A few words from Rob Mansfield

Lovely iPod touch

rob — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:38:49 +0000

via apple.com A bit late to the party, but I finally bought myself an iPod touch last week. I wasn’t willing company with £40 a month to get an iPhone, so went for the next best option. I’ve always been a huge Apple fan, but my expectations were exceeded with the iPod touch. [...]

80s’ pop wonderment via @juderogers

rob — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:32 +0000

via andieairfix.wordpress.com I’m an 80s kid, so reading anything now that talks about those hedonistic times is very enjoyable, simply because I wasn’t really old enough to appreciate it. This fantastic blog detailing a bit of graphic design and typograhpy, mixed with some awesome 80s pop stories is compelling reading. Even if [...]

World’s coolest drummer: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie

rob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:33:51 +0000

via youtube.com If you ask someone to name a great drummer, chances are they’ll plump for the likes of John Bonham, Ginger Baker, Neil Peart or even Ringo Starr (!). It’s unlikely that the drummer they suggest will be Bernard “Pretty” Purdie. Which is a shame, because the guy is the world’s most recorded [...]

The joy of digital inclusion

rob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:24:35 +0000

Last week, we went up to visit my ‘de facto’ in-laws. Although they’ve had a computer for a while, they’ve never had broadband so the wonders of the web were practically a mystery to them. After much fannying around with Belkin USB adaptors, we managed to get the broadband connection working and, lo and behold, the [...]

10 Smurfy Smurfs Facts

rob — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:28:53 +0000

via mentalfloss.com My mate Chris Jones was obsessed with the Smurfs when I was a kid. He had loads of the figures and used to talk in their weird squeaky voice – odd chap. Personally, I never found Smurfette all that alluring myself, but for some boys she was second only to Miss Piggy! God, [...]