Ben Morrish

The Geek's Guide To Finding Fitness In Front Of The TV: Wii Fit Active Fat Fighting

I'm a thirty-something geek who has been leading an overwhelmingly sedantary lifestyle for decades. Over the last few years, my coach-potato lifestyle has finally started to catch up with me - gone are the days when I can settle down in front of the TV for a gruelling 8-hour video games-and-crisps session every day without gaining a pound. The slow but steady ballooning... (posted by Ben 2 years 116 days ago.)

How to Make Sure You Get The Best Bargains, The Hottest Deals, And Avoid Getting Conned When Buying

The Internet has become a popular place for people to buy (and sell) goods. It has its pros and cons compared to more traditional retail outlets like high street shops. One of its biggest advantages for buyers is that it makes comparing prices easy - you can compare dozens of retailers very quickly. You can also see other people's opinions of the... (posted by Ben 2 years 141 days ago.)

Climate Change And You - Sometimes Good Ideas Are Actually Bad Ideas

With the ever-mounting evidence that human activity is contributing to potentially disasterous climate change (quite apart from the natural cycle of climate change) many of us seek ways to live cleaner, greener lives that won't spoil our world for future generations. Unfortunately, some of the common things people try and do in their efforts to live greener lives aren't very... (posted by Ben 2 years 179 days ago.)

US Healthcare Reform vote results: A Healthy Outcome But Not A Healthy Majority

In yesterday's historic vote in the House Of Representatives backed a healthcare bill, moving the US one step closer to a reformed healthcare system. This is great news, and brings the US closer to a fairer, better regulated and more accessible healthcare system. However, the vote was close....extremely close in fact. The bill needed 218 votes to get a majority....... (posted by Ben 2 years 201 days ago.)

The Twittering: Social Networking Evolved

My history of social networking is fairly uneventful, I've never really got into it in a big way, but I've enjoyed dabbling with it. I signed up to MySpace years ago, and soon got bored of it. Then I joined Facebook . Which would be brilliant if it wasn't so saturated with spammy apps. The "biggest thing" at the moment seems to be Twitter , which oddly is also the smallest thing in terms of what it... (posted by Ben 2 years 234 days ago.)

iHate The Use Of The Lower Case "i" As A Prefix For Everything

Today, the iPhone is probably the most talked about gadget in the world. I regularly see news about iPhones show up on my iGoogle page. If I wanted to, I could read about iPhones on iGoogle on an iMac . Or perhaps I could watch " I, Claudius " on an iPlayer widget in my iGoogle on an iMac ! In the days before the "i" prefix was attached to seemingly everything, we were plagued by the "e"... (posted by Ben 2 years 236 days ago.)