Just like many people, I've been curious how James Corden would get on in the wild world of late night US talk shows. You'll have noticed my obsession with Jimmy Fallon, I'm sure, and the concept of these daily evening entertainment extravaganzas fascinates me. By all accounts, he did okay and there's at least something to work with. From the clips I've seen, it's a good start but I just …

Since writing about my desire to chronicle the connected life I've done a lot of playing around with gadgets but not so much reporting of my findings. One of the health and fitness gadgets I've been less keen on trying is the Fitbit fitness band, partly because it just doesn't appeal to me and partly because of their refusal to embrace Apple's HealthKit concept. (For those who missed it, HealthKit …

Life is, predictably, very busy at the moment and instead of flailing around as I make my way through a day, I've had to start thinking in the morning: "This is what I have to achieve today, how will I fit it in?" That means a bit of forward planning, which in turn means that Hugh Grant was right all along with his system, highlighted in About a Boy. I …

I so wanted Newsstand to be the answer. The concept is perfect: digital copies of magazines delivered to my device without me having to a) leave the house/rely on the postal service or b) find space for physical paper. Unfortunately, it's just not that simple. I started my digital magazine explorations with Zinio, and then moved on to Newsstand when Apple kicked off their version of digital newspaper and magazines. …

Major changes to the makeup of the grid set the tone for a promising 2015 Formula One season. Two World Champions have opted to switch teams in order to reinvigorate their careers following lacklustre results last year. Fernando Alonso returns to a team he almost destroyed back in 2007, while Sebastian Vettel makes a clean break from the team and personnel that have been responsible for his F1 success to …

Browsing through the BBC iPlayer, I saw that the final episode of Miranda that aired over Christmas was about to time out. It reminded me that three of my fondly admired sitcoms came to their conclusion this festive period, and surprisingly, all three went out in style. It may be that LOST burned me and that I hold a grudge for too long, but it feels like most TV shows …

Box of Lies with Channing Tatum

The history My experiences with Harry Potter have been something of a rollercoaster. I enjoyed the books during their first run, but wasn't hugely passionate about them - happy to wait for the paperback version, rather than stand in line at midnight for the final book's release. I somehow ended up owning just six of the seven physical books, so was super keen to own them as ebooks so I …