Ladybirds Are Active
There seems to be an unusually high number of ladybirds around this year. Which is nice. Always a welcome sight.
Money, Money, Money
Had no idea of the best place to change our excess $US back to £GB, but a quick google (or should I …
Easy To Misread!
Saw this recommendation in the latest edition of Webuser magazine. And misread it as Porno Timer… Now there’s an opportunity for a …
Image Viewers
Having been a long-time fan of Irfanview, I decided to give Faststone another look. It seems just as fast as Irfanview, has …
HP Instant Ink
I’d heard previously about HP’s Instant Ink scheme, and thought that, although it made life easier, it probably worked out expensive because …
How Not To Run A Helpline
Had to call Logitravel today as we still haven’t received the tickets for the ship. And what an exercise in absurdity. You …
Printers, Bloody Printers
…and Customer Support, bloody Customer Support. The Canon printer came back with the U052 error again yesterday, and, after an hour’s cleaning, …
Twitter Is Annoying Me
Twitter’s getting on my titters at times. Every now and then, it’ll force me to do a Captcha test for no disclosed …
Bloody Printers
Needed to print something for our forthcoming trip, and got hit by a U052 error on my Canon MG5250. Apparently, it means …
Sheffield Craft Beer
Interesting article in The Guardian today about craft beer pubs in Sheffield. Not that I’ve ever knowingly had a “craft beer” (or …
WordPress Again
Thought it was time to give WordPress another try, and so I’ve converted the blog from Dotclear. Not 100% impressed yet, but …
Ooh, I Do Love MODX
Happened on MODX by chance, and I’ve been very impressed with it. A bit of a slog to convert my own stuff, …
Boing…Boing…Ouch
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
Collared doves seem to be making a significant comeback here: this morning, there were 15 perched on the playground fence. And not …
Yet More Great Decisions
I got rid of Koken and managed to recreate the gallery using my own code: a very repetetive slog, but not overtaxing. …
Really, Netflix?
Got an e-mail from Netflix this morning regarding new profile icons: “Our new profile icons are inspired by all the TV programmes …
Koken Broken
Koken is all very nice, but it really is so slow. Plus, it provides no way to clear its cache, and this …
Coup De Grass
Well, after a wonderful 46 days break, I’ve finally had to mow the lawns again. The grass is slowly recovering from its …
How Are The Mighty Fallen? Not yet, It Seems
Noticed this in Chapeltown the other day. Access was the first credit card I ever owned, back in 1973 – and we …
Modern Life
Courtesy of Private Eye (with Ozymandius corrected to Ozymandias…)
Corona, Vale…
After many years of stout service, I’ve finally had to give up with the UR1 post-crown. Since the beginning of the year, …