Tale of an upgrade

Reading time: < 1 min Note: If you can read this, it worked and I’m now running WordPress 1.5 OK, first things first. Some music. Hmmm oh yes a nice playlist with some selected tracks from several “Chillout” compilations. Ideal background stuff (some of which reminds me that Portishead are working on a new album), ohh Gotan Project are up…

Tomorrow

Reading time: < 1 min Just a word of notice, tomorrow I’ll be upgrading to WordPress 1.5. If you see anything odd, or the site seems to have vanished I can assure you it’s only temporary. Ohh and while I’m here… Is it just in the West of Scotland or have other police forces taken to using “txt” speak on…

Call Me

Reading time: < 1 min The phones at home are dying – they were never really that great to begin with. So I need to replace them, but with what? The new phone must meet the following requirements. MUST be DECT MUST have Caller Display Should be able to transfer calls between two handsets Speakerphone would be good too So…

Tubular Bells

Reading time: 2 mins Nestlé just keep getting it wrong, don’t they. Obviously they weren’t happy breaking World Health Assembly requirements, now they’ve really gone and done it. Now this might come as a bit of a shock, so make sure you are seated, and put down any beverages you are holding. In fact if you can arrange a…

5,174

Reading time: < 1 min It’s long since been held, by experts, that walking 10,000 steps a day is an excellent way to stay healthy. Last week, inspired by Casino Avenue I purchased a cheap pedometer (£5 on eBay), and started wearing it to work. The results are about what I figured, on average I walk around 5,000 steps a…

Miscellany

Reading time: 2 mins Not Proven The law is an ass. The accused was clocked doing 132mph but unfortunately it seems that the speed gun used to measure his speed was proven to be inaccurate. Not only was it used at twice the distance of the manufacturer’s stated range but the car in question was fitted with a speed…