Got anything new to report? - Min's MinIT Update. Friday 28th March 2014

Well hello hello! Yes, my dear blog reader, it's Friday!

This week the 'Small man called Min live tour' went to Munich and I learnt that they like analytics and science and beer. I learnt that they invented most things, like the light bulb (they do like to show this off as you can see from the rather grand chandelier pic which was in my hotel room) and the computer and the airplane. Don't tell the Wright Brothers about that last one.

So on the lovely met line and everyone is looking quite pleased with themselves. Wonder if that's because they got their Mother's Day presents sorted?

Advert on the tube: if you spot someone Ill or in pain please help them off the train.

Nice, what about if they were on the way to Northwick Park Hospital as they weren't well and now you've just rugby tacked them off the train at Great Portland Street as they had looked a bit pink...

App of the week: Medium. Ok this week I have something slightly different for you. It's not as you may think from the title some sort of app to let you connect with the spirits world, or an app talking about the average size of clothing. No my friends, this is called Medium for no reason at all...it's a really interesting set of articles (similar to flipboard) that you can also read offline in the tunnels between Kings Cross and Finchely Road. What I really like is the wide selection of articles they have and a little symbol on the front page that tells you how many minutes it should take you to read it (no pressure!)  So this week I've been reading about "10 things I know about being happy (2 mins), 4 ways to make your brain work better (6 mins) and washing machine for men (4 mins). I learnt that "58 % of British men can’t use a washing machine properly because they find the household appliance confusing.”

There you go! Seriously the articles are really interesting and I've tried to change some of my habits already. For example, the brain one said that our minds weren't developed for multitasking and you shouldn't do what I do, which is switch in rapid succession from emails, Facebook, Twitter,web stuff, etc as this is blowing our minds and productivity. Instead, the man said that you should focus on 1 task at a time, so I won't be taking my iphone to the toilet any more...If nothing else you will get some lovely and interesting facts and stories after spending only a few minutes reading the 'mediums' and will look far more intelligent than you actually are and it's free! Min marks out of 10. - 9.13 

Thought of the week: Why don't travel agents ever ask you if you've got any nice haircuts planned?...

Right that's your lot! Have a great sleep and give your mothers an extra hug from me this Sunday.

A small man called Min

Got anything new to report? - Min's MinIT Update. Wednesday 19th March 2014

Well hello hello! Yes, I know it's not Friday, or even Monday but just to keep everyone on their toes (who came up with that phrase...ballet dancers?) thought I'd do a blog today as left home super early and managed to get a seat on the tube.

Thanks so much for the blog views last week. I had a look at the view count and we are nearly at the 15,000 mark! Happy days!!

Most of the talk for the last week has been about the lost plane and all the conspiracy theories are  coming out. Yesterday, this bloke on the radio reckoned that the aliens had taken them.

This did get me thinking and I actually wrote an email to the US department of Defence last night. Just thinking that rather than them spending $1bn a pop on those triangle stealth bomber things which have that dynamic shape and non metallic paint to avoid being seen on radar, had they thought about just turning off their transponder?....

Ok, it may be 7:09 but the tube is full. Everyone is looking a bit sleepy and the chap next to me is reading about the chap who won £108m on the Euromillions this week. He's a mechanic and said he would be buying a sports car. Brilliant, thanks for that...

Now this week's app is super duper and it's called Battery. It's really good and helps keep your iphone battery in top nick. The two main functions I love apart from telling you how many seconds your battery will last, are the accelerate function, which closes down memory that isn't in use and has a lovely speed dial animation, and the 'remove junk files' function. I didn't know I would get so much satisfaction at removing 133mb of cache stuff but it's the next best thing to having a wash...It's free and Min marks out of 10 would be 9.33

There is a man opposite reading a book. Yes you heard that right..no wires or anything. It's called 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man' by John Perkins. He's on page 146 so hopefully he's got past the bit that happened in 2008...

At Baker Street and a very posh man has got on and sat next to me. Pin stripe suit, shiny shoes and perfect hair. Err hello there sir, this is the met line, not the Central line, we have a reputation to maintain. Now he has taken out his iPad mini (which as you would expect has a lovely leather smelling cover) so let's see what he does next. Will he be opening up the FT or Guardian app. Will it be some kind of spread betting app.... Err nope, he's opened up Candy Crush! Oh ok , you can stay on the Met line posh man...

A final thought to leave you with.  If Pistorius is found innocent I don't think anyone will risk throwing him a surprise party...

Ok, that's your lot! See you all again soon and have a great sleep!

A small man called Min

Got anything new to report? - Min's MinIT Update. Monday 10th March 2014

Well hello hello and a happy 2014!

Yes, I know it's been a while my dear blog reader but I'm back! Thank you so much for all the kind comments about the blog and wanting to see it come back. (Thanks mum!)

So here we are on the lovely journey home from Farringdon to Rayners.

As you would expect, the tube is packed and I'm typing this with my nose. Most peeps are busy on their I-gadgets. Let's see what we have...

The bloke next to me is playing snake. Nice old school. Giving his next gen processor a real work out there I see.

Everyone is out in their summer wear after the fantastic weekend. I too decided to leave big coat at home today even though I'm indian. Might wear a sweater, or as we call it swetttter tomorrow.

Today's advert is from Sky. "Tricky to get in your flat" and a picture of a table football. "Not tricky to get in your flat" and a picture of a tv with some blokes playing football. Great. Thanks Sky. Shame I live in a house...

Plenty of gadgets and apps to update you on but the one that I'm loving at the moment are the Bluetooth gloves that Rajvi brought me for Christmas. Picture the scene...it's cold, you have big coat on and someone rings your mobile (don't worry it's gonna be cold again next week) and the phone rings. Damn, now you need to take off your gloves to receive that call from your mum to say your running late as the met line seems to have developed a track failure. Well, now, I don't need for my fingers to get cold. Oh no! I have bluetooth gloves. The glove buzzes when you get a call and the mic and ear piece is stitched into the glove! Amaze balls I hear to cry. And so you should. It works brilliantly and ok, I got a few strange looks as I started to talk into glove when I was in WHSmith's the other day, but as I was in the 'what gadget' magazine area, it was all good...it's about £30 and super fun. The battery lasts ages and the sound is super clear...min marks out of 10. 9.13

What I've been watching on TV. Ok, I've got addicted to this American TV programme called Shark Tank. It's the US version of Dragons Den but loads more fun. The dragons aren't so miserable and don't just go for the standard 'I want 40% of your company. Check it out it's really good and I've been using this app call 'Music Tube' to watch it during my daily journey. The app allows you to cache any YouTube video so you don't need access to an internet connection. Happy days...

What else...this chap has just tapped me on the shoulder whilst I'm typing this and said "You remind me of an American Indian".  No idea what he meant so said "How?"...

Well that's your lot as I've got a seat at Wembley so gonna have a nap now.

Have a great sleep!

A small man called Min