On Sunday night I was lucky enough to be at Jason Mraz's concert at Hammersmith Apollo. As with the gig I attended last year, it was an amazing night full of energy and excitement. From the brilliant Song for a Friend as the opener to the closing Butterfly, the set was...

I've been reading Kate Fox's Watching The English recently. Well, for quite a while actually - I read slowly. It's an anthropological look at English culture, and as an Englishman I find that an interesting topic. My opinion of the book and its author has been somewhat...

The best thing about the iPhone these days is its software model. I've talked in detail before (1, 2, 3, 4) about the device itself, and mentioned the AppStore, but Apple Insider presents (as part of their extensive and pretty good series of posts on the iPhone 3G) a...

Once upon a time (well, 9th November 2007 to be precise), Rowan got an iPhone. And he blogged about it. Twice. Some time later (July 2008), he tried to get a swanky new iPhone 3G, without much luck. He blogged about that, too. Finally, he got one. Phew! So, not wanting...

Following Apple's announcements on Monday I'm asking myself the question, '3G or not 3G?' on 2 levels. First, shall I upgrade to an iPhone 3G? Second, just how "3G" is the iPhone 3G anyway? I'll address them in reverse order. The iPhone 3G looks to be a mightily tempting...

Ofcom this week announced a new voluntary code of conduct for ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in the UK, aiming to provide "greater clarity over customers’ broadband line speeds", particularly looking at the fact that ADSL connections (what the vast majority of people...

I think that successfully mixing old and new is an incredible skill; when done well, amazing things can happen. When done badly, the results can be hideous. To create something contemporary which retains elements of the traditional is not an easy task, but successful...

This week, after consulting an expert in the field, my friend Helen bought an iMac. Coincidentally, the same week saw the 10th Anniversary of the little blue-and-white box that changed the face of computing, so I thought it time to look back on how things have changed...

Very few things irritate me more than people who have no idea what they're talking about mouthing off on the web. And few things entertain me more than their arguments being ripped to pieces by people who have slightly more idea what they're talking about. Don't get me...