I am terrible with money. Once the bills are paid and I’ve made some essential (not essential at all) purchases, it’s week two of the month and I’m counting down the days until I get paid again. This was all fine when I only had a small amount of rent to pay and could spend the rest on being … [Read more...]
Five ways to pimp your Evernote
Evernote is one of those Marmite products that people either love or hate (or rather, they love it or 'they don't really get it'). I was firmly in camp two until someone told me that you had to jump in with both feet and use it for everything. Ever since then, I've been using it to save web … [Read more...]
“Top layer if you want to say a few words” – Doctor Who gets mean
Somewhere along the line I'd forgotten that we had a new one, so there was a momentary jolt as his affronted owl face popped onto the screen. But the surprise was momentary, because there he is, The Doctor. Calmer, more still, but still most definitely the Doctor. This one has replaced the childish … [Read more...]
This is only going to make my Netflix problem worse
You know what this is? It’s an enabler. I really feel like these things are really only facilitating my love of a) staying up late watching Netflix in bed and b) getting out of bed mid-afternoon after spending the morning watching Netflix. Fortunately that leaves me with very little in-between … [Read more...]
The BBC has confirmed the Doctor Who series 8 episode titles
Doctor Who returns to BBC One in five days. You may have noticed. With five more days until Peter Capaldi officially takes the controls of the good ship TARDIS, the BBC revealed the titles of the episodes that will make up series 8. Along with the episode titles, there's now also more information … [Read more...]
Hack your cooking skills with this molecular gastronomy kit
If you're an avid viewer of shows like Masterchef and Top Chef, you will have heard about molecular gastronomy. And if you're not familiar with it, it's basically food geekery on an entirely new level. Molecular gastronomy is a sub-discipline of food science, which aims to investigate the physical … [Read more...]
The parents of YouTube
As our editor Katie can probably testify, having young kids is a bit like having a full-time and a half day job on top of your actual day job. Time becomes a myth, personal space stops existing and what the hell is that thing called "sleep" anyway? Sometimes, you need a reminder that you're not … [Read more...]
Shop spotlight: Genki Gear
Recently, I attended Hyper Japan, the UK's biggest J-culture and anime convention (and it's seriously worth going to, if you've got a pair of comfortable shoes). There was, as you can imagine, plenty to do and to see - and in the way of geek fashion, it was heaven. It's where I fell head over … [Read more...]
Fun things to make with shrink plastic
To me, nothing reminds me more of arts and crafts time at school than making things in shrink plastic. The satisfaction of covering the sheet of plastic in your own designs and then seeing it shrink in the oven is one that I have actually yet to recreate in my adult life. It's one of the most … [Read more...]
One pen – 16,000,000+ colours
Today marks the Kickstarter release of Scribble – an amazing pen that can sample virtually any colour and reproduce it in ink… The gadget uses a colour sensor and microprocessor to pick up any colour you can get your hands on and mix the ink required to reproduce it. There is also an option to … [Read more...]
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