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Renting software? No thanks!
A few weeks ago, someone about to make his first foray into photo editing asked if I would recommend Photoshop. Money was no object and the enquirer was technical enough to have found Photoshop intuitive […]
Technology
Feel at Home
Studying in Rome has its many privileges but one of the drawbacks is that it’s not home. I love London – the place and the people – and being so far away from it can […]
Books
First Love
They say your first love is the deepest and the most special, the love that you will never forget. They must be right, for I have decided to go back to my first love. I’m […]
Books
Reaver’s Ransom by Emily Diamand
One hundred and fifty years into the future, today’s technology is all but gone and computers are relics blamed for a lot of the evil in the world. The United Kingdom is anything but united, […]
Books
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
In a world ruled by demons when the sun sets, three youths offer hope to humankind: a messenger, a healer, and a street entertainer. One learns how to kill demons with his bare hands, another […]
Books
Iron Angel by Richard Poole
“The Iron Angel” is the fast paced and entertaining conclusion to the Book of Lowmoor trilogy. It reveals the mystery behind the five crystals and we finally discover what happened to the “giants”. There is […]
Books
The Born Queen by Greg Keyes
Greg Keyes writes this concluding part of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone in the same fluid, fast paced style that made me enjoy the previous three volumes. Like its predecessors, The Born Queen is […]
Entertainment
Mysterious Cities of Gold
There were a lot of children’s TV programmes in the 80s that I was passionate about, including Storybook International and Dungeons and Dragons. Today, I’m going to talk about another great children’s series: Mysterious Cities […]
Entertainment
My Top 5 US Shows
It’s trivia time tonight. Here are my current Top 5 TV shows from the US: 1. 24. This show never fails to deliver. It’s the most addictive and thrilling series on air, with gripping plots […]