SET BLOW OWN TRUMPET = ON A wonderful piece of radio courtesy of my programme World Update. If you’ve ever looked aghast at the use of Comic Sans and wondered why then here is the place to go. Featuring Vincent Connare himself.

Blogging in Tanzania

March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Blogging at www.bbcafricaslowdown.com here in Dar es Salaam at the IMF Africa conference and I’ve just had a conversation with a well-known Africa campaigner . . . no names of course:

This is my first post written with WP’s new iPod Touch app. Not bad. Here’s my niece Mia.

The End of Blogging?

March 1, 2009 | Comments Off on The End of Blogging?

Sameh Habeeb is a blogger we’ve used on the World Service a lot. He lives in Gaza and if you want an authentic street level voice he’s a radio programme’s dream: speaks great English, has an unusually excellent phone line and was never backward about coming forwards with his strident opinion — from the Palestinian […]

Big Brother . . .

February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

You might think that being on a plane means you are safe from Google Maps’ satellites . . . wrong.

According to Lonely Planet’s China guide: China has one of the finest cuisines in the world, and from back-alley dumpling shops to four-star banquet halls, travellers surely won’t leave disappointed You’ve got to ask if this is yet more Lonely Planet chicanery? I’ve never been to China but if my experience in rural Thailand and […]

Blog Problems

December 17, 2007 | 2 Comments

Unfortunately, while in deepest Queensland my blog has decided to order posts in a bizarre way. Use the ‘Recently Written’ section on the left for the most recent posts. If you’re from the geek fraternity and are into WordPress there’s a description of the problem here. All tips gratefully received.

Evolution

November 9, 2007 | 2 Comments

I finally cracked and bought an iPod. I’ve had my Creative Nomad MP3 player for over 6 years so it was time . . .

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