For over 15 years, I’ve built my own PCs. The first was a 486/DX2-66 based machine just before Windows 95 came out. I’ve done it […] Read More
Category: technology
OK, maybe fun is not the right word, but over the last few years, I’ve been ‘digitally archiving’ a few items – it started with […] Read More

So last month I bought my first tablet – a Google/Asus Nexus 7. There hasn’t been much in the way of gadget updates here in […] Read More

Here’s a quick Kiva update; I’m currently part way through participating in my second Kiva micro-loan. The first was to a Vietnamese metalwork shop, as […] Read More

After thinking about getting one for quite a while, I finally bought myself a GoPro Hero 2 camera. For those not familiar, the Hero 2 […] Read More
Perhaps as you get older, and certainly when you have children, you start thinking a bit more about preserving family photos. All photos of my […] Read More
It’s been a while since I put a techie post up on here – shame on me! Here’s one about me doing something stupid, cursing […] Read More
Something interesting happened on February 1st. in the incredibly exciting realm of online backups we found that it’s not unlimited at Mozy. Let’s just address […] Read More
Just a quick post here for an iPhone app I’ve been playing with this week. Up front: this isn’t going to change your life. However, […] Read More
After almost seven years in my desk here at home, I’ve finally retired my old Iiyama AS4314UTG 17″ LCD. It’s still functional except some pixels […] Read More