Small Laptops

I stumbled across Liliputting which is a blog dedicated to all the news about small laptops (<12″) which seem to be one of the most fast moving areas of computing at the moment.
Grabbing a few groceries, I also noticed that Sainsburys are selling a rebadged MSI Wind laptop called the Medion Akoya which runs using […]

Tim Worstall

Tim Worstall is setting out his stall as a UKIP candidate in this post, which I recommend. If you live in London, I suggest having a read, and maybe asking him questions.
Having read his blog for a few years, it is a paragon of intellectual thought about politics. I’d vote for him if I lived […]

Timmy Goes to Brussels

(hopefully)
I wish Timmy the best of luck with his aims of getting into the European Parliament as a UKIP candidate. As well, as being a eurosceptic, he’s also of the “small government” point of view.

Facebook Beacon and Privacy

I visited the rather good Kongregate website today to have a game of bloons.
A few minutes later, a popup appeared telling me that my Facebook profile had been updated with an entry saying that I’m playing Bloons.
I don’t really care that anyone knows that I’m playing Bloons. It’s just that I didn’t tell Kongregate that […]

Zurich Insurance

If you’ve got a pension or investment with Zurich Insurance, that you’ve had running for a few years, I strongly suggest that you get it reviewed by an IFA.
I just found out the fund value of an AVC that I’ve been paying into for years. Putting the money on the lottery each week would have […]

An Ad for a Sysadmin Friend

Ad for a friend. No kickback to me (except a few beers).
A friend of mine in Oxford is looking for work doing sysadmin-type stuff.
He can do server admin on Linux and Windows as well as Exchange, Active Directory, DNS, and all that. He’s up to MCSE.
He’s looking to work in Oxford, Reading or London.
Send me […]