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Review: Thirty Four

The inspriring true story of Albert Goering, By William Hastings Burke

An inspiring true tale of a very unexpected hero

Imagine you are a wealthy industrialist, but also a humanitarian with a keen sense of justice. Imagine you live in a brutal totalitarian regime which is waging war over half the world and subjecting those under its control to acts or repression and genocide the like of which the world has never seen.

OK? Now imagine that your brother is one of your country’s top military and political leaders. He’s Hermann Goering, and you are his younger brother Albert. Read the full review

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An Ideal Blogging Platform?

The iPad really ought to be the ideal blogging tool: it’s light enough to always have with you, large enough to edit a decent quantity of text on, and potentially always connected, so you can strike while the muse is Continue reading

Sunday, March 6, 2011 in iPad, Reviews

Tokenism Gone Mad

I went to see Danny Boyle’s production of Frankenstein at the National Theatre, yesterday. It really is a “must see” event. The staging is superb, the script accurately reflects the eloquence of Mary Shelley’s novel, and Johnny Lee Miller’s performance Continue reading

Sunday, February 27, 2011 in Reviews, Thoughts on the World

Not Good For Business

A month into iPad ownership and I have to say that although I love some of the things it does, my feelings are still mixed. Setting aside those features which, in my case at least, are really for personal use, Continue reading

Saturday, February 5, 2011 in iPad, Reviews

Beauty is Only Skin Deep

I’m currently reading a book called “Beautiful Architecture“. This has at its core the concept that some software structures are inherently elegant, things of beauty as well as great function, like many of our greatest buildings. The trouble is that Continue reading

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in Agile & Architecture, iPad, Reviews, Thoughts on the World

Keep Taking the Tablets

I’ve recently purchased an iPad, partly to satisfy some unrequited gadget lust, partly to satisfy some real needs for which I hoped it might be a good match, and partly to try and understand what all the fuss is about. Continue reading

Friday, January 7, 2011 in iPad, PCs/Laptops, Reviews, Thoughts on the World

Crashers

Ripping Yarn, but Dodgy Details Continue reading

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in Reviews

I Don’t Want to Sound Complainin’

My review of the Canon 7D. The headline: great electronics, poor ergonomics. Continue reading

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in Photography, Reviews

Superfreakonomics

Fascinating, fun, and more depth than the first book Continue reading

Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Reviews

Architectural Photography

A sandwich with not quite enough meat Continue reading

Heresy

Dodgy Dons Done to Death in Troubled Tudor Times Continue reading

Sunday, April 18, 2010 in Reviews

Photographic Multishot Techniques

Disappointing content, and too much Photoshop Continue reading

Sunday, March 21, 2010 in Photography, Reviews