trips in as many days completed. Back 2 looking after gparent #
- IPhone recieving day. Woo. Hope the delivery company doesn't wait too long to come to me. #
- No sign of IPhone delivery yet. DHL #fail geeky exited agitation ebbing away. Annoyance levels increasing. #
- @BillGlover not really considered it this last week as I'm looking after gdad. Not so well therefore. in reply to BillGlover #
- Got the iPhone and activated it at long last. Well chuffed. #
- @8a22a Haha, thanks. #iPhone owners club not all that exclusive.
in reply to 8a22a # - @BillGlover re podcasting. Had a couple on wordpress site till I managed to break the iTunes compatiblity. Will do it once sorted out. in reply to BillGlover #
- @haibins yes I do need a rest. Got one today thankfully. thanks. in reply to haibins #
- Good morning world. Brilliant new day with my iPhone. #
- @lizzish_ well you know what I'm like so this should be no surprise. in reply to lizzish_ #
- I just unlocked the "Newbie" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/de1EQb #
- I'm at Macari's. http://4sq.com/8YVuls #
- @insanityinc I'm in Forfar for a little while. Thinking about organising a tweetup. Would you be up for that? #fofartweetup #
- I'm at Alison's (88 Castle Street, Forfar). http://4sq.com/cUxjAv #
- I'm at The Plough (48 Market Street, Forfar). http://4sq.com/abqadt #
- RT @1rick There are times that I wish I was still behind the #gfw so I could have better access to some Chinese video sites #didijustsaythat #
- @djwellis snow in Stafford? I'm in Scotland and hoping it doesn't reach me. ;-p in reply to djwellis #
- I'm at Macari's. http://4sq.com/8YVuls #
- I just unlocked the "Local" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9b3T1L #
- O2 sim card not 3G compatible. Sales team #fail . have to wait till mon or tues for new card. Restricted to edge for last week. #
- New mesh laptop ordered. Gamer 15.6 cs. Cards declined. 30 min phone calls and sorted. Expecting expensive Phone bill this month. #
- Had iPhone a week and on edge network, deliberately used up 90% of monthly "unlimited" fair use bandwidth of 750MB. New month on 15th. #
- Watching holby city with grand father as he follows it. Drank 2 glasses of wine, and enjoying the company, though not the tv show. #
- @BillGlover aparrently not with much difficulty. Uploading lots of photos to flickr, and downloading emails and lots of apps. Takes time. in reply to BillGlover #
- I'm at Whitehills. http://4sq.com/9WvjHs #
- @BillGlover don't know if data counters on phone include phone calls or not. 750mb includes up and down. Downloaded lots of apps too. in reply to BillGlover #
My Weekly Twitter Roundup For 2010-02-07
Posted by Alastair in Uncategorized on February 7, 2010
- New Podcast: My Weekly Twitter Roundup – On way home from stockport. Weather typically british damp. Still no crazy… http://ow.ly/16sMcQ #
- @AlexBowman they do, but laptop out of action and grandparents don't have internet. Bit of a pain really. in reply to AlexBowman #
- Watching harrison ford in air force one. Will travel home on friday and down to london on saturday to escort sister. #
- Just ordered 32 GB iphone 3gs on 18 month contract. 35 per month. Cost of contract 640. Cost of phone 0. #
- Got connection ok at edinburgh on way home. Arrive wigan 5.30 to change to 5.38 train to liverpool. Happy days. #
- Man behind me stupidly didn't collect his return ticket from fasttrack machine. Thought outward part was complete ticket #
- Now he's speaking loudly about his stupidity on the phone and blaming scotland. He's Getting bad reception. Hello hello. #
- It's nice to be rude about peoples' carelessness without their knowledge. Time for a sandwich. #
- Just arriving carlisle. Train seems on time. O2 sending me text messages about iphone prematurly. #
- Train 10 min late. Gonna miss connection and have 2 wait 30 min for the next one. Didnt sleep well last night. Exhausted #
- They're saying to change at preston. For the 18.04 train. So not quite 30 min. Yes i'm bored. Listening to postcasts. #
- Feeling cold and ill at preston station. Not appreciating the delay. Al #
- Desperate to get some shut eye. Commuter train however not the place.Soldier sitting next to me has a nice samsung phone #
- Glad i didn't change at wigan. Wouldn't have got a seat otherwise. Too dark to take photos out the window. ;-( #
- Well that was fun. I just sent a whole load of text messages to friends in london to meet up tomorrow. And replying. #
- And finally i'm back in wallasey village. Fantastic. #
- @steven_j_king for being a current O2 customer renewing a contract. It's a repackaged phone or something. As new but not new. in reply to steven_j_king #
- On train to London, taking sis to the O2 arena to see "Dancing on Ice" as birthday treat for friend Steff. #
- Virgin Trains Liverpool-London Serives First Class #fail Bought 1st class tickets thinking food would be given. Apparently only on weekdays. #
- Woman serving drinks on this train also seems to be in a proper mood. Not encouraging for customer service. #
- Being stressed about things tends to lead to exhaustion. This is where I'm at currently. Hope to get a good rest tonight. #

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