WordPress App
Just a post to show off the WordPress app I have just downloaded on my iPod Touch, fancy eh? I’m rather impressed now I can post to my blog from anywhere with a wi-fi connection. I am starting to think I need an iPhone….?
Thought I’d share a picture I took of my uni with my k850i. The Octagon Building taken from the top of the beacon building. I took it a while ago as you can see because its sunny.
One Week To Go…
There is one more week of uni for me in 2008 left, which makes me half way though my second year… Scary! I’m not so much stressing out like most as I have planned ahead and I’m not doing my assignments last minute, which is a surprise. OK well one of them I have still got to do, The PED poster, I’m putting it off to be honest but I am half way through my Data Recovery Assignment! Yay!
I have had my final CCNA skills test which I didn’t think went well as I had a problem with the Frame-Relay connection which I think will hit me on marks but I haven’t had the confirmed marks back yet. Which brings me to placements, I have applied for a Cisco Internship. I think it’ll look great on my CV but I think I’ll learn so much if I get the job, I have my fingers crossed but I won’t hear back for a while I don’t think.
I have also got my car back from the body shop, a whole two weeks off the road, it was missed at 10am in the morning when it was freezing cold and I was walking to uni, but I have it back now and the work looks great! I have also had my wing mirror repaired from when it was hit during the first night on the road at my house.
I’m getting distracted by After Effects at the moment, I have seen some of its possibilities and thought I’d give a few tutorials ago!
Ahhhh
This week hasn’t all been fun and games but its not as if most weeks are. Uni deadlines are fast approaching and one assignment I havn’t really started yet. However I am looking positive towards it and will be able to make them, I have a CCNA4 skills test coming up which I’m not too sure about so I’ll be revising for that pretty soon.
My placement search is on the hills, although new placements are popping up I have found myself without the time to apply. I have got plenty of time however as most deadlines are for January so that will be a job for the xmas hols, however as expected I did not make the second stage of the GCHQ recruiment, I’m glad I tried though, somehow I knew I wouldn’t get through.
Last weekend I was down at the NEC on sunday afternoon helping my parents take their stand down at a show. At the time time is another hall at the NEC was the MPH show, didn’t get a chance to look round but there was some pretty sweet cars zooming around the car parks.
However this week hasn’t been a good week for my car, its finally got a problem with it. I suppose I’ve been expecting it, as I havn’t had anything major happen since I got it back in Mayand well this week with the lots of speed bumps and an emergency stop because of some stupid driver on the road. My front bumper decided it couldn’t hold on any longer and fell off, thankfully it fell over just as I was parking up at uni, so there wasn’t any drama on the side of the road.
Couldn't Hold On Any Longer
Lack of Front Bumper
Should be getting it fixed before the xmas hols so at the minute its hidden away, which is great I’m not spending money on petrol anymore! shame its now come down is price and is still falling, hope it stays that way.
Anyway until next time.
Look out for my review of my new D-Link DIR-655 router
iPod Touch and Replacement Phone
I got myself an iPod Touch today, well it came today I ordered it on monday after Matt, a flatmate pushed me over the edge and I took a leap and ordered one. I had been thinking of getting one for a while but decided against as the new generation was not to far in the distance which is what I have got.
It was a few differences apparently including a speaker and a volume button on the side. Overall I’m very impressed with this little device! I’ve put some music on it, set up googlemail and my uni e-mail (impressive) and I’ve downloaded a few must have apps for example the wordpress app which I’m using to write this post.
The main reason I got this was to help me organise myself, at uni I find a always need a pc to check e-mail and update my calender but the touch is my answer as there is a wifi network on campus and I can access pretty much anything from anywhere with a hotspot! Great!
Another package also turned up today, my new k850i as mine broke and Orange insurance kindly got a new one sent to me in under 24hours! Magic!
Busy, Busy, Busy!
I thought I’d take a break and write a post. I’m currently in the process of updating my CV and I’m starting to apply for placements for the sandwich part of my course at Stafford! As expect Year2 has a lot more work involved I’m working on 3 assignments at the moment!
C++ I’m finding hard which I expected and the assignment is going to be a challenge I foresee but I’m sure I’ll get over that bridge.
I have also joined Trentham Canoe Club to escape for all this work on Wednesdays, only been once so far and I did end up in the lake but I hope to join and it be regular occurrence.
Knee update!
I now have my knee in a brace to stop it twisting, not really sure why however but it is something to do with the ligaments. More importantly though I can’t drive for two weeks as it is my right knee. I’m quite annoyed about it but on the other hand I’m not.
On one hand I get to hobble along everywhere on foot and save money on petrol (or lack of) but on the other knowing I have a car and can’t nip around to a mates house at any time is just annoying. I wanted to go to Curry’s today to check out some prices but I couldn’t as I wouldn’t have got there on time on foot! thankfully Matt was around and drove but still I love driving and can’t for two weeks!
Uni update: I’m now enrolled on Further Programming Concepts with C++ should be fun. Instead of Mobile computing as it clashed to much. Also I’ve got a hell of a lot of work to do with Cisco! Fun Fun Fun!
