HP Touchpad – First Impressions
I was lucky enough to be able to purchase a HP Touchpad during their recent fire sale. I’m sure you’re all aware of how 42 days into the launch of their new ex-Palm webOS powered tablet HP pulled the...
View ArticleHP Touchpad – Update
Yesterday I received my 32GB HP Touchpad and after an hour or so, I wrote up my first impressions which were mostly good. The build quality was good and webOS had some very nice touches such as full...
View ArticleYuck – The band, not a reaction
I’m really enjoying a relatively new band from London called “Yuck”. I assume this was a reaction to other names band members suggested. Their sound hails from the 1990s and they really remind me of...
View ArticleThe Art of Happiness
Are you happy? Truly happy? Perhaps you would be if you had a better job or a more expensive car or more friends or won the lottery? You aren’t alone if you feel this way. Many of us do. The elusive...
View ArticleFacebook’s new News Feed – Use Lists!
If you press your ear to your monitor, you can hear thousands of people gnashing their teeth over the new Facebook news feed changes. For years, we’ve had a simple chronological list of status updates....
View ArticleDon’t Hate The New Facebook
“Pow!” “Thwap!” That’s the sound of Google+ and Facebook slugging it out for our continued patronage. If you’re not a geek then you could be forgiven for not knowing much about Google+. It’s a brand...
View ArticleFacebook’s New Profile Timeline
Unless you’ve been walking around with your fingers in your ears while humming “nah-nah-nah” you’ll be aware that Facebook recently announced a major new change to how profiles are viewed and managed....
View ArticleWhy I switched to a standing desk
Are you sitting comfortably? Any office worker chained to their computer for the best part of the day will undoubtably complain of RSI, lower back pain or mysterious cramps and aches that come and go....
View ArticleI’m still standing!
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Click here to view the video on YouTube. A few weeks back, I blogged about switching to a standing desk and I wanted to throw a little update together to share my progress. When...
View ArticleLet’s talk about Derek
Last night, Channel 4 aired Ricky Gervais’ pilot “Derek“. The comedy/drama features Gervais as Derek; a man with learning difficulties who works in an elderly people’s home. There is much discussion...
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