iPod Shuffle not charging under Windows 2000? Don’t want to install a better OS? Read more…

All about the Forty Shillings Fine group on Flickr which I set up in a fit of anorakicity. Read more…

The nub of the chord tutorial, this post will show you how to figure out fingering for a chord you haven’t seen before, without the help of chord charts. Read more…

So what is a minor ninth chord? Here’s a quick reference guide to all the types of chord you’re likely to encounter. Read more…

Apparently it comes as a surprise that texting whilst driving is dangerous. Read more…

In 1996, my brother-in-law and I cycled from Caen (north coast of France) to Port Grimaud (near St Tropez on the south coast), taking nine days and camping on the way. Here’s the story… Read more…

Are you part of the generation that grew up with the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64? If so, I think you had a unique opportunity to really get to grips with computers, and understand them inside and out. Read more…

“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. … You know the way to the place where I am going.” Read more…

If you’re into HDR photography and Ubuntu Linux, you’re likely to come across an inability to install align_image_stack — here’s how to resolve this problem. Read more…

Find out what a power chord is, and how it is affected by the use of deliberate distortion. Read more…

A simple example using Movable Type’s template tags to detect where we are in the sequence of entries: beginning, middle or end. Read more…

Some thoughts on design of applications or forms: choosing sensible default values, and providing helpful examples. Read more…

Here are a few other chords in addition to the standard chords posted earlier. Read more…

Bamboozled by notation like Bm/F#? Learn all about slash chords and inversions in this short post in the series on guitar chords from first principles. Read more…

Appealing to the perfectionist student, this post explains about double sharps and flats, and why Cb, Fb, E# and B# need to exist. This is an optional part of the series on working out guitar chords from first principles. Use this information to be the life and soul of any party; dazzle your friends at the pub with your new-found knowledge. Read more…

Part of the guitar chords from first principles tutorial, this post provides the prerequisite music theory knowledge you’ll need to understand the rest of the material. Read more…

A reference showing standard major and minor guitar chords, both open and barre, fixed and moveable. Read more…