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
Why…
… does Groundhog Day keep coming on Dave?
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,
Rain!
At last! We have rain (plus rumbles of thunder). Been up to 32C today and very clammy, so this is a long-awaited
Second Home?
Still the hot, dry weather continues, so an impromptu visit to Ladybower Inn seeing as we were in the area (well, Hillsborough…).
CSS Grid
I suppose CSS Grid merits its own entry: I’m amazed at how simple it makes web-page layout; a combination of it with
The Art Of Judicious Decision Making
About a week after completing the move to the W3C template, I happened across Bootstrap Studio, and it looked rather funky. So
Got A Semi On
England reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 after beating Sweden 2-0. Amazing stuff. First time I’ve watched
Thai Festival
Still the sunny spell spell continues, so why not pay a visit to the Thai Festival at Manchester? A two-day event at
Matlock Bath
We’re in an amazing sunny spell at the moment, so off to give the Heights of Abraham a whirl. The station car
Just 3 Words
Always nice to discover something new and useful. Having read this article today, I’ve been having a play with What3Words, and it