Category Archives: In My Life

1,000 Novels Everyone Must Read

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Alex

The Guardian gave away a supplement called “1,000 Novels Everyone Must Read” today; I missed it, but they’re releasing it online. It appears to be separated out into broad subjects, and so far they’ve got ‘Love’ on the site. From … Continue reading →

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Palau, it’s sort of like paradise

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Alex

Palau. Well worth the 28 hours door to door to get here. SE London to London Bridge. London Bridge to Charing Cross. Charing Cross to Paddington (Bakerloo) Paddington to Heathrow (Heathrow Express) Heathrow to Tokyo Narita Narita to Haneda (Bus) … Continue reading →

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Travel Writing

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Alex

One thing I’m surprised I’ve not done more of this year is travel writing; this year I’ve been fortunate enough to go to places that, while within easy reach, are still somehow slightly out of reach, out of frame at … Continue reading →

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Halfway through the year, and where are we up to

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Alex

Well, it’s slightly more than halfway through the year, but part of me, deep down, still runs on a school calendar I think, and it’s the tail end of July, when all the exams are done and the holidays are … Continue reading →

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On the radio

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Alex

A quick post: I was asked to be a guest on BBC Radio 5 Live last week – a really fun experience this time round (much better than last time,with the CPC podcast having made me feel more confident about … Continue reading →

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The Wired Jester 2.0

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Alex

Picture caption: The road to the future, yesterday. Lots of concrete and white light. No robots in sight. It’s been a while since there’s been a longer post on the Wired Jester, so I thought I’d drop one in, partly … Continue reading →

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It’s finally here: the new CustomPC.co.uk

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Alex

And I am so relieved. For the past 18 months or so, helping create a new website for Custom PC has been something of an obsession for me. I’ve talked endlessly about it on flights, in bars, in many, many … Continue reading →

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On jetlag and moving generally

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Alex

I wonder what it is that causes jetlag – the distance? the effort and energy of the travelling? the fact you pass from the real world into the strangeness of airports and planes and duty free shopping at midnight? being … Continue reading →

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At Computex 2007

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Alex

Amazingly, this traffic guy is there every morning, and hasn’t been totalled by a scooter rush. As ever, everything in Taipei seems to have a slight edge of madness to it, especially during the show, when we’, the observers of … Continue reading →

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Computex 2007: Every bag tells a story

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Alex

Tomorrow I’m off to Taiwan for the Computex trade show; while Spring’s Cebit is physically bigger and CES is shinier, Computex is the one that really matters for Custom PC; its main focus is on PC components, and it’s in … Continue reading →

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