Rocking it old skool...

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Call me old-fashioned but I'm a bit (read: super) excited about my new business cards, hand printed on letterpress by Walthamstow's own Paekakariki Press. Enjoy!

Evening Standard iCatching extras

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And yes, the headline was my iDea (or should that be oDear?)


Delta Sky magazine: Ultra High Definition TVs

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Delta Sky: GEAR4 Renew SleepClock

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Delta Sky magazine: Leap

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Delta Sky magazine: Brydge

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Delta Sky magazine: Tripleton Enigma E2

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Just catching up with uploads of recent US columns for Delta Sky magazine.


Mail on Sunday: pressure washers

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Those chaps at Live magazine just love getting me to test their messiest, most cumbersome kit. Still, mustn't grumble, at least I get to hose down my patio* once a year on work time!

* not a euphemism

Evening Standard: Olympics kit

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A fun piece for Evening Standard Homes & Property on gold medal-worthy kit and custom installs perfect for kicking back and watching the Olympics.


Delta Sky magazine: Lytro, SpareOne, PadFone, Pivothead

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A long-overdue upload of my recent columns for Delta Sky Magazine in the US - on the innovative Lytro light field camera (never take an out-of-focus snap again), SpareOne emergency phone, Asus PadFone (smartphone, tablet and netbook in one) and Pivothead sunglasses with built-in camera for lifebloggers and extreme sports nuts. Click on the pic to read 'em. Enjoy!


Mail on Sunday home phones

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Surprisingly stylish home handsets, some of them with smartphone-style tech, others as dumb as a box of frogs. Enjoy!


Mail on Sunday breadmakers

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Use your loaf and save a fortune on posh bread with these machines. As well as straightforward bread, some of them make pizza dough, gluten-free and rye loaves, even jam! And yes, I did have to "test" all the bread, living up to my uni nickname of "carbohydrate girl".


Mail on Sunday hedge trimmers

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Eight cordless beasts tested by yours truly.


Mail on Sunday simple mobile phones

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Big buttons, basic features, perfect for older generations, younger generations and anyone else who just wants a phone to be a phone, dammit!

Mail on Sunday sledge frenzy!

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One of my most enjoyable product tests - let's hope they're not all sold out thanks to the snow. Enjoy!


Delta Sky mag: Switch and Changers

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My Jan and Feb columns for Delta Sky Magazine in the US (click on the pic to read 'em). Both suspiciously eco themed - can you tell that I'm a hippy masquerading as a technology columnist?!

Guardian Eco blog on draught-proofing stripped wooden floors

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If you've got wind whistling through your floorboards and have taken to wearing a balaclava and fingerless gloves around the house, then it's time to read this Guardian blog post about how to fill those gaps and save valuable heat (and dosh).

Fitting a StopGap draught-proofing strip