Wanna Blog? Get a train ticket...
Regular readers of this blog will be aware that the blog has had a very patchy few days. Life, as John Lennon reputedly said, is what happens when you're making other plans. I'd like to add that life …
Keeping it up!
The last week has shown me how hard it can sometimes be to keep blogging! I'm sitting here with Marvin, our large long haired cat who acts like a dog (i.e. he shakes when wet and sits up with his paw…
WPMU Installation to support sub-domain blogs
I'm currently renovating a site of mine -Coffeehouse Chat- with a possible view to re-opening the Forum side of it with new and improved features - including better integration with Social Media and U…
Slow and easy does it!
I have a client in Harrogate who I visit every couple of weeks, travelling by train. I went up there a couple of days ago, and as I'd had a particularly hectic couple of days before hand was able to …
ASP.NET and Oracle - how to stay sane!
I'm currently doing some development work using ASP.NET against an Oracle database. I have to say that I've had more frustrating development experiences, but most of those involved mainframe computer…
Exclusion 2.0 - is daft jargon necessary?
I just came across this on my Twitter feed - a reference to a " 'Future of the web' Turtle" at Open 09. Yup - a turtle. After some Googling about and learning more than I ever wanted to know about o…
Book Review - 'Fantasy Island' by Dan Atkinson and Larry Elliot
No, nothing to do the 1970s TV series with Ricardo Montalban as a bloke who made wishes come true on an Island with a combination of technology, actors and smoke and mirrors. Although..... Nope, thi…
The 'Why should I give a fuck?' award for today goes to....
OK - first of all apologies for the title. It's just that the trivial background behind this post made me very angry this morning. I may just be having a grump, heading for a cold or suffering from …
In Flanders Fields
I was late in getting my Poppy this year - I didn't actually buy it until yesterday (Saturday) morning, when I purchased one from a gentleman in Hillsborough whilst on my Saturday morning Odyssey know…
Are you a 'but' man?
I was reminded earlier today, whilst reading a book called 'Life 101', of a useful piece of advice from one of the more under-rated personal development gurus of the mid 20th Century - Sergeant Ernes…