Category Archives: Journalism

LONDONIST – Where To Eat And Drink In Croydon

Posted on April 30, 2015 by KKVA

A short guide written for the fine people at Londonist about (some of) the food & drink opportunities in my home town of Croydon. Since I am essentially a roving stomach with a human body attached (semi professional food writer?) and have spent about a … Continue reading →

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GUIDE – Hometown Tourist: Central London

Posted on January 30, 2015 by KKVA

The premise behind Hometown Tourist, I think, is region specific travel guides written by people local to those areas. Having spent the majority of my life in London, and a good portion of my weekdays in the centre of the city either working … Continue reading →

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MACWORLD – How to use Game Centre on the Mac: Game Centre for Mac, set up tips and more

Posted on September 6, 2014 by KKVA

Another piece for the fine chaps at Macworld. Mac’s Game Center needs a bit of work but looks like it’ll be much improved by time Apple’s Yosemite comes around.

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MACWORLD – How to use Game Centre on iOS, iPad, iPhone: Game Centre set up tips and more

Posted on September 3, 2014 by KKVA

Another piece for the fine chaps at Macworld. I wonder if there’s anyone at Apple trying to broker a deal with Valve and combine the Game Center with Steam? That’d be interesting…

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MACWORLD – Complete guide to using the iOS App Store for iPad and iPhone

Posted on August 28, 2014 by KKVA

I gone done some words for Macworld about how to use the Apple App Store to find stuff. It is, at the time of writing, a bit broken. #protip Use Google

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GOTHINKBIG – Do you even Vlog

Posted on January 28, 2014 by KKVA

A piece I assembled for the fine people at GoThinkBig in which I tracked down a bunch of people who are doing very well with Youtube video and got them to tell the camera how they did it (the whole video idea … Continue reading →

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THERANKTANK – Smart TV Buying Considerations

Posted on August 28, 2013 by KKVA

I wrote a brief comparison piece for a new UK based consumer site, TheRankTank, on what to look for when you’re buying a next generation/’smart’ TV. I speak briefly about 4K/Ultra HD (4196 x 2160) , BluRay, 3D, ‘conventional’ HD, and … Continue reading →

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LATESTGADGETS – The Exciting World Of No Cost Electronica

Posted on June 22, 2013 by KKVA

A tutorial / roundup article for latestgadgets.co.uk on the best music production freeware; covers DAWs, VSTs, AUs, plugins and sequencers. After many years of experience trying almost everything free, I whittled the list down to what is basically the best … Continue reading →

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Mark’s Daily Apple – Engineering a Better Life

Posted on May 29, 2013 by KKVA

A piece for Mark’s Daily Apple about using the ‘primal’/’paleo’ approach in ‘lifestyle design’. Disclaimer: I know that terrible liberties have been taken with the lifestyle design label, and I’m trying to steer well clear of all the ‘gurufication’ and … Continue reading →

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THE GUARDIAN – What Does It Take To Be A Music Producer?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by KKVA

Another piece for The Guardian on careers in the music business. This time some interviews with DJ Chuckie (of Dirty Dutch) and Marc Kinchen (AKA MK). I produce music myself and so working on this musical careers stuff is beyond fascinating … Continue reading →

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