View from the Potting Shed

It looks like Weebl and Bob have been playing Valve Software’s Portal this week.
Portal is now available bundled with The Orange Box, and appeals to me more than the Half Life games. Check out the trailer.
Weebl and Bob are two of my favourite cartoon characters. Ever.

Spotted on the Total Battlefield 2 Forum (I subscribe to the RSS feed). These rhythms have been created using Battlefield 2 weapon sounds.
Battlefield 2 Gun Sounds

Battlefield 2 Vehicle Sounds

Great fun, but clearly someone has too much time on their hands.

I think I’ve just found my perfect PC case design! It’s so old school and retro it is truly a marvel to behold.
(Yes, Mike, I know you think it sucks!)
As promised the new range of Commodore Gaming PCs have landed. The most expensive model, the Commodore XX — with every feature on offer […]

It’s funny the things you think of when lying ill in bed. For example, this afternoon — in between angry calls to BT Broadband Support (again!) — I got to thinking about Monopoly and how I’ve never actually ever finished a game.
And the more I thought about it the more I realised: I’ve never […]

Here’s a really useful online application from the guys at System Requirements Lab: it’s called Can You Run It?
As the name may suggest, this is an application that runs via your browser and using either a helping of ActiveX or Java magic (depending on your browser of choice) quizes your PC’s system requirements and lets […]

“Wait, what’s that? A transport! I’m saved!”
I realised that I’ve not written many geeky posts recently, what with all the excitement of moving and starting a new job. Well, quite honestly, that’s all going to have to wait.
Look! Look what my friend James pointed out to me recently: the new Lego Star Wars II […]

Who says that clergy don’t have interesting and varied days? Not me, for one.
Mine began, as usual, waking up to the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4. When I got up, boy was I sore from weights and cycling the last two days. Having read something the other night in a small […]