I picked up a copy of Clifford Stoll's Silicon Snake Oil in a second hand book shop a few days ago. You can read the review behind the cut.

I first came across Clifford Stoll while …

We fly back on Monday. I this has cleared up before we land in Bangkok.

The birds down under sound so very different from the ones I'm used to back in the UK. With so many brightly lit parrot-like birds squawking its easy to imagine yourself on some tropical island.

We visited an Alpaca farm today and asked questions about the care and keeping of …

I'm slightly wary of posting anything on Internet Lie Day but I'm guessing it all depends on the timezone.

Today has mostly involved lounging around the house while the unseasonable weather dumps another load of water on Sydney's parched streets. This evening we joined the Wine Society for an evening …

Australia is a country of feast and famine. Even coastal Sydney operates under water restrictions most of the time as it is a precious resource. The house we are staying in here uses phosphate free washing powder so the run-off can go straight into the garden without killing the plants …