My Big Fat Lovely MP3 Player

by | Jun 5, 2011 | Technology

When people look at my Archos 504 these days, it usually gets the same reaction “What on earth is that thing?”. To which I reply “It’s my MP3 player”. At which point they are even more bemused “…but, but… it’s,...

The Internet and External Validation Addiction

by | May 30, 2011 | Technology

Back in the early 90’s there was much to celebrate. Aside from being thin and having hair, the TV was full of things to keep any self-respecting pseudo-intellectual happy. The ultra-cool obviously watched Twin Peaks. Still a classic and hasn’t aged at all....

Hey @RovioMobile, We Invented Angry Birds!

by | Mar 14, 2011 | Technology

It is a little known fact that Angry Birds was invented in the 1970’s by two small boys in the barren urban landscape of Wester Hailes on the outskirts of Edinburgh. How do I know? I was one of those boys. The other, Stuart Douglas, is so far behind the mobile...

How to make iPad Backgrounds With Picasa

by | Mar 2, 2011 | Photography, Technology

You may have asked yourself how I made the iPad backgrounds that I have posted herein. Maybe not. But I’m going to tell you anyway. I used Google’s Picasa. I have all my photos organised in Picasa, so that makes things easier, but you don’t need to...

Writing in the Cloud

by | Jan 26, 2011 | Technology, Writing

My keen eyed reader will have noticed that I recently mentioned my first tentative steps towards a new novel. Being far more of a techy than a writer, I obviously spent far more time worrying about how to organise the writing process rather than doing much writing and...