I Mead Mine

The Sound Of The Smiths

Rob — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:01:06 +0000

The Smiths provided the soundtrack to my student years in the North-East of England between 1984 and 1987, and it's truly a heart-lifting experience to enjoy these songs again in all their remastered glory

The only Snow Leopard vs Windows 7 comparison that matters

Rob — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:23:31 +0000

But which one can run Snood and porn at the same time?

The Matrix… if it ran on Windows

Rob — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:16:12 +0000

It look likes you're trying to bend a spoon with your mind. Can I help you with that?

So that’s how TVs work, thanks Björk

Rob — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:51:58 +0000

Icelandic pop pixie Bjork is bored of watching her TV so she takes it apart and then explains exactly how it works

Big Brother gets personal

Rob — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:31:19 +0000

Zoombak's Advanced Car and Family Locator is the latest in a long line of devices that aim to help us keep track of our loved ones, possessions and pets. However, its use also raises ethical and personal questions about the privacy of those we want to watch, and how we wanted to be watched ourselves. It's not just Big Brother, but Big Mother, Big Sister and Big Daddy, too.

Somebody tell Apple the iTunes Store is broke

Rob — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:12:42 +0000

Just tried firing up the UK iTunes Store... only to find that it's totally and utterly kaput. The US store is a goner too - broken links all over the place. What is going on?

What’s so special about the MacBook unibody?

Rob — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:23:13 +0000

You may have noticed that Apple launched some new notebooks this week, but the big news wasn't their comely shape, glitzy LED screen and complete lack of FireWire 400. It was the unibody. Here's how you can find out more

Heroes worship? Hayden Panettiere on senator John McCain

Rob — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:47:50 +0000

She knows who she'll be voting for

Hands up, who wants a Digital Copy?

Rob — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:23:44 +0000

At Macworld in January, Apple CEO Steve Jobs trumpeted the arrival of Digital Copy: legit iPod-friendly versions of the movies you buy on DVD, that save you the hassle of being hounded by Hollywood's copyright cops. But then not very much happened, in the UK anyway. What's going on?

What’s wrong with John McCain?

Rob — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:49:35 +0000

Or a reckless, dishonest nut job who will do or say anything to be America's next commander-in-chief? Rolling Stone has a 10-page investigative report on the Republicans' US presidential candidate. It's a fascinating and disturbing read