If you’re a writer, and you’ve dabbled with book layout, at some point you’ll have thought, what font should I use inside the book? Furthermore, if like me you write science fiction you’ll probably have pored over all sorts of funky fonts for the cover, but what do you use for the interior. Surely not Times new Roman! ...

Now, tech how-tos are not what I tend to write about. However, my nephew (Jamal) recently mentioned that he was thinking of playing around with Linux. I can’t remember if he asked, or I suggested, but the discussion got around to running from a USB key. Your reasons for wanting to do this may vary. I have a locked down corporate laptop and don’t want to travel with two devices. You might just want something a little more permanent than a live CD. ...

With the second Precursor book out, I’m going to take a short break from that series and work on something else. ...

It’s been a long time between drinks. But with the Facebook meltdown imminent I think it might be time to get back to blogging. All the important stuff will be announced here so for those of you who want to eschew FB and its ilk, point your reader at RSS Feed ...

Prologue

Can’t help but tinker huh? That’s what you’re thinking, I can hear it from here. And to be fair, it’s always interesting having a play with a different way to build a website. ...