Category: Blog

RIP

One of the greatest entertainers, musicians and performers that we have had. I love listening to his music and watching his performances – in awe of the talent and showmanship he had – I grew up with a lot of his music and still love it to this day. To know that he has gone is really quite sad but...

Creative and the Daniel K Saga

Creative Labs are one of the biggest players in the PC Sound Card market – great hardware, but their downfall has always been the drivers and software they develop and distribute for their products. And their attitude towards customers really does stink. The failings of their software solutions were made even more prominent with the release of Windows Vista, which...

Say No to 0870!

Yes, I’m writing something useful for a change. A lot of companies now use what are known as “Non-Geographic” telephone numbers for call centres, support lines etc. The reasons for this are usually because it allows them to use a number which, for the most part, is a lot easier for people to remember and it standardizes the call costs...

In the Grand Scale of Things…

How much do we actually know – in terms of who we are, and where we are? Sure, we know our local area like the back of our hand, we know all the short cuts and things that happen in certain areas. We know most things about the cities we live in, like bus times and what the best club...

The Numbers are Crazy!

Maths is a funny subject. Pretty much everything we use has its roots in maths. Somehow. But strangely enough, the more you think about maths or any specific mathematic theory, the more absurd the whole concept becomes. Take for instance the question: “Does 0.9 recurring = 1?” Of course not! I hear you cry, because they are both entirely different...