When you're new to blogging, the choices in blogging platform can be utterly confusing. Do you start out with a Tumblr blog, or post away on Posterous? Can you blog on more than one platform? Is Wordpress really king? The thing is, there's no definitive answer and it's different for everyone. As … [Read more...]
3 very funny reasons why E4 rocks this autumn
Whether you're looking for something to fill the gap Big Brother has left in the TV schedule (really?), or you just fancy some belly chuckles to see you through the colder months, flicking over to E4 is a fairly safe bet. Hopefully you'll have seen the trailer for The Inbetweeners by now and … [Read more...]
ARCHOS 8 Home Tablet: Dork review
Up until recently, Apple has had very little to deal with in terms of mainstream budget competition for their iPad. The most recent addition to the market is the Dell Streak which, at almost half the size, is more often seen as a smartphone than an iPad substitute. When ARCHOS approached me with … [Read more...]
Why Apple's Ping won't catch on
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...]
Doctor Who Adventure Games: TARDIS – Dork Review
Nearly two months after Doctor Who disappeared from TV until Christmas, a new Adventure Game appears! With no other Who product of late, at least until Sarah Jane Adventures starts back up in autumn, this prospect excited me a little. The last two were decent, after all, and it’s always pleasant to … [Read more...]
Doctor Who and Sherlock news a-go-go from Edinburgh
The Edinburgh TV Festival this weekend has brought forth some interesting announcements about the 2011 returns of Sherlock and Doctor Who from the BBC. Holmes confirmed for another coat-tastic year? The Doctor to regenerate in two separate halves? Clearly Steven Moffat’s Cardiff-based TV factory is … [Read more...]
Frackulous: Scott Pilgrim app fix, Samsung Galaxy Android-brillity and Angry, Angry Birds
Where else can you get a show to hook you up with both time-wasting and time-saving apps? Scott Pilgrim and canada cialis no prescription Stephen Fry-related apps? A review of possibly the best Android phone available right now? Nowhere. We don't think. Watch on for a bumper omnibus edition of … [Read more...]
Dork Adore gets a theme tune! (With a little help from Jay Z)
You know what Dork Adore needs now we're up for a Cosmo Blog award (vote for us!)? A theme tune. This will do nicely. The spoof of Jay Z and Alicia Keys' hit song Empire State of Mind (renamed Entrepreneur State of Mind) comes from the Pantless Knights team and features a bearded gangsta … [Read more...]
How to broadcast yourself on the web
Not content with making us more efficient at work and giving us the best tools for getting things done at home Darika Ahrens, high chieftain of social media, has gathered together all the best tools for broadcasting yourself all over the web. We’ve come a long way since lonelygirl15 took to her … [Read more...]
Five of the best sites to customise your life
The internet is a pretty wonderful place to shop for the objects of your desire. Filled with every kind of retailer you can imagine, you've got a pretty unlimited array of options for clothing, food, transport and well, anything really. The greatest advantage of shopping online has to be … [Read more...]










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