Can you use a BBC Micro as your main computer?

Well, the short answer is no, (but I have been trying)... For a computer to be of any use, I figure that it must be able to do the following well: Connect...

Life hack 03

It is quite possible that this one doesn't count as a life hack because it is actually a little-known design featured added by many manufacturers, however...

You're writing dates wrong, probably

I've been having this argument with people recently. We write dates wrong.  Here's why: Today is the 18th day of the second month of 2017 (unless...

Life hack 002

I've just discovered this really effective  use for cardboard tubes.  No longer will your drawers be a tangle of loose wires. Simply post...

Quiz Magic

Quiz Magic is a program I wrote a few years ago for some teachers who wanted to be able to set custom-made starter and plenary activities in their lessons...

How many floppy disks would it take to store all of Google Maps?

So, in a moment of boredom today I decided to do a back-of-the-envelope calculation. I wanted to know what size of floppy disk mountain it would take...