My good friend Gruff who works at moonfruit.com has just published his first novel, The Looking Glass Club, and I’ve been asked to review it for Girls N Gadgets. I’m only a few chapters in, so the proper review will come later, but I’m already completely hooked – it’s brilliant! It’s a high IQ, fast-paced…
Non Techy Post of the Week – My Life Story
Although I’m completely addicted to the internet, I still love a good old written diary! There’s nothing better than curling up on your sofa of an evening and updating your private thoughts in a book, which when you pull out in a year or two, you can read back and have a good old chuckle…
Halloween is Coming: 5 of the Scariest Places in the UK
Halloween has a long history in the UK, with origins in pagan festivals held long ago around the end of October in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. People held the belief that, at this time of year, the spirits of the dead would walk among the living. Whatever you believe though, All Hallows Eve can…
Blurb to host 12-days of free workshops in London
There is a saying that everyone has a book inside them, but finding the time and the inspiration to put that book together means most of those books are never born. However, according to Blurb, that’s no excuse. Blurb are the guys that let anyone make a real book using the company’s software. Here at GnG,…
Sennheiser IE6 Earphones Review
So you have a super expensive MP3 player or iPhone 4. You want earphones to match their quality! I’m never normally satisfied with earphones that come with audio products as standard. iPhone earphones are especially bad considering the price of the units. I’ve recently had the pleasure of trying Sennheiser’s IE6 earphones and boy has…
We’ve been nominated for a Computer Weekly Award!
2010 has been a great year for Girls n Gadgets. We came Highly commended in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards and now we’ve been nominated for the Computer Weekly Awards. Lets win this time! Please vote for us here –> http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/10/18/243307/Vote-in-the-Computer-Weekly-IT-Blog-Awards-2010.htm
MePlease powers Cineworld/Bella Italia
Following from last week’s announcement that MePlease are powering PizzaExpresses campaign, this week they’ve announced that they are working with Cineworld and Bella Italia that gives users a 2 for 1 deal on a meal and 2 for £11 cinema tickets (though London’s West End cinemas are excluded). This follows a successful trial run by…
Bryce version 7 is free (for non commercial use)
Bryce has been around a long time and allows graphic artists to produce realistic 3D landscapes and animations (including fly throughs which can look pretty impressive). Now version 7 has been released and it’s completely free. Well the standard version is which normally costs $29.95 and in its free version is actually Bryce PLE (or…
Lady Geek TV – Episode #12: Are Smartphone Apps for Twitter Up to the Job?
You’re waiting for that friend who’s always late, in total boredom. Then the inevitable call – she can’t make that play/concert/movie/black tie event. Oh no! But thanks to the miracle of Twitter, you can while away the minutes, or hours, waiting for your errant friend – and sell those tickets at a moments notice when…
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS)
When Square-Enix announced Dragon Quest XI, it was a bit of a surprise for many that the newest entry in the core series of the game would be on the Nintendo DS. Normally handheld iterations of a series are spin off titles or side stories, so it was considered a bold move to begin with….