Technorati

Reading time: < 1 min Some of the more observant of you may already have noticed a new addition to this site. Namely Technorati tags after the posts. I’m not entirely sure this feature will hang around (one more thing to remember to do each time I post) but as should be oh-so-very-obvious by now, if there is a bandwagon…

HaloScan

Reading time: < 1 min Just a quick note for anyone who uses HaloScan for their comments. You have probably noticed some differences in the appearance of your comments and there may be other glitches over the next couple of days as the BETA testing continues – including downtime, no email notifications and the like. The HaloScan forum is full…

Well Read

Reading time: < 1 min Today is World Book Day. In honour of this day, celebrating all that is good in the world of our paper based cousins (blogs and books, same family, different parents), I present to you my list of unread books and invite you to tell me which one I should read next. Should it be one…

Old Bag

Reading time: < 1 min For future reference. When you are walking along with your bag over your shoulder it is most likely that the bag will protrude slightly from your body. Please be aware of this fact, particularly if you are walking down a narrow(ish) pathway which has room for two people to pass, side by side. This is…

De-sign

Reading time: 2 mins It’s not working. I can’t put my finger on it but it’s just “not right”, and it’s beginning to annoy me. It may be because I’m working on other designs for other sites (two at the moment), it may be because my tastes are changing or that I’m spending more time at other sites, other…

Thimble

Reading time: 2 mins Well it didn’t make much of a ripple (storm in a teacup) but it seems the British Blogs Top Ten has already called it a day. Oh well, I don’t think I’d have even scrapped into the top 100 but then I don’t actually care. Although I will fess up and confirm that I have,…