This year I’ve decided to review the once-a-year treat that is the mince pie. There’s plenty of choice and this year and I’ve been piling on the Christmas pounds for your mince pie happiness. Here’s the low down. Supermarkets Asda Shortcrust: 5/10 – This from the extra special range had a…
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I’ve now been running at least once a week for 4 years now, and my trusty old trainers have been with me every step of the way. Needless to say I’m about 2 years overdue a new pair. My first pair (Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7) have been superb and I’m…
Leave a CommentI recently picked up the new Tomb Raider and really enjoyed the first couple of hours, it doesn’t quite offer the unique experience the original but what does? This isn’t down to just Tomb Raider though its all games, think of the major titles in the gaming world right now:…
Leave a CommentLast night I went to see the new Quentin Tarantino movie Django Unchained, I thought it was thoroughly entertaining. On reflection there was just a few elements that just didn’t sit quite right for me, and I can’t quite work out whether these were deliberate on or not. The Good…
Leave a CommentTwo short hours ago I bought a shiny new second hand espresso machine from eBay. It’s a Gaggia Classic, often toted as the bare minium entry level espresso machine. It was a close call between this and a La Pavoni lever machine. After lurking on eBay for what has seemed…
Leave a CommentA ‘decent’ espresso machine is still at the top of my to-buy list, which makes me sad, but I shouldn’t despair since their are many other cheaper alternatives. They may not offer the same intense taste of an espresso, but they do offer unique tastes and brewing experience that can…
Leave a CommentWhist I was over in the states I picked myself up the ‘new iPad’ and so far really liking it. Being a designer, most of my work will still be carried out on my laptop of course, but general web browsing I’ll be using the iPad from now on. Here…
Leave a CommentI hold my hands up I’m a coffee addict, I’ve been pursuing a home-brewed cup that rivals a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato for quite some time. But finding the recipe is only half of the story, I found out very quickly that making good coffee is going to cost me more…
2 CommentsI recently bought the ‘newish’ Apple TV 2, and it’s a brilliant little box. ATV2 actually has fairly limited use in the UK since there are no streaming services supported other than Apples movie rental service. The box therefore just serves as an iTunes streamer from your computer. That is…
Leave a CommentI’m a little late tapping out this blog in the wake of recent sad news of Steve Jobs’s death, but I felt I had to blog about the way Apple has change my life for the better. Usually designers have a immediate bond with apple products but I was a…
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