Quixotic
I bought the new Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote. It’s a beautifully bound hardback, and will be a pleasure to read, when I get round to it…
Dave
MS Word – the perils thereof
F**king Word!! There are some things Word is good at. There are some that it is completely crap at. One of those is the classic mistake of using it as a DTP package. The thing just doesn’t work! I’ve been handed a report to complete which is full of text boxes, shaded backgrounds for text, … Keep reading
Don Quixote
This month saw the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first of part of Don Quixote. I’ve never come close to reading it, but it sounds like one of those books which deserves to be read. As it is one of my Reading Resolutions to read Ulysses this year, maybe I could make it … Keep reading
Nation States
I’ve been playing Nation States for a month or so now. My nation, Wavuncular, is now classified as a ‘Father Knows Best State’, apparently. I’m not sure how this happened. The People’s Republic of Wavuncular is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 122 million … Keep reading
Feedreader pt. 2
Feedreader worked perfectly last night, but when I booted up this morning to check my feeds, it hung twice. Annoyed, I uninstalled it. I then tried the commercial alternative, FeedDemon from Bradsoft. I have a 20 day trial before coughing up the $30 (ie about £15) but so far it is looking good. It appears … Keep reading