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This news is actually a little old but since we’ve just had the Christmas holiday I figure I can give myself a bit of slack. That and it’s my blog so I’ll post whatever I like whenever I like 🙂The...

Recently a UK politician claimed teens playing games is making them less intelligent, in fact the following quote comes from a very popular tabloid – the Sun. KIDS hooked on computer games have sent England plummeting down world league tables...

When it comes to movies I’m a huge fan of fantasy and mythology.When it comes to myths you can’t get any more classic than the epic poem, Beowulf.When I found out that Beowulf was going to come to the Imax,...

Finally – an update to Regulus. The updates are coming further and further apart, and this is simply because the theme does everything I set out to do… and quite a bit more. This version is mostly bug fixes but...

Whilst working on my update to Binary Moon I’ve been thinking about the differences between websites and blogs. One of the things I am trying to do with the updated design is steer slightly away from the stereotypical blog layout...

Stardust is a fantastic film about doing what is right and the quest for love (and the fact that you won’t always find love where you expect too). Stardust - Yvainne, fallen star The story is based upon a Neil...

Went to see Run, Fat boy, Run at the cinema the other day. It was really good.I’ve become a bit of a fan of Simon Pegg, Hot Fuzz being one of the big reasons why. Somehow he has made being...

Shortly before we went to see Damien Rice my girlfriend bought tickets for us to go and see Athlete at the Norwich UEA LCR (University of East Anglia LCR… don’t know what the last bit means). Last night it was...

My blogging has been rather slow for the last few weeks. I have a number of small posts lined up for publishing but haven’t had the time to finish any of them. Thankfully it hasn’t just been laziness – I...

Radiohead have released pre-orders for their new album… kind of. The album is a pre-release (before release in the shops), and can only be purchased online, from their website. The most interesting part? You pay as much as you want...

I’ve been rather busy with another project recently (more on that soon) so I didn’t get a chance to post this in a timely manner. What happened is a couple of weeks ago I went to see Ben’s Brother at...

Gone are the days of marquees, animated gifs and embedded midi files (thank God) but there are still things that people do that drive others crazy.Since I am (still) working on my “redesign” for Binary Moon I thought I would...

I saw the Simpsons movie recently and I must say – I enjoyed it. A lot.Going in to it I was concerned that it would be like watching three episodes back to back, and I had seen some reviews on...

In my Adsense tips post, I recently discussed the use of time-based ads and how they can be beneficial. Specifically, I like to display ads based on the age of the article, but please note that I only implement this...

I have spent a long time trying to improve the advertising earnings on my websites and I have managed to go from a couple of dollars a month to 3 figures in a relatively short time, without increasing the amount...

The book has been out a couple of weeks now and, based upon the comments I’ve read there are still some questions people want answered. Therefore I have collected together my thoughts, along with those of others (thanks to the...

It’s cool to have the WordPress login page customized to fit your own website branding. This is even more significant for multi author blogs, or sites you have set up for clients as it adds that little extra something.Since writing...

Well, it took me all day but I managed it. I had to get some sleep before writing this but here I am letting you know what I think.StoryThe story was unusual – it was very different to the first...

From Wikipedia… French ratatouille may be served as a meal on its own (accompanied by rice, potatoes, or simple French bread), or as a side dish. Tomatoes are a key ingredient, with garlic, onions, zucchini (courgettes), eggplant (aubergine), bell peppers...

This weekend just gone I went to see Damien Rice at the Brighton Dome. The trip was actually a birthday present from my girlfriend and, my birthday being in April, meant I had plenty of time to look forward to...

As I have mentioned a couple of times now, I was recently invited to a press screening for the new film Ratatouille.Initially, I was skeptical, but I decided I’d regret it if I didn’t at least try – and I...