Used 1stchoice1stclass taxis to get to Manchester for the first time. Very professional service all the way from the booking phone call, …
With the world increasingly being governed by the incompetent and downright thick, I was wishing there were a word for this. And …
Just been looking at the notes we were given for the school trip to Paris in 1964. It seems that the French …
What a week for the Premier League! All four finalists in the Champions and Europa League are English clubs: Liverpool v Spurs; …
Must say, I’ve been impressed by the quality of reporting of the two Champions League semi-finals by the New York Times (apart …
After being (undeservedly) beaten 3-0 by Barcelona last Wednesday, the impossible has happened: a comeback greater than that in Istanbul in 2005 …
Wow – actually had a tweet “liked” by Private Eye! In response to their “Private Eye is £34 for 26 issues and …
Sheffield United 2 Ipswich Town 0 – and the mighty Blades are on their way to the Premiership! Unless, of course, Leeds …
There seems to be an unusually high number of ladybirds around this year. Which is nice. Always a welcome sight.
Had no idea of the best place to change our excess $US back to £GB, but a quick google (or should I …
Saw this recommendation in the latest edition of Webuser magazine. And misread it as Porno Timer… Now there’s an opportunity for a …
Having been a long-time fan of Irfanview, I decided to give Faststone another look. It seems just as fast as Irfanview, has …
I’d heard previously about HP’s Instant Ink scheme, and thought that, although it made life easier, it probably worked out expensive because …
Had to call Logitravel today as we still haven’t received the tickets for the ship. And what an exercise in absurdity. You …
…and Customer Support, bloody Customer Support. The Canon printer came back with the U052 error again yesterday, and, after an hour’s cleaning, …
Twitter’s getting on my titters at times. Every now and then, it’ll force me to do a Captcha test for no disclosed …
Needed to print something for our forthcoming trip, and got hit by a U052 error on my Canon MG5250. Apparently, it means …
Interesting article in The Guardian today about craft beer pubs in Sheffield. Not that I’ve ever knowingly had a “craft beer” (or …
Thought it was time to give WordPress another try, and so I’ve converted the blog from Dotclear. Not 100% impressed yet, but …
Happened on MODX by chance, and I’ve been very impressed with it. A bit of a slog to convert my own stuff, …
Haven’t been arsed to do any blog updates since November, it would appear. But maybe it’s time for another tale of woe… …
Collared doves seem to be making a significant comeback here: this morning, there were 15 perched on the playground fence. And not …
I got rid of Koken and managed to recreate the gallery using my own code: a very repetetive slog, but not overtaxing. …
Got an e-mail from Netflix this morning regarding new profile icons: “Our new profile icons are inspired by all the TV programmes …