Music done right

Thanks to La Moule for two links: Rachmaninov had big hands and O Del Mio Amato Ben. The first is a splendid piece of musicianship and very funny to boot. The second is a gorgeous lament for a lost love.

Friday fun

It will take weeks to get through all these videos of presenters losing it live, but they are pretty well all worth it.
Nook might be the one

Nook might be the one

Just as I was rubbishing two-screen eReaders, along comes one that seems to be sensibly designed: the second screen can be the keyboard for the main eInk screen. Smart.
Camels: eReader and eigenharp

Camels: eReader and eigenharp

There is the old saw about a camel being a horse designed by a committee. I have seen two items which could fit this bill. One I feel is destined to die an unpleasant death, the other looks like a real, radical innovation.The not-so-healthy camel? The Spring Design...

University of the future?

While the one-to-one tuition we were privileged to get at Oxbridge can’t be beaten, it isn’t cheap for provider or student. There are a number of organisations working on reducing the cost of tuition – amazing to see $399 for a course which you can...

50 annoying things about the internet

Mark sends through a great list of internet annoyances. I have to say that many of them are wrong, but I’d expect that from the Telegraph. Nice to hear from ITW after so long, too.