I read a lot online, including a lot of short fiction magazines and websites with lengthy articles but I’m often put off by the page layouts or design when what I really want is the text.
Previously I’ve cut and paste text and put it on my ereader, I’ve written scripts to scrape the text automatically [...]
I’ve had a Google Wave account for a little while now but haven’t really had a chance to spend much time playing with it. To be honest I fired it up, thought “OK what now” and promptly forgot about it.
Partly this is because it’s not immediately clear how best to use the thing and partly [...]
Nokia are releasing a new model in their line of internet tablets, this time with GSM/Cellular connectivity as well as the usual wireless options. 32GB on board, GPS, ARM Cortex, 5MP camera….forget the Apple tablet, I want.
Have been feeling ill the last few days so it was nice surprise when the postman turned up with a nice new gadget for me to play with.
I read a lot of ebooks but I’ve been suffering a bit staring at bright screens so I’ve finally invested in something with an e-ink screen [...]
One of the best sources of free audio on the internet are the many podcasts available, so I thought start a new series of posts picking some of what I think are the best podcasts around. No doubt some will disagree with my rather random selection but if you have any recommendations feel free to [...]
Thanks to my mate Dan for pointing me towards Pink Tentacle, a nice little tech blog with just the right strange mix of subjects that I like to read.
I’m particularly liking the cthulu-esque picture of octopi hung out to dry.
I don’t use antivirus software…..
Doesn’t seem like much of an admission I know but its surprising the reaction that can be received from such a simple statement.
I recently posted such a statement in a forum and was faced with incredulity, called irresponsible and suggested that this sort of opinion was the reason that viruses last [...]
..I’ve mostly been watching webbalert.
A decent daily five minute roundup of tech news delivered by Morgan Webb, one of those attractive female geeks whispered about behind server stacks.
UPDATE: As of 28th Feb 2008, Divx Stage 6 has ceased to be so streaming TV from stage 6 to XBMC is no longer possible.
Ok so I’ve spent so long playing with the Wii browser and using it as a media centre that I’d kind of ignored my nice old chipped xbox [...]
For that blob of radiation.
Ben Goldacre with his usual rational thoughts on the latest scare story…..evil wifi.
