Where did I put my floppy shoes? January 7, 2009 I got a package yesterday addressed to “Alex Kidman Clown School, Inc.” It’s nice to see my editors taking me seriously, for a change…….
There's no fire in the fireplace, there's no carpet on the floor… January 2, 2009 First story off the cab ranks, at APCMag.com. And in a shock move, it involves Apple. Well, sorta. I may well end up hearing…
You've got me so confused, and there's words I could use… December 17, 2008 I’m doing an Alison-Moyet-Listening day today, as you might be able to tell. But hey, on the on the subject of words, I have…
And everything I had to know, I heard it on my radio… December 16, 2008 More news, reviews and not-terribly idle speculation today. It’s enough to send one GaGa… First up, at PC Authority: Macworld 2009 rumour mill: Windkintosh?…
"We're (talking) in Nerd English. The best kind of English." November 3, 2008 A direct quote, that one, and unsurprisingly, a quote from me. You can hear the rest in this week’s Australian Macworld Weekend Edition Podcast:…
This is March to… oobely-boo, this is misc, and this is… other. October 16, 2008 Argh. One of the more challenging aspects to being your own boss is doing the accounting and keeping track of everything. And then trying…
Don't be stupid, don't be ridiculous… September 19, 2008 I’ve written some unusual game reviews in my time, but my latest effort, at Australian Macworld, might just contain the strangest single paragraph yet:…
Son, as your lawyer, I declare y'all are in a 12-piece bucket o' trouble. September 15, 2008 Why does Monday morning keep rolling around? Couldn’t it just, for once, keep itself to itself? I guess if the LHC does go awry,…
I had the world's quickest and strangest haircut yesterday… September 11, 2008 As apparently my eyebrows were “Too antennae-like”. So, in the name of getting a nice headshot done, I had the world’s tiniest haircut on…
She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand.. July 24, 2008 Also, 100,005, at Australian Macworld: Apple gets back in the gaming business: “Now, if I could only work out a way to line up…