The news is (almost) official. AMD are going to acquire ATI in an estimated $5.4 billion move. This will happen approximately three hours from when this post goes live (at 8.00am EDT 24th July 2006.) So what will this mean for the industry? I think that it can only be a good thing. Intel have [...]

As you may know if you are a regular reader of my ramblings, I am a bit of an avid podcast listener and really enjoy listening on the bus, at home and anywhere else. So when the release of a new social podcasting site for listeners was announced I thought I’d check it out – [...]

I have a USB drive and I also use a lot of PCs. This is something I’ve been thinking about doing in a long time – a way to store some of the more useful programs on your USB drive to carry with you whenever you need them, with the added security that your data [...]

Well I think in some countries it probably isn’t, but in ours it’s perfectly acceptable… No hang on, this is a game not the.. er.. [quiet noise of shuffling feet] Just click the link and enjoy. I managed 123 balls on my first go and I bet nobody can beat that!! [link]

Bit of a filler I know! Had to share this cool video (at least if you life Star Wars & Lego!) There are some particularly good fighting scenes with Yoda. Also there are some nice effects in space with the fighters and a good lego theme! The end is pretty good with a nice touch [...]

Good news for all firefox fans. The latest 2.0 beta is out, and although quite a few people have reported crashes (well it is still beta!) the over all consensus of opinion is that the new features are pretty cool. I’ll be testing it over the next couple of days and keep you posted on [...]

This is probably one of the most surreal sites I’ve been to lately. It’s full of interesting flash games, that aren’t your normal run-of-the-mill puzzle or fighting or golf games. These actually have a bit of thought behind them and are really random. The one I picked out as my favourite is growcube. You have [...]

For those of you who don’t know, ASCII is the standardised code that defines a basic character set. All PCs and (probably) all computers full stop use ASCII. Even this webpage is written in it’s purest form as ASCII – your web browser decyphers all the html garbage and creates some nice things like graphics [...]

OK, firstly apologies for the huge delay in blogging. I’m trying to gear myself up to more regular posts.. No honestly, but the flat’s in a bit of a mess because the builders are in and it’s just not convenient to post while at home.. So I’m posting at work (temporarily.) But expect a huge [...]