For quite a few years I have been contributing to the ABC Science forums, particularly the ABC Self Service Science forum. Over the years the forums have accumulated quite a few answers to questions on topics from quantum physics to belly-button fluff, but finding them can be a problem without …

If you've ever listened to a Free Software bigot ranting about the evils of software patents, monopolies, and the like you might be forgiven for wondering what it's all about. Surely these are fringe views and there is not much to it for the bulk of us? One of the …

Television viewing has changed quite a lot in my household since I started using a MythTV box. I no longer worry about what is on and when...I just turn on the box and look at the stuff it has remembered to record for me when I feel like watching …

One of my favourite time wasters is a small game called Kobo Deluxe. Kobo Deluxe is a fast-paced multi-way scrolling shoot-em-up. The game is an update on the original XKobo by Akira Higuchi and bears a passing resemblance to Bosconian. The game's simplicity only serves to heighten its very addictive …