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Hull Digital Live Launches – don’t miss out!

mossman — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:22:15 +0000

Hull’s first digital and technology conference is coming soon! I’m rather excited about this

If you head on over to the website, you can sign up to stay in touch and get all the details of the early bird prices and the speakers. We’ll be announcing sponsorship packages, location, pricing etc in the next few weeks, but we are planning to hold it in early October, so I really hope it works for you!

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Meeting James Martin (Leeds Loves Food Festival)

mossman — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:14:25 +0000

It’s not often you meet a genuine celeb, and I guess James Martin is the real deal.

Via good old twitter, I was invited over to meet James at the Leeds Love Food Festival, which is going on right now and over the weekend. Admittedly, this is not a food blog, but having a soft spot for most types of nice grub, plus knowing Mr Martin was a petrolhead, I went over to meet him.

He was a really nice chap – you can see why he is well liked – a marketing person’s dream. Before he left I grabbed a couple of minutes with him talking cars and Macs – just click the play button below:

It was very encouraging to see that the PR firm who were involved had organised a session for bloggers (that’s me that is) to meet him and ask questions, so there was a few of us who turned up and got asking. I made a few notes, and managed a couple of foodie questions before getting onto the good stuff

He doesn’t think of himself as a celebrity, but branded one
He finds inspiration by going to great places
He started out as head chef at Hotel Du Vin in Winchester (and in fact I remember him back then in a Lotus Esprit Turbo), where he was discovered by a “lady old enough to be my Mother” who “popped her card in his pocket and said she would make me a star”
This led to an interview and job on the Big Breakfast on Channel 4
He had his birthday a few days ago, with hundreds of people attending a party, with 100 plus chefs of course. He said “what the hell do you cook for Michelin starred chefs?” Well, he did fresh langoustines, wood-fired pizza and then an ice cream van turned up for dessert. I like it!
The good news – he is a Mac, not a PC and has used them for 12+ years
He is driving a number of cars at Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend and cook for 1100 people one evening!
He has just got the new R8 V10 a couple of days ago and is very impressed (he’s a big Audi fan)
He hasn’t been to the ‘Ring (the big girl’s blouse)
He is going to do the Mille Miglia again in 2010
Top tip for office lunch is to hollow oout some fresh bread, fill with chicken, pesto, mozzarella etc, then put in the fridge and take a slice to work each day – it will last all week
His latest project is a serving 30,000 meals around the world.

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Time for some new shoes – Church’s Leeds delivers

mossman — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:39:34 +0000

Decent, honest customer service is becoming rare these days. Also, the fact of actually buying something in the flesh rather than using the web. Shoes are VERY important. You wear them every day, they are what you wear to walk / run in and they say a lot about you. As the legendary @Opotopo (Mr Kelly) said

Life is too short for crap gear

And I heartily agree. So, it was a great pleasure to buy a new pair of shoes from Paul and Patrick at Church’s Leeds yesterday. They helped me choose, helped with the fitting and made sure I felt like a special customer. The upshot is that good old WOM, or Word of Mouth comes in. Anyone who asks me where to buy shoes from, and I am going to recommend them without hesitation.

A HUGE thanks chaps and here to further embarrass you, some photos!

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Papers Review on BBC Radio Humberside

mossman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:21:21 +0000

A big thanks to Ruth Barcroft, the BBC Radio Humberside DJ, (who does the Saturday morning show) who invited me in to review the papers this morning. It meant an early start but was great fun and look forward to doing it again very soon!

You can listen below

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So, when is Google Voice coming to the UK?

mossman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:50:12 +0000

Google Voice looks superb. But I’ve not heard anything about plans to launch in the UK. Ribbit also impresses me (bought by BT) and again, nothing concrete for a UK launch. This is really starting to tick me off. So, anyone who knows anything, please post something!

In the meantime, check out the Google Voice video:

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If only more companies were like Google

mossman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:41:45 +0000

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Objectified film

mossman — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:23:27 +0000

If, like me, you love design, the new film Objectified is going to be right up your street.

Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.

If I use something every day, it is SO much better to get pleasure from it. From the look. From the feel. From the usability. From the ease of use. From the design. My mobile. My computers. My house phones. Light switches. Lamps. The list goes on.

What do you covet in terms of design?

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hasbean Steve iPhone Fund

mossman — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:51:03 +0000

UPDATE - Steve has already commented on this post and we have just spoken on the phone, so any donations are going to be made to www.coffeekids.org

If you fancy donating something, you can do it direct on their site here

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For those of you have met Steve Leighton, you won’t forget him. He is one of the most generous, kind, thoughtful and top chaps you could hope to meet. He does so much for other people, both in this country and for the people he meets on his coffee travels in Africa, and South America.

He never asks for anything back, he just gives, and that deserves recognition and in this case, us giving something back to him.

A fellow Mac fanboy and a lost iPhone

Steve and I started keeping in touch after I began to order my coffee from him and we had that fateful “ooo, you’re a Mac fanboy too!” conversation

He was VERY excited to get his first iPhone before all of us, and then his 3G and then his 3GS last Friday. Unfortunately, he has now lost it

And this is where we come in. As I’ve stated before, Steve always gives, and in this case we can help someone who really deserves it.

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My suggestion is that we buy Steve his new phone. He has many, many customers, and so if everyone gives a little, it will all add up very quickly

So, I think the best thing to do is to use PayPal. My paypal email address is

jonmoss at mac.com

Please mark donations “hasbean Steve iPhone fund” and just send what you can For starters, I’m giving a tenner, the very least I can do for all the generosity Steve has given me personally over the years. (If anyone has a better suggestion, don’t be shy and let me know quickly!).

I’m sure with the power of the web, we can soon get this moving, so please retweet, please blog about this and link to this post.

Steve you are a star mate, and you truly deserve something back after all the times you have given.

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Nick Hand and Slowcoast

mossman — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:15:06 +0000

I first met Nick at the Do Lectures last year. We instantly got on with our love for Canon gear, photography, and Macs

It was by chance we met once again at Liverpool’s b.tween event last week, so it was great to catch up and chat. He did tell me about a little, or rather, large adventure which begins for him on Sunday.

Slowcoast. So what’s all this then?! Well… simply put …

So, as you can see, this is not only an adventure of a lifetime, but something which is going to have some great outputs too. Nick is going to be coming past Hull, and so I’ll be catching up with him then

You can follow his travels in a number of ways:

So, please do follow him on twitter and give him some support. All that remains is to say, have an amazing trip Nick and see you soon!

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Fiat’s Eco Drive

mossman — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:15:58 +0000

Fiat’s Eco Drive, originally uploaded by JonnyMoss.

Brilliant. Green technology from Fiat, and done very, very well by the looks of things.

Check it out!

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