It's now been over a week since I found I had no internet connection at home, and it's really set me thinking. Withdrawal symptoms aside, one thing that really dawned on me is just how much we rely on the internet these days and just how much it is a cen… more »

News came out on Friday that Canonical have started hiring people to help create a user experience that rivals Apple's Mac OS X. Over the past few years, I've seen Linux evolving from the state it once was, for the hardcore enthusiast only, to becomi… more »

Just 24 hours after the announcement of the new iPods, I made my way to the Apple store on Regent Street in London to see how the new iPods are. Here's what I thought as I spent time with the new iPod Nano and iPod Touch. iPod Nano Well this is r… more »

Just a really quick post on the blog today, but I was thinking about the Apple Event tomorrow, and was looking at my round up. The event seems a little thin on material, so I'm predicting we will see Steve Jobs put that infamous slide on the screen and s… more »

It's that time again when an Apple event (Let's Rock) is looming large on the horizon, and as ever the rumour mills are in overdrive. With all this speculation it's hard to know what will be revealed at the event. Here's a run down of what I believe w… more »

It may not be available for Mac or Linux yet, but Google's new web browser Chrome launched a few days ago for Windows PC's with the Mac and Linux versions said to be coming soon. I felt Chrome should be tried, so I downloaded it to my XP based laptop.… more »

Just a couple of days after I wrote about the humble Li-ion battery, and more importantly said “When you think about it though, we have been using Li-ion batteries for years now and seemingly we are no nearer to moving on to the next battery technology.”… more »

I read an interesting news story on PC Pro’s website today about a battery defect that has caused some iPod Nanos (sold between September 2005 and September 2006 in Japan) overheating and burning. Looking at the dates, this would be the original first ge… more »