The Memoirs of Jim 'ung

In case you think this is Too Long; Didn’t Read, or if you take nothing else away from this ridiculously long post: If you like games, or are even vaguely curious, check out Consolevania. You can download them all here. On wednesday BBC4 showed some programs dedicated to the history of microcomputing (Micromen, Charlie Brooker’s …

In a local supermarket they have an Asus EeePC 1000HE for the equivalent of £250 — £50 cheaper than in the UK as far as I can tell. It has an international warranty too, so no dramas there. The only drawbacks are that it comes preinstalled with WinXP Arabic (I’d be nuking whatever OS it came …