Author: mark.edgington

  • it’s time for chai

    almost a religion, starbucks will have to be put on the next national census, our sunday quest has the following steps. 1. go to in-laws 2. eat there food 3. leave the kids 4. make a dash for freedom. my only problem is in dodging the shops on the way. i’ve watched derren brown, but…

  • At last a linux distro that works

    ubuntu, is great, I have tried many distros with my laptop, but they never work out the wifi, network and screen resolution. Ubuntu worked first time. The install was easy and the UI is great. visit Ubuntu to get your copy.

  • Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World

    Over the last few years I had attended a few talks by  Jonathan schwartz the CEO of sun, all were excellent and in reading his blog i noticed the recommendation for this book.  It is an excellent read giving great insight into how the world came to have standadised (well nearly) elecricity and lighting. If…

  • What do you want for Christmas

    I asked my 2 year old, the reply, two backpacks, one red. If only everything were so simple. Of course she managed to get multiple bags and backpacks; to be honest she could start a shop. Now we have the daily movement of items from one bag to another, which seems much like my day…