Yesterday (Thursday 16th September 2021), I was sad to learn that Clive Sinclair has died. When I was younger (back in the early 1980s), I had a passing interest in electronics. My dad (a telephone engineer) taught me to solder. I built a few kits. I could understand simple circuit diagrams. It never went very […]
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Will The Media Please Stop Ruining Words?
A couple of months ago on Twitter, the Media Guardian account tweeted “The X-Files reboot to be broadcast on Channel 5 in 2016” The X-Files reboot to be broadcast on Channel 5 in 2016 https://t.co/zCmXfI707w pic.twitter.com/hzkoBVxOO2 — Media Guardian (@mediaguardian) December 10, 2015 Good news! But, it isn’t a reboot. It’s a new series.
Continue readingSamsung Smart TV, Not So Smart
On receiving Samsung’s inexplicable “ERROR_MODEL_BIND” error message…
Continue readingDear Apple, Please Let Me Give You My Money
I was reading a very interesting article by Charlie Brooker on the Grauniad site which reminded me of the time that Apple wouldn’t let me give them money without installing their software.
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