I had the pleasure of conducting a Q&A session with Brian & Margaret Harries who are behind the venture ‘Fab Mash’ on Caroline Street, Cardiff, some days before the grand opening, which was on Sunday, March 1st. Nathan: Since the sign went up a few weeks ago, anybody I mention the name to has been enthused to know what could possibly be served up in mashed potato takeaway. I have tried to explain it, but can you tell us, definitively, what [...]

Shopfitting began at the beginning of this year on the site of the former Roadhouse takeaway on Caroline Street that was closed down last August due to rent arrears. Initially I was not very interested to know what it was going to be, as it would likely be another fish & chip shop, however, a sign went up last Friday that has made me wonder if I’m wrong. Fab Mash? Sounds like a great idea to me. I love mashed [...]

MS has updated Virtual Earth, their equivalent of Google Maps, with new satellite and birds eye imagery for the first time this year, and it’s a big one, ~100tb in fact. The new views of Paris, France, are a treat for the eye. They are very sharp, of excellent quality and the obviously taken on a bright sunny day. This update also sees the first incorporation of satellite views from DigitalGlobe since Microsoft agreed a license with them in October [...]

As I am writing this, actor, presenter, geek, conservationist and comedian extraordinaire Stephen Fry is stuck in a lift in London’s Centre Point. How do I know this? Well, he sent me a picture of course. That he sent this very same picture to 107,923 other people is neither here nor there. This image was distributed by Stephen Fry using his iPhone and Twitter. I have been following Stephen Fry using Twitter for around 4 months now, since he started [...]

The Men’s Health ’20 worst foods in America 2009′ list has been released. After reading last years list I would have thought that the companies highlighted then would have tried to get their act together, but it seems that they are not phased by continuing to providing some of the most calorie and fat filled foods available in the American market, but it seems that the same are turning up again in this years list. Last years ‘Worst Drink in America’ was [...]