Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff

Totting up the capacities of the 15 or so flash drives we were handed at CES, we seem to have ended up with just under 12GB of flash in various shapes, sizes and colours.

The smallest was a little sliver of plastic which just slots into a USB slot, while the largest were two hefty metal Lexar drives that have built in encryption tools. The niftiest was a yellow lego-like device that allowed the top to click onto the body so you don't lose it when you plug the device into a USB slot...

A great way to distribute press releases. We'll suck the content off onto our server, and then donate the sticks we won't be using to local charities. It's also a lot less to carry back to the UK...

Inside the memorabilia-laden Bucks restaurant in Woodside, a famous Silicon Valley diner.

Yes, that is the first edition of Red Herring on the wall, along with many other pieces of tech history (and other decorations). The Lenin letter is a must-read...

Woodside, California
January 2007

Jersey gets its link to Heathrow back at long last.

British Airways stopped its flights to Heathrow in October 2000, saying the route was losing too much money.

Now bmi, formally known as British Midland, will operate a twice-daily flight from 26 March.

Sorry BA, I think I may be flying bmi next time I go home...

Granite olive press at Round Pond Mill in Napa.

Napa, California
January 2007