The early Internet

A vision of on-line shopping from 1969. An old news story about The Internet from 1993. Using The Internet before The Web: gopher and Telnet. Is...

Anand Agarawala: BumpTop desktop is a beautiful mess

Very cool stuff - I want! BumpTop organises your desktop like your physical desktop. A rich way of interacting with your stuff. +1 geek point...

A weird website design trick that might just work

Following a conversation with an A-level computing student today, we agreed to experiment with a strange website design trick: put a QR code to your home...

Star Wars Floppy Disk

Too good not to post here. +1 Geek Point....Da da daaa dum da daa dum da daaa. DA DAA DAAA DUM DA DUM DA DAAA...

Binary adding machine marble run

A 6-bit binary adding machine built from wood. +1 geek point for Matthias Wandel. #binary #marble...

Doctor Who Theme (all of them)

Just because I heard this tune this morning, I've decided to post it here, with some facts so I can pretend I'm teaching you something: Doctor...

Windows 10 looks amazing

I've just caught up with the announcement from Microsoft, and can say that I am genuinely excited about Windows 10 which looks truly amazing.  Code...

Apple, I mean IKEA, bookbook

A satirical take on Apple advertising. Introducing the IKEA bookbook...

Getting started with the Little Man Computer (post #02)

Continuing our series on The Little Man Computer.  This time - adding. <-- previous post.   The little man has an instruction for...

Children react to computer motherboard

The quote is from 11-year-old Louis upon seeing the old motherboard of a computer system. "It's like LEGO but more complicated." #computerScience...

Getting started with the Little Man Computer (post #01)

The Little Man Computer is a simple way of showing how a real computer works underneath. We can imagine a little man running around inside the computer...

Algorithms song

A cheesy* song about algorithms. *Note that there is no such things as 'cheesy', only 'emotionally resonan...

1981 news on the Internet!

A daring look at the future from 1981 - that's 34 years ago, and 10 years before the Web was developed. Feel old? Computer history fans might like our...

The (Unofficial) Talisman Computer Game

I discovered that I still have a back-up copy of the original Unofficial Talisman Computer Game (the one that was removed by request of Game's Workshop's...

Starwars name generator NOT phishing attack

Although intended only as a bit of fun, my Starwars name generator has received more than its fair share of criticism.  Some users are worried that...

Timetrek

Timetrek is a game by D.Elliot for Program Power (released in Europe in 1982).  I remember this game fondly and so when I found it on the brilliant...