Looks like the police have closed a brothel that was based in a flat on my road. Amazing how little you can know about your own neighbourhood.
Author: Dave Cross
PC World and Linux
Of course I don’t expect PC World staff to be able to answer any of my questions about the Linux compatibility of the products they sell. I just ask them as a bit of sport and in the vain hope that they might be reporting back to head office about the level of interest that… Continue reading PC World and Linux
Stonehenge
To celebrate the Summer Solstice here’s a link to Stonehenge on Google Maps. Note that Google have their own idea of where Stonehenge is and seem to have missed the large stone circle a small distance to the east.
Stop Saying “Like”
(via NeatORama) Oh. And here’s another one.
CSS Errors
More and more people are designing their web sites using CSS. And that’s obviously a good thing. If you don’t know why that’s a good thing and you’re designing a web site then I suggest you quickly buy and read a copy of Designing with Web Standards[1]. But the problem is that many people don’t… Continue reading CSS Errors
Spoilers
I’m not as bothered by spoilers as many people that I know. I don’t turn over quickly to avoid the “coming next week” clips at the end of TV programmes. But I do think that the Doctor Who spoilers that have been all over my usual newsfeeds this morning are taking things a bit too… Continue reading Spoilers
More Password Stupidity
I’ve just found two more web companies that don’t know how to handle passwords. And one of them was a company who I had a lot of respect for. Fotango are closing down their photo service. So that their users weren’t left stranded by this, they set up a deal with Photobox whereby Fotango customers… Continue reading More Password Stupidity
World Cup
There seems to be some kind of football competition going on… Ok. I’m determined not to spend the next month complaining about the World Cup. I’m going to do my best to just ignore whenever possible. And this is actually going to be a positive post about the World Cup. You see, it all looks… Continue reading World Cup
Simple Pleasures
Over the last few weeks we’ve been gardening. Well, when I say “gardening”, I mean “razing to ground and rebuilding from scratch”. Some of you will realise that the outdoors is not my natural habitat and manual labour is not my first choice of ways to spend the weekend. However, it had to be done… Continue reading Simple Pleasures
UK Music Fans Can Copy Own Tracks
Whilst I’m on a digital music roll, it’s worth also mentioning that the BPI chairman, Peter Jamieson, has said that the BPI won’t press for prosecution of users who make digital copies for use on portable players of music that they own. The BBC report is here and the BPI’s version is here. Jamieson was… Continue reading UK Music Fans Can Copy Own Tracks