Friday, 28 September 2007. Radio
Next Wednesday, 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' will start a six part run on BBC Radio 4. The series is based on the late Douglas Adam's novel of the same name. To describe the plot is not an easy task, but in summery Dirk Gently has an unshakeable belief in the interconnectedness of all things but his Holistic Detective Agency's only success seems to be tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely, and he is drawn into a four-billion year old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate extinction. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, 20 September 2007. Literature
'Making Money' is the new Discworld book from Terry Pratchett, and guess what? It's released today!
Apparently picking off where Going Postal left off, re-introducing former confidence trickster, (now reformed Postmaster General), Moist von Lipwig in his task of reinstating the Ankh-Morpork mint and the introduction of paper money to the city. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, 10 September 2007. Apple
Photoshop is currently being given a run for its money, (and anything cheaper than ?569 is worth a look), by three Core Image driven image editors currently in beta or preview release. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, 10 September 2007. Television
When I reviewed the Simpsons Movie, I made reference to my preference to Family Guy. Well the sixth-season premiere episode is due to be broadcast September 23th in the US. Obviously the UK broadcast date will be at some point way down the road, but there are ways of getting round that. Read the rest of this entry »