Running is a very cheap sport to get into. You only need some trainers and off you go. Which is why after re-booting my running career two months ago I’ve acquired (via gifts and my own purchases) running gear costing a substantial amount more than “very cheap”! I treated myself to a new pair of… Read more →
Author Archive for Michael
Fitness, Life
Run for The 96 5K
This morning I ran in the “Run for The 96 5K” race in Stanley Park in Liverpool. The race is in its third year and is run to remember the 96 who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. It is also run to raise funds for Everton in the Community and the… Read more →
Fitness, Life
Thunder Run 2018?
I started to run again about 8 weeks ago and already I’ve got the urge to run the fantastic-sounding race, Thunder Run! It’s a 24-hour event, and for me it would involve being part of an 8-person team, taking it in turns to run laps of a 10K course. I actually entered a team back in… Read more →
Fitness, Life
Is Running My Resolution?
I’ve been running since 2003, not continuously, I’ve had the odd break here and there, including a near 3-year hiatus when I moved to Newton in 2014. However, earlier this year I decided I needed to get back into running. Luckily for me I live a few minutes from the meeting point of a local… Read more →
Life, Technology
What Do Hue Think You’re Looking At?
I love a bit of tech and one of the things I’ve wanted to try out over the last year or so has been some home lighting improvements. Philips Hue lights are wireless LED lights that can provide a great range of colours, and can be controlled via a number of different methods such as… Read more →
Development
UIPickerView and Swift 3
I’ve been learning how to code using Swift 3. As Swift 3 is still so new, a lot of the help on the Tinterweb is for Swift 2. When you try to get help with the Cocoa and Interface Builder stuff things can get a little tricky. What the net says works perfectly in Swift… Read more →
Development, Video Games
How Many Ds Are There in Unity?
I’ve started learning Unity 3D, which is my third game development engine in as many years. I’ve always developed 2D games because I don’t have any 3D skills whatsoever. Well, I can walk about without bumping into stuff, but that’s about it. However, I read up on Unity and watched a few videos and it… Read more →
Development, Video Games
One Trick Ponies
They make for the best video games, right? It’s hard to find fault with a game like Tetris, given that it has one trick which has been refined to perfection leaving no room for criticism. Unless you don’t like that one trick, of course, but then you’re just a weirdo. I like games that do… Read more →
Life
Book Discovery on Kindle
I’ve been a keen Kindle user for nearly 4 years and barely visited a book shop in that time; now I’m wondering if I need to go back. The reason is book discovery and how terribly awful it is on the e-ink Kindle devices. I’m increasingly finding that it’s far too difficult to find books… Read more →
Development, Video Games
Free To Pay and The Curve
Let’s face it, the new breed of games shouldn’t be thought of as Free-To-Play but Free-To-Pay. Yes, they are free, but they are designed to cost you much more in the long-run – or short-run when you look at the price of some of those In-App Purchases (IAPs) – than if you’d paid your 69p… Read more →