Monthly Archives: July 2008

Lost Tunes

A new website – Lost Tunes, for “rare music”. I think they’ve got a way to go yet, if Nick Drake’s album Bryter Layter is anything to go by. ITunes – 79p a track = £4.99 for album; Lost Tunes … Continue reading

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Oh Great

Good news, being single in your mid-life could increase risk of Alzheimer’s (I even spelt it right, the first time).

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Oh Canada!

Yeah baby, off to Canada again in September. There’s nothing much going on in the job-market at the moment, due to the school-holidays. Need to keep myself occupied for August – might go and do the 90 mile Hadrian’s Wall … Continue reading

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Yowzers

It’s hot today in Pembrokeshire. I went into St. Davids today, PACKED with tourists buying spades and ice-cream (not together). So far – in contact with three of my pre-adoptive family. I figure that they’ve also been having a browse … Continue reading

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World Domination

Step 1 – Starting and Running a Business All-in-one for Dummies (For Dummies) : check Clock-maker, book-shop owner, cinema operator or full-time bum. The world is my oyster – Frankie Goes to Hollywood ensues….. And finally – big congratulations to … Continue reading

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Handy Table Tool for Firefox

Just found this handy plugin for Firefox: TableTools. Best part – it lets you point to a HTML table and then copy it – e.g – as tab-delmited, so that you can then plonk it in a spreadsheet.

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Gadgets

I’m looking forward to the new e-ink gadgets coming out in the UK. Three of them were reviewed on the Gadget Show – with the Sony one coming out tops. Waterstones are going to have the Sony one, according to … Continue reading

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Another One Slips By

Another birthday slips by, only four years to go till 40. Onwards and sideways.

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We’re Landing in Antarctica

“We’re landing in Antarctica”. This is what a kid said behind me in the plane, as we started descending into the clouds, to land at Stanstead airport. It made me laugh. Had another fab weekend in Germany. The friends I … Continue reading

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Computer Repair

I’ve been thinking about doing this as a sideline, till I find a proper job. I’ve done it before for a small company and really enjoyed it. There are no margins in it, but it’s rewarding in a non-financial sense!

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