by kev_partner | 29th Dec 2016 | Books I Like
Equal Rites is the third book set on the Discworld and the first not to focus on Rincewind – although it does feature wizards. As the eighth son of an eighth son, Eskarina Smith was destined to be a powerful wizard. The only problem is, she’s a girl...
by kev_partner | 6th Dec 2016 | Books I Like
It’s astonishing to think that The Light Fantastic is, to a large degree, simply the second half of the story started in The Colour of Magic. Astonishing because the leap in quality is palpable – this feels like a true Discworld novel in a way that The...
by kev_partner | 1st Nov 2016 | Books I Like
I’ve resolved to read all of the Discworld books, one a month, from the beginning, and I started with The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett’s first foray into the magical world borne on the shoulders of four elephants that ride around the universe on the...
by kev_partner | 22nd May 2015 | Books I Like, Writing Tools
My attempts to find a really good, reasonably priced, keyboard for banging out the words have seen me accumulate a big pile of the things (I realised this the other day when I had a big clear-out in the office) but I think the search may finally be over –...
by kev_partner | 5th Sep 2014 | Books I Like
I’m probably not alone in being a bit of a hoarder of cheap TV service boxes. I’ve tried Western Digital’s range with modest success, and even built a Media Centre using a Raspberry Pi running XBMC (with similarly modest success). The first device I...
by kev_partner | 2nd Sep 2013 | Books I Like
I debated long and hard (with myself) before deciding to buy the new Nexus 7. This was because I adored my old N7 and couldn’t see how it could be improved enough to make the £200 investment worthwhile. I’m glad I gave into temptation. There are plenty of...
