Games to Entertain Children While Travelling

Games to Entertain Children While Travelling

I love to travel. I love my children. But there have been occasions, as every parent will confirm, that the two don’t always go well together. Over the years, we came up with a few simple games to pass the time and keep them/us amused. They don’t need any...
What’s Behind You? A Google Street View Game

What’s Behind You? A Google Street View Game

My daughter and I came up with a game. It’s a bit like some of the Google Street View quizzes online but is more personal, interactive and for multiple people. It is very simple. On a suitable computing device of your choice, navigate to a location on Street...
My Favourite Live Music Moments

My Favourite Live Music Moments

I wouldn’t claim to be a live music aficionado. I’ve been to a fair number of gigs over the years but I know people who go to a lot more. I’ve never even been to a festival. I have seen Showaddywaddy live though. I wasn’t at that Buzzcocks gig....
How To Talk Like A Space Geek

How To Talk Like A Space Geek

Many years ago, I wrote a blog post that complained about the business language of the day. Has to be said, things have only got worse since then. This time, rather than reiterate my annoyance I’d like to attempt to introduce a whole new language for business...
Radio Days

Radio Days

Radio is such a marvellously simply thing. You take an information signal, add it to a carrier signal that is capable of transmitting it over huge distances and build a receiver that can strip out the carrier signal leaving you with the original signal. With this...
The Driverless Car

The Driverless Car

I am sitting looking out to sea. A bright day is starting to darken. A dark smudge joins the approaching cloud to the horizon. Rain is on the way, I need to head home. But I can’t. My car won’t start. It’s not broken, it has fuel. It is simply...