As someone who enjoys learning about various aspects of our world, I’ve found myself drawn to podcasts in recent years … More
Category: Reviews
Ineos Grenadier first look, Hanging Rock Victoria, Australia.
Hanging Rock Winery, Victoria – Ineos Grenadier Prototype VS-2B 004, up close photos, Tuesday 9th November, 2021. Ineos has kicked … More
Specialized: A brand in defence
To preface the obvious: I am not a lawyer. So read the following in the spirit it is offered – as commentary and opinion about a respected business and how it handled its public relations, marketing and brand defence leading up to Christmas 2013.
The Culture Mind – Iain Banks
The back story of how this blog came into existence: “Starting at what I thought was the most obvious candidate, I was absolutely astonished to find that the domain http://www.theculturemind.com was available and bought it immediately.”
Windows Phone 7.5 – The good, the bad.
I’ve had a lot of mobile phones over the years, ranging from an analogue Nokia 100, through to a microsized … More
Android 3.1 Honeycomb
Last week I picked up, after much anticipation an Asus Transformer Tablet, running Google’s newly minted Android 3.1 Honeycomb operating … More
A new Digital SLR please
Towards the end of last year, I did some extensive research into digital photography and the associated equipment which delivers … More
100 Days of Evony
So I joined my first MMORTS – Massively Multiplayer Online Real Time Strategy – www.evony.com. This was for a number of … More
Mountain Bike : Felt
Jim Felt is a name that has been kicking around the mountain bike industry from way back in the early … More
Mountain Bike: Specialized
With headquarters in Morgan Hill, California, Specialized is synonymous with innovation, podium wins and quality, well regarded products. The brand … More
Mountain Bike: Cannondale
Headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut, USA, Cannondale designs, develops and produces bicycles at its factory in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. Owned by … More
BBC Book List
[Thanks to Kate M for this one, which landed on my Facebook page] The BBC believes most people will have … More