Page 1 of Ben Morrish's writing

1. 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... (posted by Ben 2 years 113 days ago.)

2. 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... (posted by Ben 2 years 138 days ago.)

3. 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... (posted by Ben 2 years 176 days ago.)

4. 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... (posted by Ben 2 years 199 days ago.)

5. 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... (posted by Ben 2 years 231 days ago.)

6. 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... (posted by Ben 2 years 234 days ago.)

7. Dating Tips For Men & Women (But Mainly For Rocks) Dating can be a difficult task, a daunting challenge for men and women the world over. It becomes especially difficult when what you're trying to date is extremely ancient. I'm not talking about romantic dates with seniors though, I don't... (posted by Ben 2 years 234 days ago.)

8. Say It Right - A Guide To Pronunciation To be clearly understood, it is important to pronounce words correctly so that people listening to you know what you are saying. But some words are often pronounced incorrectly (and the only word that can correctly be pronounced incorrectly is... (posted by Ben 2 years 242 days ago.)

9. Top Tips To Help Men Last Longer (in bed, and out!) And Give Their Women More Pleasure It is a fact that, on average, we men just can't keep up with women, however hard we try. In most cases, women,the fairer sex, simply last a lot longer than we men do. We just don't have the endurance women have, and usually cross that... (posted by Ben 2 years 248 days ago.)

10. How To Talk Like A Pirate It be September 19 th and that, me hearties, is International Talk Like A Pirate Day ! Sail your pirate ships into the bay, drop anchor and I'll give ye the clues to unearth the little known treasure that is talking like a... (posted by Ben 2 years 248 days ago.)

11. Asterisk vs Asterix Can you tell the difference between a commonly used typographical symbol and a popular French cartoon character? It seems most people can't, as you almost never hear anyone pronounce, use, or spell, the word asterisk correctly. An asterisk is a... (posted by Ben 2 years 254 days ago.)

12. The Joy Of Sleep - Why Two In A Bed Can Be One Too Many! According to a pair of recent stories reported by the BBC, sleeping in the same bed with your partner could be bad for your relationship, and bad for your health! One study mentioned by the BBC found that sharing a bed leads to about... (posted by Ben 2 years 255 days ago.)

13. You Know You're a Geek If.... Being a geek is no bad thing. For the most part, geeks are a shy yet friendly and gentle folk, too busy trying to optimize their computers and fantacizing about being a Jedi to bother anyone or pick fights. But how do you know if you are one... (posted by Ben 2 years 314 days ago.)

14. Must-have apps for the HTC Touch HD (and other Windows Mobile devices!) About 6 months ago I did a review of the HTC Touch HD. Having now used it for 6 months, I thought I'd share some apps that have helped me make the most of the device. The Apple iPhone tv ads claim that "there's an app for that. Only on iPhone"... (posted by Ben 2 years 322 days ago.)

15. Do You Have a Dirty Mind? These Domains Will Find Out For You! Domain names are strange creatures - all lowercase, and with all the words squashed together without spaces. This can lead to some domains having more than one interpretation. And the interpretation you pick might say a lot about how dirty your... (posted by Ben 2 years 322 days ago.)

16. Bogus Beliefs - Homeopathy Over a decade ago I had homeopathic treatment for a skin condition I have psoriasis, which causes patches of skin cells to multiply too fast, leading to the formation of thick, reddish scales, bits of which tend to dry out and... (posted by Ben 2 years 323 days ago.)

17. One For Ireland on St Paddy's Day It's that special day of the year when we can all enjoy some Irishness - St. Patrick's Day. To celebrate this special day, I'll be having an Irish themed dinner, with some delicious colcannon washed down with a pint o' the black stuff -... (posted by Ben 3 years 69 days ago.)

18. All True Guide To Norway An Englishman Abroad: Alltruism goes to Norway I have recently returned from a visit to Norway, the homeland of my viking girlfriend. It seems that Norway has changed somewhat since viking times (and for some reason the education... (posted by Ben 3 years 89 days ago.)

19. Celebrities: How Tall Are They Really? I've been hearing a lot of people go on about how short all the Hollywood actors are, how Tom Cruise wears special shoes to boost his height etc. But could this be true? Are all the Hollywood action heroes really suffering from inhibited... (posted by Ben 3 years 89 days ago.)

20. Product Advertisements & Labels: What The Terms They Use REALLY Mean Words are funny old things. People tend to give them whatever meaning they feel like at the time. Especially people who work in advertising. However, here's what some of the words and phrases commonly used by advertisers really mean: ... (posted by Ben 3 years 89 days ago.)

21. Santa Strike - Jobs At Risk Breaking News: Economic Downturn Leads To Santa Hat Shortage Due to the recent economic collapse, thousands of UK Santas are left hatless. New uniforms are traditionally offered to all front-line Santas in March, ready for the start of the new... (posted by Ben 3 years 96 days ago.)

22. The Laws Of The Lavatory (Warning - contains mild unpleasantness!) I've just returned from a trip to the lavatory. Exciting, I'm sure you'll agree....but why am I telling you this? I'm telling you because the experience I had has further damaged my already-limited faith in humanity, and inspired me to draw up... (posted by Ben 3 years 100 days ago.)

23. One for the Gadget Lovers: HTC Touch HD Smartphone Review - iPhone Killer? I've recently got my hands on an HTC Touch HD (aka "Blackstone"), considered by many reviewers to be the best Windows Mobile "iPhone killer". I'll cover my experiences with the phone, and see how it stacks up against the extremely popular iPhone... (posted by Ben 3 years 103 days ago.)

24. Two Evolution Myths Busted Evolution Myths Busted Evolution is often attacked by people who, for whatever reason, cannot accept it. Attacking an idea is a good way of testing it ideas that are weakly founded will crumble and should be discarded, and ideas that pass... (posted by Ben 3 years 103 days ago.)

25. Obama's Whitehouse.gov Yesterday Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America. Obama is known to be a lover of technology, and has already made some changes to the official Whitehouse website, www.whitehouse.gov. One of the changes is the... (posted by Ben 3 years 124 days ago.)