Steven Kellow

I'm a 4th year student at the University of Aberdeen studying Gaelic and Politics. I have a wide interest in the world around me and this blog is a collection of news and opinions on the topics that come to mind.

I'm a 4th year student at the University of Aberdeen studying Gaelic and Politics. I have a wide interest in the world around me and this blog is a collection of news and opinions on the topics that come to mind.

No Shock as RockNess Takes a Rest

 Steven Kellow    Music  

After months of speculation and doubt, tonight the organisers of RockNess finally announced that there would be no event held in 2014.  Although the response to the news has been mixed, it surely comes as a major blow to music in the Highlands and in the North of Scotland in general. Although the official reasons for the sabbatical year is “due to events alongside the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games” it would be naïve to assume this is the sole factor at play.  RockNess’ — Read more →

Living with a Windows Phone

 Steven Kellow    Technology

It’s about six months ago now that I ditched my brick of a phone, a Nokia X2, for something a bit more modern.  I’d always stayed out of the smartphone genre, despite my geeky desire for one, because they’d been too expensive to afford but by 2013 a smartphone was pretty much standard fare so I looked at which one was my best bet.  I went with a Nokia Lumia, and with it comes the Windows Phone interface.  I’ve got my gripes with it, but — Read more →

Turning Twenty

 Steven Kellow    Personal

Getting older is an inevitable fact of life, but it never fails to surprise us that another year has gone by when a birthday comes up, does it?  Tomorrow my teenage years come to an end and what strikes me at the moment is not a sense of becoming an adult, but that I already am. Being 19 hasn’t really been anything special in and of itself.  The four or five birthdays before that one all had some special significance to them – but my — Read more →

The Hurdles Ahead of Rangers’ Race to the Top

 Steven Kellow    Football  

According to @SPLstats, not since a shortened 1975/76 season has any Scottish team won their league earlier in the year than Rangers have the League One title this season.  Lee McCulloch’s hat-trick saw them beat an Airdrie side last night who were but the latest victim of Rangers’ powerful march back up towards the top of the game.  However, after winning two league titles in a row at a canter, I’m not sure they will be able to repeat the feat next year in what — Read more →

Gàidhlig ann an Saoghal Digiteach

 Steven Kellow    Gàidhlig, Technology

Anns an linn seo, tha an eadar-lion aig cridhe do faisg air gach pàirt de bheatha a h-uile duine.  ‘S e tobair fios ‘s eòlas a th’ann a tha nas doimhne ‘s nas farsainge na càil sam bidh a th’air a bhith ann riamh. Ma tha Gàidhlig air an cleachdadh gu eifeachdach air an eadar-lion dh’fhaodadh sinn a’cuideachadh inbhe a chanain ‘s a’toirt cothrom nas fheàrr do mìltean daoine a’dol an sàs anns a chanan neo an cultair aice. Aon duilgheadas a th’agam mar oileanach — Read more →

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