Review - Sam Hardacre

The Phantom what?

I'm almost afraid to write this in case I get lynched but here goes... I went to see The Phantom Menace in 3D. Before you get on with the lynching, I just want to say that I'd be the first to agree with someone when they say George Lucas should

Reading

The Road

A man and his son struggle to survive whilst preserving their humanity in a world where it has all but disappeared... We join the characters after they've been on the road for some time. Sleeping on the ground under blankets and a tarp. It is a constant struggle to find

Review

Batman Year One

This graphic novel tracks the first year of Batman as he tries to deal with Gotham criminals whilst contending with a corrupt police force. The book begins with the arrival of Jim Gordon who has just transferred to Gotham, mirrored by the arrival of Bruce Wayne after many years away

Responsive Web Design

There are some web design books that you pick up knowing that it will change the way you think about designing websites. This is one of those books. After giving a brief introduction to the origins of Responsive Web Design, Ethan Marcotte goes through the process of creating a responsive

Photography

Joel Meyerowitz

Over the last few months I've been growing more and more interested in photography. Not just the practical side but the rich history that goes with it. On my journey for knowledge I came across Joel Meyerowitz, a photographer based in New York. He is probably most well known for

Music

Alexisonfire, Leeds Met

Last Saturday, Lu and I descended upon the city of Leeds to enjoy an evening of drinking with some loud, heavy music in the form of Alexisonfire mixed in for good measure. I'm not really any good at reviewing music, so this will be an entirely subjective string of sentences

iOS

iPhone iOS4 update

Yesterday Apple released their latest iPhone software update. I wasn't as quick off the mark as some of my friends so this morning I deliberately ignored Twitter and other social media so I could make my own mind up without being influenced. I don't like doing major iPhone updates as

Apple

First impressions on the iPad

For the most part, Connected are an Apple loving company so there was a lot of excitement among us yesterday as we awaited the arrival of Apple's latest piece of kit. Despite my initial skepticism when it was announced, my opinion quickly changed and I couldn't wait to get my

Film

On Chaplin

I've been a fan of Charlie Chaplin for a relatively short time. Although I've always been aware of his films, I'd never actually seen any until I saw a documentary on the BBC about 4 years ago. The documentary concluded with a showing of Easy Street, a short from 1917.

Music

Fates by Erik Mongrain

I came across this guy last year when a friend sent me a link to a video on YouTube displying an unusual technique to play the guitar called 'Lap Tapping'. This technique has been around a long time, but I'd never seen this before. I was astounded that the guitar