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OK, I have upgraded my test blog site to Wordpress 2.5, to see if any problems occur with my current plugins etc., before committing myself to upgrading my 19 other blogs.
It would appear that a couple of things may be of interest to others…
1) Using the Wordpress Automatic Upgrade plugin, the [...]

OK, so far today we have had two power cuts. The first woke me up, as the UPS (uninterruptible power supply) sounds an internal alarm when the electricity is cut. However, when I’m not around, or deeper in a sleep, the PC is automatically shutdown to prevent data loss or damage to sensitive electrical equipment [...]

With the days lasting longer as the weeks pass, it is no longer quite so annoying that the company responsible for maintaining the area around our block of flats has not fixed the outdoor lighting in a long time. Although some lamps were working through the winter, some did not turn on, whilst others were [...]

At least not all pets are welcome at the Wilcox Memorial hospital over in Hawaii. To be honest, in Britain at least, I’ve not heard of even cats and dogs being allowed on the wards, but one helpful relative decided to cheer up a patient by bring in their favourite horse! This was not some [...]

Do you think it is possible that this man -

may have been getting a little additional help during his regular work outs? I get the idea that he has been putting in some serious time down the gym
Seriously, whether he was just using normal bodybuilding supplements, or something a little more non-sporting, that body [...]

My current internet connection is normally rated at 128kbit/sec. They have the cheek to advertise this as unlimited broadband. For starters, an internet connection that is no fast than dual channel ISDN, and isn’t capable of playing many online radios does not seem so broad to me. Secondly, their definition of unlimited somehow equates to [...]

OK, not the prettiest picture to ever adorn this blog’s front page, but that is the sort of toilet Westerners have been complaining about over in China. Having used them a few times myself, I can’t say I blame them. The French athletes should be well used to this mode of disposal, but most of [...]

Irina has had her request for a Schengen visa (specifically to visit Holland) approved, which is a big relief, as we had to buy the plane tickets and book our accommodation before we could even apply for the visa. It is now just 30 days until we arrive there, and after that we’ll be going [...]

We went and had a meal over at Walton and Asel’s last weekend, and noticed they had a digital photo frame, much like the ones Irina’s mum bought recently. This one actually had a traditional wooden frame around it, rather than the more usual iMac-like translucent white acrylic. Although I prefer the modern look in [...]