At the weekend I visited the Science Museum in South Kensington, London with my parents. I think the first time I went there was a school trip when I was about 9 or 10, and I’ve been quite a few times between now and then, but not recently. It’s fantastic! It starts off well – [...]
Here’s another Dr Jan’s Tip From The Top. If you have paper you need to recycle, tear it in half first. Then do the same thing again. Repeat until you get bored or the pile of paper is too thick to tear. This works for any kind of single sheets, but also junk mail, empty [...]
If you want to buy a present that is fun for all the family, check out Uno Extreme. It’s like traditional Uno, if you know that. If you don’t it’s a card game where each player starts with 7 cards and takes it in turn to put down a card. Cards must match either colour [...]
Inkstone: September 2005 This blog seems to have a very calming effect on me – not just this post, but all of it (that I’ve read so far
I’ve had a Navman 630 for some months now, and I’m very happy with it. The 630 is the predecessor to the 650. The big difference is the 630 uses an SD card to store the maps (limited to 256Mb by the hardware), whereas the 650 uses an internal 2Gb hard disk. The disk is [...]
Saturday just gone I went to Bletchley Park (again) with Martyn and Robert. We met a bunch of friends at the Park and had a fab day. The highlight of the day for me was seeing the Colossus in action. Don’t let anyone convince you the Americans made the Worlds First Computer. That honour goes [...]
I had to visit Prague, rather unexpectedly from Tuesday evening to Friday evening this week. Dr Jan’s Tip From The Top Buy yourself an American Express Platinum Card. They cost £275 a year, but you do get some nifty benefits. Amongst the most useful so far are the free Priority Pass card which lets you [...]