Reviewed: The Ricky Gervais Show Podcast
July 19, 2009 by LifeReviewed · Leave a Comment
If, like me, you were unfortunate to miss this free podcast from Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington you will be pleased to know you can download the entire ‘back catalogue’ via iTunes.
The bad news – it’s no longer a free download. But, £3.95 for up to 6 hours of quality content is not too much to ask for, is it?
As you probably guessed from my opening to this review, it’s a positive one. I may be biased having always been a Gervais fan – even before The Office in fact – but the guy is hilarious. Add that to Merchant’s intelligent comedy and Pilkington’s utter thickness (sorry Karl!), and the result is comedy in its greatest form.
There are not many things I listen to and laugh out loud (unless with someone else and laughing together). But, this podcast became a source of embarrasment for me when I chose to listen on a packed Bristol bus. I desperately tried to stop myself from laughing, but I simply couldn’t. I actually had to turn it off before everybody started to think I was a little bit crazy!!
Each half hour episode is filled with Gervais and Merchant ripping Pilkington apart. You will be amazed at some of the opinions and ideas that this guy has.
His classic views on evolution are excruiatingly funny. Karl believes that evolution has got it all wrong and that 78-year-old women should die with a baby inside them, thus solving the problem of ‘not being able to move in London’. As Ricky and Stephen point out, there is a major flaw in his plan – who is going to look after all these newborns. Surely evolution has got it right by allowing women to reproduce at an age where they are fit and healthy enough to develop their child into an adult? This is just one of many crackpot ideas that Karl has…..
Honestly, if you missed the free podcasts first time around, buy them now. They will have you in stiches, and that’s a promise!
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Ipod Touch 3.0 Software Update: Waste of Money?
June 28, 2009 by LifeReviewed · Leave a Comment
Well, I’ve just purchased, downloaded, and installed the new Ipod Touch software update. I’m going to be honest and say that I think it may have been a waste of money…..
I have a 2nd Gen Ipod Touch, but know others that had 1st Gen. The 2.0 software update was huge. Loads of new features and excting gadgets to play with. But, have Apple reached their peak?
The 3.0 update comes with several new features;
Buy movies, TV shows and audiobooks from iTunes via Wi-Fi, Stereo Bluetooth, Peer-to-Peer gaming, Landscape keyboard in Mail, Notes and Safari, Spotlight search – allowing you to search your entire iPod.Cut, copy, and paste from application to application
Not a great deal to get excited about, although the search function is pretty useful. You will find that your home screen now has a page to the left. Navigating to it opens up the search function (see right – I searched my iPod for Michael Jackson) and allows you to search for music, videos, notes, emails, contacts and applications. Very handy if you have a lot of stuff loaded onto it.
Other than that, not a lot in all honesty……
The update does stipulate that you can now sync notes between your iPod and your Mac or PC. I use a PC and don’t have any compatible software for this according to iTunes. It seems you have to own Microsoft Outlook
For those of you that do have Outlook, I’m sure it’s a useful feature.
Shake to Shuffle
Another new feature is the ’shake to shuffle’ option. If you get bored with the song you are listening too, simply shake your iPod and it will randomly select a new one for you. To be honest, I prefer to choose the song I listen too – but I’m sure there will be those of you that enjoy this feature.
The 3.0 update also offers some parental control, Safari improvements and new language support.
Ok, the update did not cost an arm and a leg. But it did cost me £5.99 – and I’m not sure it was money well spent. I could have downloaded ‘Bad’ by Michael Jackson for less than that 
What is your opinion on the 3.0 software update?