Perfect White Bread from a Breadmaker

Ingredients 225ml of warm water 1teaspoon of easy bake yeast 2 table spoons of sugar 400g Strong white bread flower 1teaspoon of salt 4 table spoons of olive oil Add the water, sugar and yeast to the pan of the breadmaker and leave for ten to fifteen minutes. Then add the sieved flour, salt and … Continue reading

A Passionate Ting

This is a cocktail we came up with a few weeks ago and is remarkably tasty. The ingredients you will require to make a pitcher are: 180ml Vodka 120ml Pineapple Sours 700ml of a Orange and Passionfruit  soft drink (we used 1 bottle of Feel Good Orange and Passionfruit) 330ml of grapefruit soft drink (we … Continue reading

The Ultimate Phone

Recently Bonnie Cha of CNet wrote this article http://www.cnet.com/8601-17918_1-20107477-3.html?assetTypeId=12&tag=mncol;page describing her dream phone. This got me thinking about what my dream phone would be like. I realised that, with a couple of exceptions, I don’t really care what the Hardware is like. It’s the experience that counts. The First Exception: I’m not a big fan … Continue reading

The Ultimate Dream

My dream for technology generally is the continuous experience. What do I mean by this? Let me give you a scenario based on my average day: I wake up from the alarm clock on my phone. I stop the alarm and turn on my computer. I log in and my instant messaging client logs me … Continue reading

Must have free apps for the iPad

So you’ve just spent a large amount of money on the iPad, you’ve set up your calendar, added your contacts, checked your email and read your favourite blogs online. Now what can you do? Here is my selection of must have free apps: Tweetdeck: I’m not a huge fan of this on the PC (I’m … Continue reading

Why MacBooks are Gaming Laptops

First things first, I am not an Apple fanboy. I have a pretty intense dislike for both the iPhone and iMacs. I can never see a future where my Blackberry would be replaced by an iPhone and my desktop rig will never be replaced with something as weak and puny as an iMac. However I … Continue reading

Virtual Reality Project

Introduction The aim of this project was to create a virtual world complete with interactivity, 3d graphics and animation. Team Members Sarah Baker                    – Avatar modelling and animation Alexander Dibbo    – Design and creation of scene graph David Palmer                  – Environment Modelling Design Choices It was decided to create an ice based environment in … Continue reading

Types of CPU Cooling

Here i will describe the different types of cooling, in the coming weeks i will describe these in further detail and explain when, where and how they should be used.

Legal Issues Essay

This essay discusses in detail how consumers are affected by the widespread use of Technological Protection Measures in the media industries, i.e. the music and movie industries, and the opinions of consumers towards these measures. It attempts to summarise the reasoning behind the use of Technological Protection Measures and the history of such technologies and well as the history of circumventing these technologies.