Flynn’s Arcade

By On January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

My recent Visit to the Flynn’s Arcade replica from TRON. Located in California Adventure in Disneyland.

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30 Years of the BBC Micro

By On December 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

A leading figure in the worlds of technology, science and business, Dr Hauser has agreed to take on this important role 30 years after the company he co-founded – Acorn Computers – unveiled the BBC Micro, the machine which, along with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, epitomised the British home computer boom of the [...]

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Old & New Tech

By On April 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Stumbled across this great picture in anachrocomputer‘s Flickr feed.

I started on the BBC Model B Microcomputer, and I currently use a Mac.

30 years in an instant…

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Steve Jobs’ first tv appearance

By On February 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Back when Apples head honcho had all his own organs, and iPhone wasn’t even a gleam in his eye. Steve Jobs made is first venture into television…

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Podcasting Setup

By On January 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Trial and error are probably the best words to describe my podcasting journey. Way back in 2005, when the term “podcasting” was beginning to bubble up into internet consciousness, I began tinkering with recording conversations via Skype on my computer, with varying degrees of success.

Recording two audio streams in skype was somewhat [...]

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iPad Outside

By On October 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This evening I took my iPad out for a walk. My iPad had never really been used in public before, so I wasnt sure who it would behave. The reason for this excursion was the fact that my daughter had soccer practice, and while I usually just take my iPhone with me for company, [...]

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Music Habits

By On October 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I listen to music every day, my iPod being the main culprit. Usually I just hit shuffle and see what happens, that way its a constant surprise as to what greets my ears. If something comes on that I’m really not in the mood for, I just hit skip and off I go in search [...]

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