Cynergist

New Technology

I've been investing in new technology recently. Anyone who knows me is well aware that I love well designed gadgets, so it should come as no surprise that I've bought a few new ones.

It all started when I was walking through the Arndale in Manchester a few months ago and I happened to see the new ipod Touch in the Apple store. I'd never even heard of it before, but I just couldn't resist its charms, and before I knew what was happening, I had walked up to the counter.

"Can I buy a Touch" I asked inquisitively.

"Certainly Sir" he replied. "Would that be the 8gb basic model, or the full 16gb model?".

This threw me slightly as I didn't realise there was a choice of two. As if in a trance I heard my voice say "16gb please".

So before I knew it, I was leaving the shop with quite a small package in a nice apple bag, and £269 less in my bank account.

Christmas

I would just like to start by thanking everyone for the Christmas cards and presents.

I'm just back from my trip to Higham Ferrers, where I spent Christmas with my father.

I would have liked to travel down by train, but unfortunately it looked like there were going to be lots of disruptions over the Christmas period while they worked on the rails, so I hired a car from Enterprise instead. This did give me the advantage of having a little freedom in being able to go around on my own while back in Northamptonshire, rather than having to ask my father to take me everywhere I wanted to go.