3D TV: The Future Of Home Entertainment?

Posted by on July 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

3D glasses have changed for the new brand of 3D TVCinemas 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 offered the chance to see a range of demonstrations, it seemed foolish to say no, lest I be left behind in our manic dash for the future.

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iPad lessons – one week in

Posted by on June 8, 2010 · 3 Comments 

iPad lessons – one week in

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 on May 27, 2010 · 7 Comments 

Five ways libraries need to improve their internet offerings

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 on April 2, 2010 · 1 Comment 

My Eyes! Four minutes on ChatRoulette

I went on it so you don’t have to. Things I saw: Read More » AKPC_IDS += "3104,"; Read More →

Is Guitar Hero ruining creativity?

Posted by on March 2, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Is Guitar Hero ruining creativity?

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 on February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Avatar crushes lesser films with sheer numbers

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 »

Facebook undergoes yet another redesign…

Posted by on February 10, 2010 · 5 Comments 

Facebook undergoes yet another redesign…

I’m sure you’ve noticed – Facebook has had another redesign. I’m beginning to wonder if we need to stage a KatiePriceAKAJordan-style surgery intervention, such is the number of times things have been whitened, tightened, and moved a bit right(ened). But I’m not here to cast judgement (even... Read More »

Wireless routers are evil and should be stopped

Posted by on February 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Wireless routers are evil and should be stopped

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 »

So, what’s the dork opinion on the iPad?

Posted by on January 28, 2010 · 7 Comments 

So, what’s the dork opinion on the iPad?

You want to know, don’t you? You want to know which way to jump. Should you join the ‘OMG the iPad is RUBBISH! And it sounds like a SANITARY TOWEL!’ group, or go for the ‘OMG Apple have done it AGAIN! They have created something so excellent I wasn’t even aware I needed one UNTIL NOW!’ folks?... Read More »

The iPhone: crank calling made simple

Posted by on January 13, 2010 · 3 Comments 

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,... Read More »

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