How blogging helped me make the best cup of coffee ever
One of the nicest things to happen this year was a surprise gift of coffee all the way from Lebanon. And all because of a blog. Last year, I did…
In praise of (occasional) marginalia
As you leave the Institute of Education library, there’s a montage of photographs showing the awful things that people have done to books, like water damage and coffee stains, highlighting…
IT tips: how to stop Chrome opening your pdfs
I love Chrome, but I hate the way it takes over your pdfs and opens them in the browser. I also hate the way this isn’t straightforwardly configurable on the…
Zorn’s ‘Grammar’ online, for all your polka mazurka needs
I got my copy of Zorn’s ‘Grammar’ via Abe Books a few years ago, but it occurred to me that it must surely be out of copyright, and digitised by…
Happy National Libraries Day – especially to Tooting Library and the IOE
I’m no Luddite. I was an early-adopter of computers and the internet. I earn about 25% of my salary from playing the piano, and 75% from being a pretty expert…