No, it’s not a misspelling of “Nomination”. It’s just me wondering if the English language needs a new word. It’s common to see the word “decimate” being used in reference to a near-complete destruction. Dictionary pedants are quick to point …
Read moreThe Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Yesterday’s post was just a precursor to this one, to explain why I’m so behind the times in writing about The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The reason goes something like this… Phantom Hourglass was released in October 2007, and …
Read moreShowing a little restraint
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 moreWhere are my six honest serving men?
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. – Rudyard Kipling Kipling’s six honest serving men – sometimes known as the five Ws …
Read moreWhere are the Firefox GPS add-ons?
Firefox 3.5 has been out for a few weeks now, and amongst all the exciting new features is an API for geolocation. In theory this means that a website can ask the browser where you are, and you then get …
Read moreWindows 7 UK Pricing
It would seem that early predictions of EU citizens having to pay double that of their US counterparts for Windows 7 were wrong. In fact the latest indications are that UK customers will have to pay about half the cost …
Read moreDell on Linux returns
It’s good to see Dell refuting Microsoft’s implications that netbook buyers are returning Linux-based machines in droves, in favour of Windows machines. They do admit that there are returns from people who look at the low price first, without realising …
Read moreA century of stats
This is post #101. Yes, I really managed to waffle on for a hundred posts before this one. And as anyone who’s read more than a couple of posts here will attest, I really can waffle when I want to. …
Read moreApple, my Chumby thanks you
In the past few posts I’ve praised my little Chumby and the small but fascinating distractions it provides throughout the day, but although it’s a great device, it’s not perfect. First there’s the price. It’s expensive. $199 to the yanks, …
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 …
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