Midweek DVD – Dogma
Comments OffKevin Smith has made a bit of a name for himself, being the God-like figure behind the Askewniverse creations “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”, “Mallrats” and that one about guys in a comic book store called “Clerks”. In my and my family’s estimation, the best work of the lot happens to be Dogma.
Dogma revolves [...]
The Floppy Is Dead. Finally.
Comments OffNothing says “This is a dead product” more than a large shopping chain in the UK saying they’re not going to stock it any more.
PC World (Stop Laughing) have declared that they are not going to be selling any more floppy disk drives, nor floppy disks. And by not selling any more, I mean [...]
Tetris Tower 3D – It’s Good, But Not Quite…
Comments OffTeris is a game loved the world over. Sold many millions, and could probably be the reason why the Nintendo Gameboy sold so well. Many incarnations of the game have been made in software form, including on the side of a building, but no-one has made a physical version of it until recently.
Tetris Tower [...]
The Malcolm Owen Portable Office Kit
Mr John Chow Owner of The Tech Zone, posted a list of things that he carries around as a mobile office on his blog. It’s a good list, which in itself is a good guide to those that have never owned a laptop before as to what they might possibly need to take their work [...]
Sonic Grenade (Or “What I Got My Mother for Christmas”)
Comments OffQuestion: What combines the explosive nature of war, the satisfaction of owning a firearm, and the ability to annoy the bejesus out of people? Answer: The Sonic Grenade.
The Sonic Grenade (I got mine from Firebox, your supplier may vary) is, well, a grenade. No surprise there, except that this grenade doesn’t actually explode and doesn’t [...]
Midweek DVD – Doom
Comments OffDoom is one of the biggest names in gaming. It’s been around for years, and has been fondly remembered by a crowd of geekish teenagers that completed the shareware and installed the Barney mod. Sadly, it suffers from the same thing that many other movies of games fall foul of too: Movie Adaptations of Games [...]
TV on Demand – 4oD
Comments OffFor a while now, I’ve been wondering about TV on Demand and it’s place in the United Kingdom. Do I really need such a device, or would it be better if I stuck with good old VHS tapes.
After a curious advertising campaign, I installed and used Channel 4’s “4oD” service. Quite simply, you can rent [...]
