Like many games players, I’ve got a pile of half-finished games. Sometimes I’ve just got bored with them, but more often I’ve just been tempted by the latest new game, and ended up getting distracted. Often I stop playing while …
Read moreChumby: An art gallery on my desktop
I love wandering round art galleries – but I don’t really like the way most of them are organised. Most galleries take the “museum” approach of labelling and categorising. All the Old Masters are over in that wing, separated into …
Read moreApple: No longer the masters of packaging
Anyone who has purchased an Apple product in the past few years – particularly a computer, iPod or iPhone – might have noticed that they have a certain knack for packaging. The boxes are sleek and sparsely labelled. The sub-boxes …
Read moreChumby
A couple of weeks ago I bought a Chumby – I bought it secondhand, but it had all the original packaging. A Chumby is essentially a small internet-connected touchscreen and speakers. Yes, there’s more to it than that, but that’s …
Read moreOkami
I finished playing Okami on my Wii last night. Beautiful graphics, great gameplay (even if the Wii controller made it a little hard to consistently draw the brush strokes), and thoroughly recommended if you like that sort of game. I’ve …
Read moreRobert, ask Damon how it’s done
A while back I posted about my disappointment after going to see a gig by The Cure in which they played hardly any of their hits. Yesterday I went to see Blur in Hyde Park, in a concert that really …
Read moreFirefox 3.5
Firefox 3.5 was officially released yesterday. If you’re already running Firefox 3 you should get prompted to upgrade in the next few days – but if you want to expedite matters you can choose “Check for Updates…” from the Help …
Read moreDell discontinues the Mini 9
Typical. Just as I’ve finished writing a few entries espousing the benefits of the Dell Mini 9, Dell decide to discontinue it 🙁 Dell’s closest replacement is the Mini 10v. This has a lower price point than the Mini 9 …
Read moreThoughts on Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope
Having upgraded a few machines to Ubuntu 9.04 a few days ago, here are my thoughts on this latest version: Things I Love The speed of the system – both in booting and in general use – seems to be …
Read moreApple Newton 2100 (Pt. II)
The Newton 2100 had so many great features that it’s impossible to list them all in a simple blog post. Given that this is one of a series of posts about pen-based computers and PDAs, however, I’ll focus on a …
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