James Branch
I started my I.T. life back in 1987 with a Commodore 64, swiftly moving to the Amiga 500 and 1200, but got my first (What I could call 'real') PC in 1991.... a Packard Bell 486 DX running Windows 3.1 and from then on, I was hooked!
I've been working in the I.T. sector in the U.K. for over 10 years now. My career started as a junior technician for Sage Software (Working in house as part of the I.T. tech teams, not developing their software as such) repairing PC's and doing the boring jobs that nobody really wanted or could be bothered to do! It was my first taste of work in the I.T. sector since leaving college (Where I studied I.T. and Business believe it or not!) so as far as I was concerned, I had the best job in the world!
After a couple of years I left Sage as a Desktop Support Engineer and worked for a number of I.T. companies, with most of my concentration and dedication being aimed at PC, Server and Network support/design.
I'm currently working as part of a two man I.T. support team, so tend to get my hands dirty with not only network design and support, PC & Server repair/maintenance, but I also maintain VoIP telephone systems, have mastered Sharepoint (MOSS/WSS Design, Document Library and Workflows), setup Virtual Servers using VMWare & MS Virtual Server, systems administration, Unix maintenance, and I like to dabble in SQL now and again.... just for my sins! :)
I tend not to go very far without my iPod shuffle and can't live without my Blackberry 8820 - it's like an extension to my right (or even left!) hand!
As you can probably gather, I'm also addicted to gadgets.... I have quite an impressive collection of toys now, which seem to take up too much space at home! I've gone through more digital cameras that I care to think of, had far too many Palms, games consoles, smart phones and an impressive of collection of PC's and laptops! Not a bad thing though, I think anyway!! My wife might think otherwise! :)
When I'm not playing with gadgets or on the internet, I'm spending time with my gorgeous wife and three kids (All boys!) who'll no doubt grow up to be gadget freaks too, I hope! :)
You can always find me checking e-mail, Twittering or mooching around Facebook, or indeed finding the next gadget(s) to review!
James
During these balmy summer days there’s numerous way to keep cool and refreshed, but what better way to do it than with your very own slushie machine!
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I am thinking either mojitos or margaritas…..
Or beer!
A friend of mine has bought one and yes, he managed to create a slushie beer… I never tasted it, but apparently it was a big hit at his BBQ 🙂
Nice product. I like the retro desing.
I make my own slushie-like drinks like this: crush a fair amount of ice cubes in an ice cube crusher (I use a very sturdy manual model, very durable), put the crushed ice in a Magic Bullet (or comparable kitchen appliance), add some water and flavour syrup, and mix it.
Not exactly a slushie, but the next best thing, with less energy usage. And you don’t need an extra device (apart from some pretty standard appliances) to make it 😉
Hey, you don’t let us colonists know how to buy the Slush machine in the USA.
@Steve – I believe Firebox US sell these, although when i checked last week they were out of stock and referred to the UK site. Check them out though, as no doubt they’ll get more in stock.
http://firebox.com 🙂