I’ve never been a big fan of clip art. The images are often blandly generic. Even worse, if you use a free or cheap library, the chances are that countless other people are also using graphics from the same source. … Continue reading →

Linux has grown a long way, from its inception as a project by a Finnish computer science student (Linus Torvalds) who decided to share what he was doing with the world in an unassailably open manner, to the present day, … Continue reading →

I’ve made a couple of small tweaks to the design of the site: colouring in rather than reworking the structure. Firstly, I’ve made the blog date headings a bit more visible. Since I rarely post more than one item per … Continue reading →

This afternoon I’ve put a bit of time into exploring the Fostex MR-8 multitrack recorder I’ve been borrowing from a friend. I’ve played with this unit in the past but had become a little frustrated; by the time I’d gone … Continue reading →

I came across a project called Gourmet Recipe Manager today. I’ve not really done anything with my computer to support cooking (another hobby of mine) but this looks intriguing. I particularly like the idea of computer-generated shopping lists. For a … Continue reading →