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Mozilla Launches Firefox OS 1.0 Simulator

Posted on December 11, 2012 by rich

I’ve spoken of my excitement for Firefox OS before, but now Mozilla have released version 1.0 of the operating system simulator into the wild. An entirely-web-based operating system poses an enticing, compelling experience for the user; an experience known as “continuous client” because it follows you across your devices as if you were using the […]

Gentlemen’s Guide to Toilet Etiquette (Part 4): Festive Edition

Posted on December 4, 2012December 4, 2012 by rich

In this special episode, the Gentlemen’s Guide to Toilet Etiquette shares a cautionary tale about the dangers of festive starters, through the most manly of mediums: poetry. Wait, what? When Christmas comes, this time of year, We all indulge in wine and beer, And eat until we’ve had our fill, Or just until we feel […]

FlightLevel390 has Vanished! Hello, Dave?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by rich

Have you seen him? He’s vanished off the interwebz! The mysterious, greying Captain, fond of Japanese superbikes and perfect landings, only known as “Dave” has removed his blog, “flightlevel390”. And I’m not the only one who is missing this paragon of aviation blogging awesomeness… In fact, you don’t have to look very far to find a plethora […]

Automatic Task List in Visual Studio

Posted on November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 by rich

The Task List in Visual Studio is apparently very well hidden. But if you’ve ever put a “TODO” comment in some code in Visual Studio, you’ve already started to use it! This is a feature of Visual Studio that has been around since at least VS 2005 and yet I talk to so many developers […]

Christmas List Message to Santa

Posted on November 8, 2012 by rich

This morning I sent my Christmas list to Santa Claus, ol’ Saint Nick, Pére Noel, Hanky the Christmas Poo, or if you’re feeling traditional, Father Christmas. To: Amy (The Wife) From: Richard Subject: Christmas List Dear Santa, This year I have been a very good boy, I even let Amy get a rabbit (even though […]

Landing the Boeing 737

Posted on November 1, 2012 by rich

“Ladies and Gentlemen, does anyone know how to fly a plane?” The question they should be asking is, of course, “does anybody know how to LAND a plane?” Flying is easy. Landing is hard. It is every Flight Simulator geek’s dream to be asked into the cockpit to save a pressurised tube full of terrified holidaymakers. […]

Flying the Boeing 737

Posted on November 1, 2012November 1, 2012 by rich

Last weekend I traveled to Harrogate in Yorkshire to try my hand at flying the Boeing 737-200 airliner. Hidden away in a hangar on the outskirts of the beautiful (and quite historical) town is Real Simulation, a company selling flight simulator experiences in their full-motion 737 and F4 Phantom sims. Upon arrival (arf arf…), I […]

American Airlines New Livery

Posted on October 21, 2012October 21, 2012 by rich

American Airlines have announced they will change the polished-bare-metal livery their aircraft have sported since the 1930s. There have been several leaked designs and even a purported photo showing a new Boeing 777 painted in dark grey ready to be the first to receive American Airline’s new livery. American Airlines’ Old Livery Being British, and […]