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I'm a 24 year old freelance writer from Guildford, England. I love all things geeky!

I have been writing for a few of years now and although I have taken breaks in the past, I always find myself coming back to it! It's fulfilling for me to get my thoughts

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Fable 2: 1 of 12

With the release of the original Fable, Peter Molyneux made a lot of promises. He promised people a revolution in gaming, and he gave them a good but not great RPG that, if released by any other company would have been quite well received, but was criticised simply because it did not deliver what was expected of it. So when ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres Is Resident Evil 5 racist?: 1 of 11

Near the end of 2007, a trailer for a new Capcom video game was released. This trailer sent shockwaves around the world. But unfortunately the trailer for this already hotly anticipated game, Resident Evil 5, was not only noticed because it was the first true sequel in many years for a highly popular video game franchise, bu...
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Great books for single commuting women: 1 of 9

I've done my fair share of commuting. Whether it be long or short-haul, there's nothing like a good book to get you through those long hours. I'm not going to stick to a particular genre, as every woman will want a different thing. Instead I've tried to include a wide selection of genres to please all you ladies out there tr...
Society & Lifestyle > Asian Culture Displaying proper personal etiquette in Japan: 1 of 7

To the people of Japan, etiquette is of the utmost importance. In the western world, if you were to enter someone's home without removing your shoes the worst that would happen would be a slight scolding. However, in Japanese culture this would be akin to social suicide. The Japanese take etiquette both inside and outside of...
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Top 10 websites for TV and video: 1 of 6

In the new age of cheap cable television and increasingly fast internet speeds, There is just no escaping TV and video. But, to be frank, there probably aren't many people who would want to. People watching is an addiction that almost everyone suffers from. So, here is a rundown of the top 10 TV and video websites, whether i...
Sciences > Sciences (Other) Best of 2008: Scientific discovery: 2 of 10

The best Scientific discovery of 2008 was not simply a discovery, but the ability to see decades of scientific and technological advancements come to fruition. This year became the year that we finally came one step closer to truly understanding how our universe is put together, and will possibly even allow us to unravel the...
Computers & Technology > Internet Troubleshooting Guide to social bookmarking sites: 1 of 5

When the Internet was first born, it wasn't that hard to find what you were looking for. a quick browse would get you the information you needed. But as of February 2007, an independent survey recorded over 108 million individual websites on the net. And that's not even taking into account the number of pages each website ha...
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) The importance of the community manager in computer game development: 1 of 5

In times gone by, there would be little or no need for a Community Manager within a games company. A game in development would be made with more or less no input from the general public. It would then be released, and the company would move on to the next project, with only the most casual of glances at reviews. This is no l...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Halloween costumes: 9 of 41

You know what? When I was a kid, I didn't like Halloween. I wasn't one of the girls in a witches hat running round the streets shouting "trick or treat!" and then stumbling off into the night. I didn't egg any houses or tell knock knock jokes to my neighbors. I was the kid sitting watching buffy the vampire slayer and eating...
Computers & Technology > Tablets & Handheld Devices iPhone: Best free apps: 1 of 4

The Apple iPhone app store has emerged as the most comprehensive and impressive collection of smart phone applications in this new and exciting market. Unfortunately, due to the sheer volume of apps available for the iPhone, it can be difficult to pick which apps to download, especially when you have only just purchased your...