I used to buy the Guardian newspaper on a daily basis when I was at university, mainly because of it was sold cheaply to students. After university I had the paper delivered daily, but to be honest found the cost too steep. I tried the online subscription service which was cheaper but I found that […]
Sony Reader PRS-505
These caught my attention a few years ago. After going to see a demonstration model in my local Waterstones store I was impressed with its display and the fact that it was so easy to read. I nearly bought one from Play.com but was put off by it’s price and by the fact that it […]
Spotify – I Understand Why You Don’t Want Me Anymore
Today saw Spotify announce that as well as reducing Spotify Open users to 10 hours of free advert supported streaming music per month versus the previous 20 hours, it will also more importantly for me only allow the same track to be played 5 times. As someone who listens often to my favourite discoveries over […]
Goodbye BBC7 – Hello BBC Radio 4 Extra
Ever since I got my first DAB digital receiver, a Psion Wavefinder, I’ve been a fan of BBC7 (Or BBC Radio 7 as it was later renamed to). I’ve been introduced to comedy wonders which I had never listened to before such as Hankock’s Half Hour, Round the Horne, And Now in Colour, The Now […]
Poor state of Science Fiction on TV
Being a fan of science fiction and enjoying many shows on TV such as Star Trek, Babylon 5, Stargate, Fringe and many others I thought I should write some quick comments on some shows that have failed to impress me recently. Stargate Universe Having caught on to Stargate SG-1 around season 5 I became fan […]