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Review: Heresy
By S J Parris
Dodgy Dons Done to Death in Troubled Tudor Times
Initially I thought of this book as "’The Name of the Rose’ meets ‘Elizabeth’", as it combines religious themes into a murder mystery set in Elizabethan England, but on reflection that’s not quite correct. This is "’Elizabeth’ meets ‘Inspector Morse’".
Not only are the victims a series of Oxford University academics, who meet progressively stickier ends, but the central character is a lonely polymath with an ambivalent attitude to authority, and his own intellectual obsessions. That and the Oxford locations are both reminiscent of Dexter’s stories, but this is very much its own historic tale, focused on the turmoil caused by the multiple violent shifts in English religion between the reigns of Henry and Elizabeth.
Photographic Multishot Techniques
Disappointing content, and too much Photoshop Continue reading
Word Grammar Checker – A Nicely Carribean Flavour
This may amuse you. I went to type “Here are my comments” (something I do fairly frequently), but mis-typed it as “Here are me comments”. Word correctly identifies this as incorrect grammar, with a green line under “are”. Right click, Continue reading
Virtual PC vs VMware Player – Further Thoughts
I’ve added a brief addendum to my piece on Virtual PC technologies. It turns out that VMware Player seems to be able to “fix” unreliable VMs. Microsoft’s lack of attention to compatibility has led me to a better product, and Continue reading
Digital Convergence – Still Waiting
Another failed attempt to “converge” my phone. Why don’t I learn? Continue reading
Windows Virtual PC – Breaking Compatibility
How Microsoft have badly broken compatibility (again!) with Virtual PC and Windows 7 Continue reading
A Parable
Lessons for anyone contemplating a disruptive, rewrite from scratch, change to a software product Continue reading
My “Tenset”
A recent post by Mike Johnston on The Online Photographer decried the frequent difficulty of quickly reviewing an online photo collection to understand the photographer’s interests and style, in order to decide whether to invest more time in studying the Continue reading
The Alien Has Landed, and It’s &*&^(* Huge
For any of you labouring under the myth that new computer hardware is smaller than old, please meet my new “mini” desktop! 🙂 If you’re struggling with scale, the monitor is 24″. And what’s really scary is that this is Continue reading
Venice Photos Coming Online
I’ve just published some of my photos from my trip to the Venice Carnevale 2009. There are some more scenery and miscellaneous shots to follow, but if you like pictures of pretty ladies in striking costumes, look here. Continue reading
Take Your Photography to the Next Level
A Great Inspiration For When You’re Stuck or Frustrated Continue reading
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