Monthly Archives: February 2007

I enjoy reading student newspapers. Not only is there no real news in Cambridge worth writing about, but most of the writing is hilariously bad and over the top. I’ve seen plenty of apologies for erroneous and unbalanced reporting – most notably for an entire front-page spread in Varsity more recently. Most of the writing […]

Now I’ve finally installed a release copy of an operating system, I have to go through the process of installing applications all over again. Here’s a few thoughts on how my software needs have changed. In the olden days one of the first things on a new computer would have been Winzip. This application allows […]

According to the Beeb: Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how “beer goggles” affect a drinker’s vision. The drink-fuelled phenomenon is said to transform supposedly “ugly” people into beauties – until the morning after. There’s even an equation given on the site to calculate your “beer goggles effect.” A formula rating […]

Some links again, I’m afraid. Instructions to fold the standard sort of paper rose are available here and here. It’s fairly pretty and doesn’t look impossible to make (admittedly I’ve not tried it yet due to lack of paper). Scroll right to the bottom of this page and you’ll see that there are several different […]

Somewhat infuriatingly my Beta version of MS Office 2007 has died today. It expires on 1st February and refuses to do anything anymore. I’m allowed to look at my documents but not edit them. Oh well, £100 spent at Amazon then…