Changes to blog layout
While looking at a comment I received from jmb about the area of my blog entry, I mentioned increasing the text size to make it more viewable. However, when I started to look at my style sheet, I could see … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2007
VirginMedia vs BSkyB
The future is looking uncertain for our cable TV channels at the moment. We currently have our TV with VirginMedia (used to be NTL) who have been in negotiation with BSkyB for renewal of their contract of carriage for Sky’s … Continue reading
Blogs I read
While reading some of the blogs that I follow through MyBlogLog today, I came across a post by Anatoly Lubarsky, MyBlogLog Service On Decline. There have been a few security and identity exploits in the past weeks and the recent … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, General, Website
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Copy and Paste
In today’s computer literate society, you get so used to some concepts like copy and paste that you start assuming everyone is familiar with the skills required. It becomes difficult to remember when it didn’t exist. I think a post … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, General, Website
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Book Meme
I was reading jmb’s post about why she blogs the other day and I followed a link in the comments to sarabeth’s blog where she had a post about a book meme of those books you have read, want to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, General
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Computer Training
I have been on a training course since Monday and will be for the rest of the week. I am looking to refresh my Microsoft MCSE certification that I achieved back in 1998 and am currently on Microsoft course 2277C, … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, General
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Pancake Day
Today is Shrove Tuesday, known as Pancake Day in the UK. It is the day before Lent begins and so the rich ingredients such as eggs, milk sugar and flour are used up prior to this. The traditional pancake is … Continue reading
My MyBlogLog experiance
About 2 weeks ago, I followed John Chow to MyBlogLog and set up a profile and community for my blog. Since then my community has slowly but steadily grown as people find my blog and add themselves to my community. … Continue reading
E-Petition against vehicle tracking and road pricing
The online petition against the proposed introduction of vehicle tracking and road pricing has currently reached 1,559,649 signatures and finishes on 20th February 2007. This is a protest against the rapidly increasing cost of motoring in the UK and invasion … Continue reading
Why do I blog?
I think it is a combination of reasons. I use this blog to record my successes and findings in my family tree research. I also use it to vent my frustration over things, usually it seems related to cars. I … Continue reading
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