July 2006 - and
later...
Rants and Raves now has a new home. To read the latest
columns, visit the Bitwise
Colour Supplement - BW2... |
June 2006
Standards,
who needs 'em! Huw rails against the forces
of convention determined to homogenise the
web... Read
on... |
May 2006
Still
on the trail of the 'perfect CMS', this month Huw is
seduced by a Belgian squirrel... Read
on... |
April 2006
Huw
deletes his blog, narrowly
avoids a fight with the dog and
fumes over cascading style sheets..... Read
on... |
March 2006
In
which Huw strips down to his ostrich feathers and learns
the cooch dance while sheltering from the storm... Read
on... |
February 2006
Locked
in a darkened elevator, Huw muses upon crashed discs
- of the both PC and Martian variety... Read
on... |
January 2006
Digitally
downloading music? The good guys, the
bad guys - and where to find wonderful music for free. Read
on... |
December 2005 Snowbound
and isolated, Huw waits for the postman while
his dog wonders where her next Bonio is coming
from. Read
on... |
November 2005
From
Opera to Disco - Huw may have changed his browser but
his dubious musical tastes remain unaltered. Read
on... |
October 2005
CSS
may be the face of the future. But it feels like
a step into pre-history. Huw is reluctant to put on
the style. Read on... |
September 2005
A
Gay Boyfriend, a hobbit stewing potatoes and a troupe
of singing badgers - and all thanks to broadband. Read
on... |
August 2005
In
an effort to understand terrorism, Huw deserts the
BBC in favour of a man who wears horns on his head.
Read on... |
July 2005
Suffering
from Dr Who withdrawal symptoms, Huw goes in search
of TV science fiction and ends up on the campaign
trail. Read on... |
June 2005
Harry
Potter's more debauched rival, the male pop star who's
turning into Mae West and a new way to stumble upon
web sites. Read on... |
May 2005
From
cannibals to corpses, EBay will sell you anything!
But Huw isn't in a buying mood after battling with
Outlook Express. Read on... |
April 2005
Choosing
a free
blog and finding a suitably racy subject to blog about.
This month Huw puts his diary online. Read on... |
March 2005
This month, Huw rambles through Vue 5's virtual worlds while his dog spends happy hours eating the furniture. Read on... |
July 2004
Phishing scams purporting to come from EBay and Paypal try to cheat Huw out of the Collingbourne millions. Read on... |
June 2004
Ten years ago after Windows 95 was announced, has it lived up to Microsoft's promises? Oh, and then there's the wombat. Read on... |
March 2004
Naked models, financial impropriety and corruption plus an undocumented secret of Microsoft Word. Read on... |
May 2003
World creation with Mojoworld, language learning online, a handy utility for printing booklets - and Nicholas Parsons. Read on... |
March 2000
An exclusive interview with Britain's favourite Australian (if you don't count Kylie and Dame Edna, that is). Rolf Harris! Read on... |
April 1997
Alien Technology and Area 51, I look for the truth in the deserts of Nevada then come home to fume about Microsoft's animated paperclip. Read on... |
March 1988
Spreadsheets,
C compilers and the difference a Z can make to New
Zork Times. The first ever Rants and Raves lovingly
restored. Read
on... |
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