Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

Just say no

Dear Apple, First let me say I love your iPhone, and I admire what you’re doing in the gadget market – it’s simply brilliant work and I’m behind you 100%. I do however have one small request: LET ME TURN THINGS OFF. Not in the next version – NOW. If you introduce a feature, have [...]

Mine’s bigger than yours

It’s been nearly 5 years since I upgraded my PC, and last week things came to a head when my creaking old system started wiping its own backup drive randomly. So, I set myself a budget of £1,000 and went to www.scan.co.uk and built up a machine. To cut a short story even shorter, I [...]

The Krypton Refactor

I’m sure it’s not just me, but I’ve found that sometimes some of the most difficult and profound decisions you make on a project only occur when you’re half way through writing it. It’s monumentally difficult to work out the specific heirachy of classes in advance (especially when you’re trying to write something modular) and [...]

A new perspective upon new horizons

Well, I have to say I’m utterly blown away by the iPhone. I can quite solidly say it’s the most useful object I’ve ever bought – more useful even than my PC if I’m brutally honest. I’ve not put the thing down since I bought it; whether I’m checking my email, checking out websites in [...]