Archives for "March, 2009"

Posted by Jack on 23rd March 2009

A bad online experience

When I have the option, I generally do things online. Shopping, paying bills, communicating, and countless other actions are simplified through the internet. The online banking experience is currently a bit broken with my bank. What I have done so far:

Posted by Jack on 12th March 2009

The life of the word processor

Word processors have been around for a while. Aparrently IBM invented the term in the 60s. A certain product springs to mind  – Microsoft Word – an immensely successful and popular piece of software.

Posted by Jack on 12th March 2009

Tasted: DrSmurto’s Golden Ale (Batch 11)

This is from a recipe, it is not my own creation. It is very similar to James Squire Golden Ale – my favourite “bought” beer.

Posted by Jack on 11th March 2009

Tasted: Schwarzbier (Batch 12)

Dad and I shared another bottle of our Schwarzbier. We had a gusher in this batch a while ago, but this one was ok, so it must have just been one dirty bottle.

Posted by Jack on 7th March 2009

How I rate a beer

I have decided to take a more rigid approach to rating beers. I am using a common set of variables, which each have a weight assigned. These are then summed to give the overall score. Note that many people score beers on these attributes, I have taken and adapted the scoring system from how others [...]