I’ve recently been in need of a USB hub as my laptop is hideously lacking in USB ports. Not wanting to destroy the aesthetics of my desk environment I spent a good while looking for a device that could be described as stylish. I stumbled across the Belkin TuneSync which I realised could solve two problems…

I bought a brand new monitor the other day. The 24” Samsung SyncMaster 245B dwarfs anything I’ve owned before and now dominates my bedroom. Here’s a short overview and pictures.

This week I put together a shoe-string-budget Intel-based PC using the Pentium D dual-core processor.

awaiting abstract