Year: 2024

Of course, I mean the year coming to an end—not Queen’s song Another One Bites the Dust (though it’s a fantastic track). Another year has flown by in the blink of an eye—it feels like time speeds up with each passing year. With so much to do and so little time, it’s been a whirlwind,… Continue reading Another one bites the dust!

I’m back in New Zealand after my summer trip to the UK, where I attended Retcon 2024 in London and Kickstart 02 in Nottingham—both fantastic retro-computer shows. I covered Retcon 2024 in my previous blog, and you’ll find my personal Kickstart 02 update in my Soapbox article in the upcoming edition of Amiga Future magazine.… Continue reading Back to winter down-under

I’m enjoying the warm summer weather in London although when I first arrived from New Zealand the temperature, at 14C, was 2C less than wintertime in Wellington. Such is life. However, it now up to 30C and too hot. Some people are never satisfied! Let the fun begin I enjoyed my visit to RetCon 2024,… Continue reading Summer frolics

As the winter nights draw in, there’s nothing quite like the warmth and cosy glow of a wood burner gently radiating its comforting heat. As I placed another log on the fire, I found myself reminiscing about my personal journey with Commodore and Amiga computers. It all started back in 1980 when I was contemplating… Continue reading Mid-winter solstice

It’s already March as I sit down to write this update. While the year is flying by so fast world events continue to make depressing reading with wars, political disharmony and general discontent. Fortunately, in our Amiga sphere things are looking much brighter with numerous hardware and software developments covering all colours of the Amiga… Continue reading On the Plus side