We’re on Tumblr!
Posted by Emma Cossey on October 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
A quick post today about our new Tumblr blog.
It’s a place to share all our favourite little finds that we don’t quite get the time to blog about. Below are just a few of the things we’ve shared this week.
Do you have a geek-inspired Tumblr? Let us know in the comments
Why you shouldn’t watch The Walking Dead
Posted by Rob Hinchcliffe on November 3, 2010 · 13 Comments
Next week the television adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s epic zombie comic series, The Walking Dead, hits our screens courtesy of FX (via AMC). You probably knew that already. You’ve probably seen the huge billboard posters with Andrew ‘Egg’ Lincoln’s stubbly, resolute face staring out of... Read More »
Facebook Places: Why I won’t be using it
Posted by Susi on October 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
People who blog, eh? And tweet? And check-in on Foursquare? Can we all say ‘Oversharers’? Except it seems we’re not. It looks like even the most over-share-y of internet lovers aren’t particularly embracing Facebook Places. Could it be? Could the Daily Mail, and your mother, be wrong? Maybe... Read More »
Why Apple’s Ping won’t catch on
Posted by Susi on September 1, 2010 · 1 Comment
Twitter/Facebook + iTunes x music = Apple’s Ping Another end-of-summer evening, another Apple press conference. They have become a way of marking the eternal passage of time and your own undeniable mortality, right morbid gadget fans? Well, this conference bought the announcement of Ping, which... Read More »
3D TV: The Future Of Home Entertainment?
Posted by Nick Bryan on July 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Cinemas have been offering three dimensional viewing for some time now, so it was inevitable that our living rooms would follow suit. After all, with more and more movies filmed for 3D, eventually the DVD buyer starts to feel they’re missing something. I imagine I’ll own a 3D set one day. So when... Read More »
iPad lessons – one week in
Posted by Susi on June 8, 2010 · 3 Comments
Having gone public on my complete bafflement as to what the iPad was supposed to be, it took only 23 hours post-launch for me to find myself in the Apple shop willing to part with proper amounts of cash for one. And I can’t help it – I frickin’ love it. But you’re definitely a more considered... Read More »
Five ways libraries need to improve their internet offerings
Posted by Stuart on May 27, 2010 · 7 Comments
I recently moved house and, while this entailed dealing with a whole litany of woes, the most damaging to my emotional and mental health was the loss of internet. Of course, you’re supposed to be able to move properties and have your web juice redirected without a hitch these days, but it doesn’t... Read More »
My Eyes! Four minutes on ChatRoulette
Posted by Susi on April 2, 2010 · 1 Comment
I went on it so you don’t have to. Things I saw: Read More » Pin itAKPC_IDS += "3104,"; Read More →
Is Guitar Hero ruining creativity?
Posted by Dork Adore on March 2, 2010 · 1 Comment
This week, we’ve got a guest post from Jenny Williams. In recent years, it has become quite acceptable to find yourself at a party being challenged to perform your best SingStar song. Since 2005, with the release of Guitar Hero, play-along gaming has got bigger and bigger. We’ve been given... Read More »
Avatar crushes lesser films with sheer numbers
Posted by Nick Bryan on February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Officially, James Cameron’s magnum opus Avatar is now the most successful film ever made. Having pulled in more than two billion dollars, the blue meanie crushed the previous residents of the chart, in a manner that runs a little contrary to its messages of love and cultural tolerance. But many reading... Read More »
