Our House

Shoelace and I went to a gig last night: Fun Lovin’ Criminals at the Forum in Kentish Town, which was a lot of fun. “Make some noise!” the support act shouted from the stage. No one’s ever needed to say that in our house. It’s always got...

Time Is Tight

A few years ago, I wrote a book about the internet of things for the CEO of a London tech firm. As I interviewed him, he told me that “we’re at the beginning of the beginning”, adding that the point we’re at now is similar to where we were 15...

Now I’m Here

I’ve already written a post about my ill-fated trip to the North to watch Watford play at Chesterfield, a day that would’ve been dramatically different had mobile phones been around then. Now they’re here and everything’s changed. I reckon...

I Met a Girl on Myspace

I’d dropped Mischa off at school and was sitting in rush-hour traffic on my way home, listening to Shaun Keaveny on 6 Music. It was Shaun’s last day hosting the breakfast show and I heard loads of people’s messages packed to the gills with sadness...

MAH

In my best Frank Spencer voice, I’ve had a bit o’ trouble. Not too much, you’ll be delighted to hear, but just enough to get under my skin. You see, I get slightly irate when huge, greedy organisations sap my time and energy as I try to deal with...

When The Levee Breaks

When Amazon decides to enter an industry, prepare for change. Everyone knows they changed the book publishing industry (and they’re changing it again, as Audible, one of their brands, has facilitated huge growth in the sale of audio books). Most people know...