Warren has sent me a link to a Teaser Trailer for the comic-book movie adaption of Marvel Comics Ghost Rider.
Although I’m not a massive Nicholas Cage fan, the trailer does look the part – especially the all important flaming head. 
Monthly Archive for December, 2005
All I can say is… I still regret never been bought a "Speak & Spell" for Christmas as a child. 
Probably much like you, I get dozens of e-mails a week from customers and friends who forward any e-mail they receive containing "important information about the latest virus/blessing/warning" onto everyone in their address list. I try to explain that these are just the modern versions of chain-letters, but it’s difficult to explain to people why these e-mails are created in the first place.
Anyway, received a forward from my friend Mandy yesterday on the subject that made me smile…
"Dear Friends
With Christmas almost upon us, I’d like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to all of you who have taken the time and trouble to send me "forwards" over the past 12 months. Thank you for making me feel safe, secure, blessed and healthy.
* Extra thanks to whoever sent me the email about rat crap in the glue on envelopes – cause I now have to go get a wet towel every time I need to seal an envelope.
* Also, I scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
* Because of your genuine concern, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it I know it can remove toilet stains, which is not exactly an appealing characteristic.
* I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
* I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.
* I no longer go to shopping centres because someone might drug me with a cologne sample and rob me.
* I no longer eat KFC because their "chickens" are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.
* I no longer worry about my soul because at last count, I have 363,214 angels looking out for me.
* Thanks to you, I have learned that God only answers my prayers if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.
* I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl on the Internet who is about to die in the hospital (for the 1,387,258th time).
* I no longer have any money at all in fact – but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special on-line email program.
Yes, I want to thank you all so much for looking out for me that I will now return the favour!
""
Of course, it was an e-mail forward again – but at least this one made me laugh and not just shake my head in disbelief. Thanks Mandy! 
Here’s wishing everyone who reads my blog has a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year in 2006!
Cheers,
Ric.
Heard from my VoIP provider Vonage today that they are currently beta-testing and will be releasing in early 2006 a Wi-Fi based Telephone handset that can access upto 4 pre-set Wi-Fi networks to make Voice-over-IP calls through.
I’ve been a Vonage user for the past few months and it has dramatically reduced office telephone bills with free local and national calls. Plugging the Vonage Router into any broadband connection and being able to take telephone calls anywhere is a great feature.
I’ve recently been testing Skype running on a PocketPC connected to the Internet by Wi-FI and was pleasantly surprised at how good the quality was, so the ability to be able to take a mobile-like ‘phone with me to make and receive calls from Wi-Fi hotspots, customer sites, etc. for free would be something of great interest.
The handset is likely to retail for £89.99. As a big fan of VoIP, I’ll be looking into this more when it arrives.
Now here’s an interesting gadget.
Everybody uses (or should by now) a hands-free mobile ‘phone kit in their car. Most of them are now Bluetooth based kits. I use a dashboard standing one myself.
But how about building that same functionality into your rear view mirror as this product offers?
Now if I didn’t already own a BT hands-free kit, I’d be rushing out to buy this one for the sheer novelty value. 
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