Month: January 2009

We’re Living in a Database

Apple's iLife '09 – brilliant, but does it offer too much? Apple's senior VP delivered an impressive keynote address earlier this week at the company's annual Macworld event in San Francisco. Aside from the headline-grabbing DRM-free iTunes tracks that are on the way, I was particularly impressed with their work on iLife '09. I love … Continue reading We’re Living in a Database

So that’s it, then. We’re all going to lose our jobs.

It appears the credit crunch crisis is only deepening as we dive nose first into a sub-zero January. The last Woolworths store finally closes today and high street stores Next and Debenhams have both reported losses this morning. Indeed, if you take a glance at Sky News' business page, we're also informed that M&S might … Continue reading So that’s it, then. We’re all going to lose our jobs.

3ft tall and back ache – it’s the same deal, really

After a regrettable absence in 2008, Celebrity Big Brother is gracing our screens again and it couldn't have had a more promising opening. Certainly, the spectacle of 3ft tall movie star and 'stunt man' Verne Troyer teaching ageing rapper Coolio cockney rhyming slang will already take some beating as TV highlight of 2009. I've never … Continue reading 3ft tall and back ache – it’s the same deal, really