She has a remarkable voice. This stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it. I really need to make an effort to see them live at some point.

2000 AD! I have fond memories of it (I bought it every week from about ’85 to ’91) but in hindsight it was patchy with inconsistent quality control. Some of my favourite artists – Kevin O’Neill, Mike McMahon, Dave […]

My mum I believe still has an old BBC Micro in the loft from years ago. Maybe I should try to fire it up and get some Elite on the go! (And Repton, Castle Quest, Citadel, Stryker’s Run, Exile….)

This is a tangent, but did anyone else used to read Acorn User back in the day??

I am totally clueless at DIY but I surprised myself when i managed to hang my little guitar collection (six string, twelve string, electric, bass, banjo since you ask) onthe wall of my music room this summer. […]

Very kind of you! But no, I’m remote – I’m in Ayrshire in Scotland. And you forget I Know Where You Live from a previous CD swap…

Thanks – yeah, just been reading about that now. SSD seems neater and quieter as well, so it does appeal.

Unfortunately it also seems to be a bit more expensive! It’s a shame these drives are so big – the […]

Ooh, good tip, thanks.

Good to know it wasn’t just me! I recently mentioned this as an aside at work, and got heftily laughed at – the very notion of me reading a celeb/reality mag. I don’t know my Kardashians from my elbow.

I don’t think it comes with a mouse or a keyboard, but I expect I’ll just pick them up cheaply (and might even have old ones lying about the house somewhere).

Thanks for your input! I’m now going to google […]

Here’s a question you might laugh at…. did anyone buy Heat when it first came out??

It now seems to be a really tacky celeb paper, but I distinctly remember I bought it quite regularly for the first year or […]

Vox – I forgot about that one. I bought that on occasion as well.

And Neon! Yes I remember that one. I thought that was pretty good.

As a student in the early 90s, I didn’t really buy monthly music magazines because I was skint. But most weeks I would but either the NME or Melody Maker every Wednesday and skive off lectures to read them avidly […]

I was never really a big Word reader (controversial)! I bought it on occasion, but my attachment to the Word community was more through the podcast and the discussion blog. I think there are probably many others […]

Hm, yes I can see that interpretation. It was something like “If you or I were trapped….” which I think was a clumsy way of saying “If one were trapped….”

The fact that he feels on certainty he is on a […]

I usually stay well clear of these political debates (although I like to read them) but I’m going against my instinct here and I’m going to chip in. Go easy on me please! I have a firm belief that consensus comes […]

It’s perfect for things like holidays or commuting. But I’m old fashioned. I don’t feel like I “own” a book (and I like to “own” things) unless I have a physical copy.

And of course I have a similar attitude to […]

I have to use excel day in, day out. I think it’s useful but has become far too bloated and complicated. Maybe I’m just the wrong demographic for it, but a lot of times I just don’t find it intuitive and end up […]

Grr, I missed this. Ah well. I prefer actual books though.

Does anyone else find they buy kindle books and then just kind of forget about them? I think the fact they have no physical presence in my house means […]