Rocking it old skool...

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

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

Delta Sky magazine: Ultra High Definition TVs

Delta Sky: GEAR4 Renew SleepClock

Delta Sky magazine: Leap

Delta Sky magazine: Brydge

Delta Sky magazine: Tripleton Enigma E2

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

Mail on Sunday: pressure washers

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

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

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

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

Mail on Sunday breadmakers

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

Eight cordless beasts tested by yours truly.

Mail on Sunday simple mobile phones

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!

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

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

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