How to be a Geek

Queen and Top Gear in weird merged moment

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:29:05 +0100

Queen and Top Gear in weird merged moment:

On the run up to a new series of Top Gear the more hardcore fans loitering on the Final Gear forums start to get a little bit strange, suffering from withdrawal and desperation.

OK we’re not…

SeeSaw gets premium comedy shows

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:20:49 +0100

SeeSaw gets premium comedy shows:

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of SeeSaw. All opinions are 100% mine. I would not take a sponsorship opportunity unless I genuinely believe in the product and have written…

Is embarrassing parents TG video viral?

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:14:14 +0100

Is embarrassing parents TG video viral?:

Not long ago in my first Top Gear series 14 preview post I included a video of some very embarrassing parents shouting about Top Gear as they passed the presenter in their car on the…

No more music on my iPod thanks to Spotify

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:36:41 +0100

No more music on my iPod thanks to Spotify:

I’ve had ‘the middle’ iPod in one form or another since the first iPod Mini was released in 2004.

And ever since, from the very beginning of my iPod ownership life, music and speech have…

Diet Diary: Starting all over again

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:54:10 +0100

Diet Diary: Starting all over again:

I’ve got a bet with my wife – she doesn’t think I’ll be able to lose two stone by our anniversary at the end of August and I’m adamant I can.

When I was at school I was always a bit chubby, then…

New look Glasto site makes use of 6music names

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:44:32 +0100

New look Glasto site makes use of 6music names:

Every year the BBC relaunches its website for one of the major festivals it covers or, in the case of the Big Weekend – hosts.

The latest site to get this treatment is the Glastonbury…

Top Gear set for Sunday 27 June return

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:44:32 +0100

Top Gear set for Sunday 27 June return:

It’s that time of year again, the time when everyone at work gets completely bored with me and when I spend every Sunday evening talking about TV on a message board.

It’s been officially…

Google gets all arty with its homepage

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:29:01 +0100

Google gets all arty with its homepage:

Google have announced the launch of a new feature for its homepage – a Bing like feature that allows users to customise the background.

And to mark the launch they decided, on Thursday 10…

In need of Android book library for HTC Tattoo

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:46:22 +0100

In need of Android book library for HTC Tattoo:

My most recent gadget acquisition is a HTC Tattoo, the low end small screen Android based handset from the Taiwanese-based manufacturer.

This is a great little phone, it’s easy to hold, fits in my…

Losing the ability to just sit back and be immersed?

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:29:16 +0100

Losing the ability to just sit back and be immersed?:

There may be a couple of spoilers for Doctor Who: Eleventh Hour starring Matt Smith in this blog post – if you haven’t seen it and don’t want to be spoiled don’t read on.

Like many of the…

Saving old BBC pages for the future

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:22:53 +0100

Saving old BBC pages for the future:

The BBC is a big site, there are pages within pages within pages and even deeper than that, there are large sections with multiple sub-sections that have their own top level related sections.

But equally there are certain shows with their own top level site (

Accidentally good carbon footprint shot out the oval window

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:24:48 +0000

Accidentally good carbon footprint shot out the oval window:

I’m going to be honest with you here, I don’t really care that much about my carbon footprint, I don’t go out of my way to keep it low or do anything special to ’save the earth’.

However, purely…

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