About Alex Walters
01 January 2007
Alex Walters is a good friend of mine. Here is his description from his Cyrus website&hellip
Thingy Ma Jig
WinTV Nova-T Stick Review
31 December 2006
tv
review
hardware
Christmas is over and, as usual, I think of a really good present to ask for too late… But I don't mind if I give myself a late present ;-)
I used to use an old WinTV Theatre PCI Card but I watched so little telly that I decided to remove it and use the space for making the computer lighter. My new toy is USB (2.0). It means I can also use it on my Mac Book Pro (once I get it back from Apple - they're still repairing my broken hard disk!).
Mac Book Pro Hard Disk Failure
30 December 2006
review
mac
hardware
A sad day for me… My prized Mac Book Pro just died only 6 weeks after arriving. I powered it up the day after boxing day to hear the lovely noise a Mac makes when you power it up… Followed by a rather unusual noise… A noise I've heard before… A noise that brought back memories of data loss… anger… and regret that I hadn't backed up…
Christmas Coding Challenge
22 December 2006
programming
games
Dark Basic Pro
announcement
As many of you may know, I'm a BIG fan of Dark Basic Pro and this christmas the coding challenges are doing something a little different - a challenge that's allowed to use MEDIA an also has a prize other than setting the next challenge… A custom bitmap designed by a professional designer!
The only media that you're allowed to use is this festive smily…
Vivid Imagery UK | Phat Riff | Wild Heart
A good friend, Jon Hockley (AKA Phat Riff) has recently released a new tune called Wild Heart under the label Vivid Imagery UK.
He also has a studio from where he works called Abbey Hill Studios. Take a look at his My Space site!
Wii Damage: an accident waiting to happen?
13 December 2006
websites
This site collects reports of LCD TV, window, beer glass etc. broken by a fly-away Wii remote.
Site Launch: Teaching Expertise
30 November 2006
YADS
websites
review
Drupal
announcement
Electric Word Plc have just launched a fantastic new site. Teaching Expertise has aspirations to become a (if not THE) central hub for everything a teacher would need. It will have articles on topics such as SEN, Bullying and Assemblies, a jobs section, publications and plenty more…
Free Mobile Phone Wallpaper
29 November 2006
websites
review
Announcing www.wallpapers4urmobilephone.com
Dakku Studio's has just announced the opening of a new site, providing free wallpapers for an ever increasing list of mobile phones
Review: Logitech G15 & G7
21 November 2006
review
hardware
Well I got my new keyboard and mouse to replace the very poor Bluetooth MX5000 Laser combo I had before and I'm pleased to say that the first 30 minutes of using it have been an absolute pleasure!
Review: Logitech Cordless MX5000 Laser Sucks
19 November 2006
review
hardware
A few months ago I bought the Logitech MX5000 Laser bluetooth keyboard and mouse combo. Since the day I installed it I've had problems with it. Random issues like…