It comes as no surprise that wireless routers came top of a recent survey to find the most confusing gadgets. The hours I've spent slowly losing my grip on sanity as I try in vain to get the wireless router to find its backside with both hands. It really doesn't bear thinking about. To make … [Read more...]
How to make reusable microfibre baby wipes
Call me a total nerdlinger, but I can't resist a microfibre cloth (aka e-cloths). And being something of an eco-bore, I'm trying to assuage my guilt about procreating (possibly the single worst thing we can all do for the environment) by reducing the little one's huge carbon footprint. You can … [Read more...]
Retro Robot lightswitches for the nursery
Decorating nurseries for a new baby always seems like a pointless pastime. By the time your child is old enough to notice the décor, he or she is going to have developed toddler-based design tastes and you're going to be painting everything Power Puff pink or something equally unpleasant. So, if … [Read more...]
The iPhone: crank calling made simple
I doubt there's a single mobile phone owner out there who hasn't been guilty of this modern malaise. It's easily done, after all. But if you recently got yourself an iPhone, I'm prepared to stake a small sum that you've been making quite a habit of it of late. After all, crank calling and the iPhone … [Read more...]
The top 7 creepiest kids’ TV shows
It's the end of the year, which can mean only one thing, time to make lists of things that were once on TV! I for one love a good list, and I also love children's TV. Especially scary children's TV. This list of creepy shows is by no means exhaustive, but it's my personal Top 7. Share yours in … [Read more...]
Five of the best SAD lights
The dark days are upon us and Mother Nature has left us all to manage our misery as best we can. Being an enterprising species, we've concocted various different alcoholic beverages to drink at various different winter festivals (Christmas, New Year, Midwinter, Twelfth Night, the office Christmas … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Dreamland. Will you be watching?
This weekend, Doctor Who's animated TV series starts. You'll be able to catch the show on the Red Button on on the BBC website from Saturday. The six-part show features two new companions and an awful lot of pretty blocky looking animation. It's possible to argue that the animation is … [Read more...]
Why journalists should stop writing about Twitter
Twitter is never far from a journalist's lips these days. If they're not complaining about the threat of citizen journalism and the death of proper writing, they're extolling Twitter's virtues (or whining that they just don't get what all the fuss is about). It's not hard for me to work out why. … [Read more...]
Twilight: New Moon Trailer
It's time to book your tickets to the latest instalment of the world's favourite teen flick franchise, which opens this weekend. Cedric Diggory and chums will be back on the big screen in Twilight: New Moon, casting haunted looks and making free with the red lip gloss. Here's a sneaky peek at the … [Read more...]
Being Human series 2 sneak preview
"Hello Bloggers!" says Colin Teague, director of the first three episodes of Being Human, series two, before going on to show us a glimpse of Mitchell without a top on. Apparently, the last 10 minutes of the third episode are the best 10 minutes of Being Human so far, but it's not like he's going … [Read more...]
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