Category: Hobbies & Interests

  • MotoGP ’09 – First Blood

    After the turbulent events over the break with the pull-out of Kawasaki and rumours surrounding other teams it is great to finally see this years contenders back on the track. Over the course of the tests Rossi had a few ‘offs’, while Stoner with his ‘weak’ wrist seems more then capable of keeping to the…

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  • Testing Man & Metal; RTA & I

    Statistically it was bound to happen. In my eleventh year on two wheels and many thousands of kilometers I was involved in my first road traffic accident (RTA). I am lucky, very lucky. There is a saying among motorcyclists, “we all come off, some get back, some don’t, some can’t“. I can get back on…

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  • Buell, Showing You How To Own The Corners

    Here are some of the latest videos from Buell highlighting their current 2009 range…enjoy! The Buell Ulysses XB12XT The Buell Ulysses XB12X The Buell 1125R and Firebolt XB12R Sportsbikes The Buell 1125CR The Buell Lightning Range Hope you enjoyed that and got you excited. Dublin Harley-Davidson is my local dealer here in Ireland, track down…

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  • Pimping Your Gnome Deskop

    One of the best features about Ubuntu has got to be the ease at which you can grab whatever need when you need it. The debate goes on about free/open/proprietary license issues, but for the end user you are spoilt for choice, which moves me onto the look and feel of the Ubuntu desktop. At…

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  • Ubuntu and the world of tomorrow

    Below are some excerpts from an interview by the NY Times with Mark Shuttleworth and gives a good history of Ubuntu and Canonical up to now. It also looks at the companies future plans and giving an indication of what is to come. No word on specifics or any of the technology advances that Ubuntu…

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