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I’ve been looking for an excuse to buy a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) for a while now. They just seem like such a neat idea. A DVB/Freeview receiver picks up a free digital TV signal, records the stream of data … Continue reading →

I’ve never been much of a fan of Proportional Representation. I’ve always assumed it leads to weak coalition governments. But I’m starting to think that it might be a good idea. The election we’ve just had was decided by a … Continue reading →

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the first thing to be placed in the first bin liner of a new roll is the paper the new roll of bin liners were wrapped in. And in other news, I went … Continue reading →

I just got one of these. It’s a �20 Firewire and USB enclosure for a 5.25″ hard disk, CD writer or DVD writer. Amazingly it comes with two different kinds of Firewire leads and a USB lead, plus a screwdriver. … Continue reading →

We’ve been trying to think of names – and I’ve been also thinking of the great song ‘The Name Game’ by Shirley Ellis (1965, apparently). When I was about 10 or 11 I was inordinately fond of that song, and … Continue reading →