Category: Reviews
Reviews posted on Qype, or of books and CDs I’ve enjoyed (or not!). I’m also going to be trying out the Sainsbury’s Basics range over the coming months and will review the products.
Truck 13 review – Day 1
Wow. This weekend we went to Truck 13, my 8th Truck festival. If you’ve never heard of it, Truck is a small music festival held in Oxfordshire. It was the creation of two brothers, Robin and Joe... Read More
Truck 13 review – day 2
So I woke up on Sunday morning, having had about half an hour’s sleep, in a bit of a grump. Soon sorted that out with a bacon roll, coffee and an iced coffee milkshake from the Rotary people, yu... Read More
CBR Redrock dual suspension bike – death trap. Avoid at all costs.
Putting this post up in the hope that it will prevent anyone else buying a CBR Red Rock bike (available from Littlewoods catalogue) as, IMHO, it could well be a deathtrap. Dan (aged nearly 13) was in ... Read More
O2 Joggler – First Impressions
my Joggler arrived yesterday and on the whole I'm pretty pleased with it. For just under £50 it's a decent bit of kit and has already proved a bit of a hit with us all. Internet radio, calendar, cloc... Read More
iPhone app – Geocaching
My experiences of geocaching and a short review of the iphone geocaching app.... Read More
iPhone app – MoreLomo
I’ve been interested in lomography for a while after I saw some pics taken by a friend with a Lomo camera. I loved the unpredictability of the results – the vignetting, the colour saturati... Read More
My iphone – fun and games!
I've recently bought an iphone and think it's pretty good. I've been enjoying trying out different apps.... Read More
Make Sure They See My Face
I've recently discovered the singer Kenna and really love his stuff. It's not every day that you read a pop science book and end up with a new favourite singer! But that's exactly what happened when I... Read More
Avatar – surprisingly good!
Avatar. All looks, no substance or a good film?... Read More
Channel 4's TV Book Club
Channel 4 launched their TV Book Club tonight, minus Richard and Judy but with Jo Brand hosting, a regular sleb panel (Dave Spikey, Auntie Gok et al) and a special guest each week. I never really got ... Read More
More from Sainsbury's Basics range
I did another shop at Sainsbury’s yesterday and bought a few more Basics items – and also remembered a few that I’ve used that I forgot to add yesterday: Food and drink: Cooking baco... Read More
Complaining gets you everywhere
Came downstairs yesterday morning to discover that my internet was dead. Gone. No more. Disaster – I work from home so my internet is vital, and my daughter’s studying for GCSEs and needs ... Read More