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Monthly Archives: August 2007

The Iraq, South Africa AND US Americans!!!

August 29th, 2007 at 3:18 pm » Comments (0)

Thought I'd post a link to a YouTube clip whilst I wait to see if the new resizing method results in a much needed improvement in quality. Anyway, click here to ...more »

YouTube Problems

August 29th, 2007 at 3:03 pm » Comments (1)

Perhaps a more accurate post title would have been 'Stupid, impatient Chris'... Last night I finished uploading all 29 videos to YouTube from the Astana Day celebrations, specifically the concert held ...more »

Paris In The The Springtime

August 29th, 2007 at 4:53 am » Comments (0)

Although I visited France several times on vacation when I was younger, I never stayed at any Hotels in Paris, as we tended to stay on the coast in camp ...more »

Astana Day Concerts Videos #3

August 29th, 2007 at 4:26 am » Comments (0)

Here we have the evening's MCs sounding like they are sticking to a strict script, introducing the 7th act. I should point out that the number system I have used ...more »

Mapping Forum

August 29th, 2007 at 4:16 am » Comments (1)

As you may remember from my previous posts in the Amsterdam category, I have been using a combination of Google Earth, Microsoft's Windows Live Local and other online mapping utilities ...more »

Will Dig For Cash…

August 29th, 2007 at 3:59 am » Comments (0)

Manchester Police, tipped of by some builders have discovered a tunnel that had been dug in an effort to steal an ATM machine! The 40 foot tunnel was 2/3 complete, ...more »

Product Or Retailer?

August 29th, 2007 at 3:47 am » Comments (0)

If you like to search out the best bargains on the net, before purchasing anything, then CouponChief may well be right up your street. The idea is simple, you can ...more »

Astana Day Concerts Videos #2

August 29th, 2007 at 2:30 am » Comments (0)

Here are the next batch of videos. These were still filmed in the early evening, with a couple of people who sing in Kazakh, and one in English. The last ...more »

Directory Submission Leads To Higher Traffic

August 29th, 2007 at 2:04 am » Comments (0)

One way to increase traffic to your site is to submit your details to a blog directory. This particular directory has a great deal of traffic, as you can see ...more »

Upcoming Videos - Astana Day Concert

August 29th, 2007 at 1:37 am » Comments (0)

I have finished cutting the raw video into select scenes, and compressing it down into a more manageable size. Once YouTube servers return to a more normal speed, it shouldn't ...more »

Quicker If You Do It Yourself

August 28th, 2007 at 4:11 am » Comments (2)

Whilst I am away in Amsterdam, and then Britain, it would probably be a good idea for me to setup a remote access facility for our PC back here in ...more »

Severn Trent Responds To Criticism

August 28th, 2007 at 4:05 am » Comments (0)

Check the IGotLucky page linked to at the top for a few links to posts on the recent flooding my home country (and in fact home county) had. The water ...more »

¡Viva España!

August 28th, 2007 at 2:56 am » Comments (0)

I think I have used the upside down exclamation mark in the right context, though I'm sure Oleg will be along to correct me shortly, if I've goofed :) Anyway, onto ...more »

Kittens Progress

August 28th, 2007 at 2:03 am » Comments (0)

In a couple of days time, our Karra and Muska will be one year old. They already have a younger brother (Tima), who they will probably meet at Christmas time, ...more »

Spring Cleaning

August 28th, 2007 at 1:37 am » Comments (0)

Although not the time of year normally associated with such activities, when it is your PC that needs a digital scrub down, and not your bricks and mortar, all year ...more »