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Hiatus

Just a temporary hiatus, until the end of the month, I hope. I just realised that I never posted an explanation where all of the posts went, but then I also noticed that nobody commented that it was...

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That Hiatus thing…

Hello! I’d like to say I’m back, but there’s still going to be a hiatus for a little while yet. Let me just clarify what’s going on. As many of you, hopefully all that actually know me in the flesh,...

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Thinning the herd… a CD giveaway

I’m giving away some of my CDs! If you live near me and want some of them leave a comment, facebook me, shot me a text, email, all that good stuff. Here’s the list. The list I intend to give them to a...

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15 years… OK, so 4 of them have been on a life support machine….

I doubt anyone will ever see this. I’m not going to promote it, but November 4th signals the exact date I discovered blogging. I can’t believe it’s been a thing for so long. Obviously, in recent years,...

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Bye bye Crashplan… er, so what’s next?

the majority of you know I like to back up my data. I’ve had too many run-ins with people handing me crashed hard drives and charred memory cards, expecting me to work magic on them, knowing full-well...

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White rabbit, white rabbit, and indeed, white rabbit

I’m sure I’ve started a blog post off with the same title before, but hey, I’m sure you can forgive me, seeing as I’m currently working through 2014 at what is currently a post a month. I’ve been busy,...

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Some of the recent search results…

questionsAh, it seems like decades since I last did one of those, and that’s probably because it is. Seeing as I have a reason to type (new, shiny keyboard and all that), I thought I’d go through some...

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So, my new keyboard unboxing video

If you follow me on Facebook (if not, why not?), you’ll probably notice that I’ve made an unboxing video of my latest toy, the keyboard I mentioned last night. It’s been such a long time since I’ve put...

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My first few days with the QPAD MK-80

… and this, I promise, will be my last post on the matter. It’s been several days since I brought home my latest toy, the afore-mentioned mechanical keyboard, and I have to say I’m really liking it....

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People of ZX Spectrum land!

I’ve been going through some old tapes, and found the following (rather knackered) recording. I have no recollection which game it’s from, but if you do, I’d appreciate it if you let me know!...

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Database error

A database connection could not be established. And by that, I actually mean I’m sick of looking at a blog that hasn’t been updated for nonths Months. There is no error, I’ve just deleted all of the...

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LED arrives at Mercuryvapour Towers

OH dear. It’s as if the future landed on my doorstep, and I didn’t really want it to. Yes, it’s almost inevitable, that the leafy street that leads up to Mercury vapour Towers, and it’s gravel...

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Amsterdam, day 1

I’ve just came back from a few days away, and my first visit to Amsterdam. Technically it’s my second, but you can hardly call Schiphol airport a visit. So, the journey started on Tuesday morning....

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My record collection is complete

21:01 I know some of you are itching to find out what happened on Day 2 of the Amsterdam trip. Yeah, well, that’ll have to wait for a little bit, because I’ve just had a moment that is so...

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So, you have an Active Card…

Are you one of the lucky ones that own an Active Card, issued to you by Hartlepool Council? I bet you’ve noticed the T is a dancer. Oh, so minimal and so fresh! How modern! Stop right there. It’s a...

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Satan Claus is coming to town!

Ah yes, it’s once again the time of year where festive cheer is spread thinly, like Lurpak across a crumbling cream cracker. Id like to wish my 0 readers (after all, I’ve hardly been a regular poster...

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Happy 2016!

If you’re reading this at the moment it comes out, you’re a very, very sad person. If you’re reading it several minutes after 12, then this is for you. Have a happy and prosperous 2016. Don’t do...

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Firing blanks

And so, 2016 on here didn’t go exactly as planned. I tend to do an annual post bang on the stroke of midnight, so I can pretend I’m sat at my computer hovering over the “publish” button just as New...

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Diabetic retinopathy and why I no longer like lasers…

Long time viewers and people who know me in the flesh know that I’ve been in and out of the Eye Infirmary recently in a bid to prevent me from going blind. It’s not much fun. I won’t bore you of the...

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The record shop that almost destroyed me…

NOTE: I originally wrote this in a rather pissed-off and unhappy mood. I’ve slept on it since then… I’m only publishing it because everyone likes a car-crash style blog post. Sigh. It’s a Saturday...

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