The other day I got sent one of those 'here, have one of our credit cards..' junk mail things through the door. Normally they go straight in the bin, but this one got me a-thinkin'. It seems to me that banks are starting to ignore…

Despite owning a real guitar (I hesitate to apply the term 'player' to myself) and being a keen video game player, I've never before combined the two. I'd always looked upon the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games with a hint of skepticism. No real…

As some of you may know, my good lady wife has had surgery on her foot which has rendered her immobile for a few weeks. (And on crutches for a further eight weeks). Thi has resulted in my adopting the role of house husband. Now,…

Now I'm not usually one to moan about things. But there's some... oh, wait, what's that...? Sorry, my mistake. It seems I *am* one to moan about things. Well having set that straight, allow me to carry on and moan about something else. Actually, no,…