I wrote this so I'm biased, but lots of interesting ideas here.

Join us for today's live podcast at 1pm, where Darien Graham-Smith, Barry Collins and Tim Danton will chomp their way through this week's news - and see if a Panasonic Toughbook can be hot hardware of the week. Head to pcpro.link/discord.

Acer means business: why the time has come for it to shed its consumer reputation and become a true commercial rival to Dell, Lenovo and HP - or so Tim Danton reckons techfinitive.com/opinions/acer-…

By me on one of those website things. Naturally it's about both tennis and technology.

Visiting the fabulous TNMOC to speak to people involved in the Colossus replica. They're currently fitting a new roof and are still fundraising, so if you want to support the history of computing in the UK then click this link... tnmoc.org/make-a-donation

Took me a month from the interview to actually write this! I either need more time or to stop taking breaks/days off.

Be calm, everyone. Normal service resumed next week.

#plymgrad Congrats to all Plymouth graduates, but especially these two!

Fun one to record (don't forget you can join us live and watch/comment). Hopefully also a good listen when it lands in your podcast app of choice...

My early verdict on the AMD Ryzen AI 370 HX: it's a fine chip but still has a lot left to prove.

Received my first email about CES 2025. Admittedly it was in French and asking me if I wanted to reserve a stand for around £4K in Eureka Park. I'll get back to them.

Problems with my keyboard, the Home key not registering. Googled for two minutes. One solution: BIOS, device manager, removing keys. Another: switch it on and off again. Guess which worked.

Jumped before he was pushed.

I'm not overly fussy about places getting apostrophes wrong, but at least get them wrong consistently. You'll need to zoom into the small print for the full horror. #johnlewis

Is it time to get rid of pleasantries in emails and messaging? I mean the old "How are you/how have you been" to someone you *hardly know* and we both know, don't we, that they don't care. #grumpy #gettothepoint

Playing with Udio, a music-generating AI. Odd in places, but still. udio.com/songs/fiR7iJbP…

I've reviewed the Intel Core Ultra 9 288V for TechFinitive.com - tried to make it pithy and easy to read. Possibly failed! But there are pretty graphs, too. techfinitive.com/reviews/core-u…

Here's an article I wrote about quantum laptops... livescience.com/technology/com…

New book alert! Went on sale in the UK today, will go on sale in America at the end of the month. All reputable online retailers etc, search for "The Computers That Made The World".