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The World is Going Green
Not in the environmental sense unfortunately but in the literal sense. Why so? I had reason to be doing a lot of web surfing yesterday and couldn't help noticing how many of the sites had logos, buttons, graphics and images in various shades of green...
A Sad Loss
I was deeply saddened today to hear of the passing of Humphrey Lyttelton, renowned jazz trumpeter and broadcaster. I've spent many happy hours listening to Humph on the radio, primarily in his role as chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue...
Posted: Apr 26 2008, 08:39 PM by David | with 1 comment(s)
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What's It All About?
For some time now I've been (sporadically) posting to this blog and I've really been using it as an aide memoire to myself more than anything else. Whenever I stumble across any technology problem that I have problems solving I post a solution...
Posted: Mar 10 2008, 09:45 PM by David
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Hot tips for the home: How to remove lino flooring!
I've spent the last few days deep in DIY-land fixing various things in my kitchen. One of the things that needed fixing was the the joists that support the floor and this required me to lift teh floor boards. Unfortunately a previous occupant had covered...
Posted: Jul 17 2006, 09:31 PM by David
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Fetch me some ketchup - I need to eat my words
Ok, so I lied! Community Server 2 actually allows you to specify the date on which a post was posted, so I've managed to recreate all the posts I lost and retrospectively post them to the dates on which they were originally posted. Way cool. So now I...
Posted: Apr 29 2006, 10:55 PM by David
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Oh No! Blog Disaster
I've been an on/off user of Community Server for some time and used Community Server 1.1 to host my blog. Unfortunately I'm a sporadic blogger and haven't posted for a while. I made a conscious decision the other day that I really need to try blogging...
Posted: Apr 29 2006, 10:14 PM by David
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Computing and the future of the planet
You may have noticed that my blog has been a little quiet recently. Well I've been away on holiday for a couple of weeks and have had a good break away from computers. But I was still thinking about them whilst I was away, and in particular, the effects...
Things they don't tell you as a child - part 1
Adults really do conceal some things from their children don't they? Remember when you were a kid and you thought how great it would be to be a grown up so that you could be a pilot, an engine driver or drive your dad's car? The one thing your dad didn...
Posted: May 03 2005, 09:08 PM by David
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Welcome to my World!
Well, I've finally gone and done it; I've finally joined hte Information Age. Broadband has finally reached my little corner of rural Yorkshire and I thought it was about tiime that I shared some of my random musings with the world at large. I've blogged...
Posted: Apr 28 2005, 04:32 PM by David
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