by Jono Bacon | May 18, 2017 | Random
Recently I got a Google Home (thanks to Google for the kind gift). Last week I recorded a quick video of me interrogating it: Well, tonight I nipped upstairs quickly to go and grab something and as I came back downstairs I heard Jack, our vivacious 4-year-old asking...
by Jono Bacon | Mar 12, 2012 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Random
Update: I cut the cord from DirecTV and life is so much better. Read about how I did this with Playstation Vue here. I don’t write a lot on my blog about issues with companies, service providers, and otherwise, but yesterday my wife and I discovered something...
by Jono Bacon | Jul 29, 2011 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Random
My brother, Martin, is working hard right now to prepare to set a new Guinness world record for the fastest land speed record for a car powered by coffee. Crazy, yes, awesome, *definitely*. I am so proud of him, my nephews, and the rest of the team. What’s...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 28, 2010 | Random
*These views are my own, and not necessarily those of Canonical.* Some time back the always awesome Earl and Cathy from [Zareason](http://zareason.com/shop/home.php) loaned me one of their [Strata laptops](http://zareason.com/shop/Strata-Pro-13.html) to play with. I...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 23, 2010 | Random
I don’t tend to blog about appeals, but I [came across this terribly sad...
by Jono Bacon | Feb 12, 2010 | Random
Today my dad was informed that he will be awarded a masters degree at Cambridge University where he has been studying recently. While I am overflowing with pride over his achievement, what really makes me smile is the incredible journey that led him there. Born and...
