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Monthly Archives: March 2008

Bits Of Bytes Missing?

March 15th, 2008 at 12:07 am » Comments (0)

If you have owned computers for a good few years, there is a chance you will have suffered that most disastrous of situations - hard drive failure. Although we all ...more »

Political Sacrificial Lambs?

March 14th, 2008 at 11:33 pm » Comments (0)

So, another week in American politics, another Democrat adviser resigns. Last time it was one of Barrack Obama's, over labelling Hillary Clinton as a 'monster', this week it was one ...more »

Happy Pi Day

March 14th, 2008 at 10:45 pm » Comments (7)

? - that's supposed to be the symbol for pi, in case it doesn't display properly in your browser. If you are not interested in Maths or memory tricks, you ...more »

Tuning In For Your Skin

March 14th, 2008 at 9:05 pm » Comments (0)

Whilst searching for some online radio stations to tune into whilst in Amsterdam (assuming I can find an unencrypted WiFi spot near our apartment), I came across WorldTalkRadio.com. I remember ...more »

Eating Mole’s Behinds?

March 14th, 2008 at 8:53 pm » Comments (0)

One of my favourite author, Terry Pratchett has said ""Personally, I'd eat the arse out of a dead mole..." Not a strange attempt at grabbing publicity for his books, but ...more »

David Is Back!

March 14th, 2008 at 8:47 pm » Comments (0)

Our local globe trotter David has recently returned from Turkmenistan on a business trip. Next time I meet with him, I'll ask if he minds me using some of the ...more »

Easter Savings

March 13th, 2008 at 7:50 pm » Comments (0)

With Easter fast approaching, some people will be searching for a little gift, that isn't necessarily a traditional chocolate easter egg. Whether its because the recipient does not actually enjoy ...more »

Greens Embrace Military Technology?

March 13th, 2008 at 7:23 pm » Comments (2)

Technology that has previously been used to mark out minefields may have found a new use in life - keeping (some) sea life out of fishing nets. The BBC article ...more »

Let Me In

March 13th, 2008 at 7:16 pm » Comments (1)

Check out the Up Late post for the last animation I posted from the same artist. This one involves the same cat trying to get in through a door. I'm definitely ...more »

Looking For More Buzz?

March 13th, 2008 at 4:55 am » Comments (0)

If you want to drive some more traffic to your blog, whether it is to generate more comments, more income from your CPM ads, or simply to get your output ...more »

Running On Air?

March 13th, 2008 at 4:23 am » Comments (0)

That's a pretty impressive claim for a car, no? Well the BBC has a report on such vehicle. The premise is reasonably simple - filled a tank with compressed air, ...more »

From Print To Electronic

March 13th, 2008 at 2:57 am » Comments (0)

When people search around for a good credit card offer, they already (mostly) know to look online, rather than relying on adverts in whichever newspaper they read. However, finding the ...more »

The Peculiar Theme Parks Of The World

March 13th, 2008 at 2:42 am » Comments (0)

I have only just recently happened upon cracked.com, whilst stumbling a story. I'd recommend you spend some time reading through the posts there, the next time you have nothing to ...more »

Like Humans Do

March 13th, 2008 at 1:32 am » Comments (0)

Not a reference to the track that is included with Windows XP installations for some reason, but rather a wedding ceremony with a difference! Over in Eastern India, two monkeys were ...more »

Avoid HD DVD Players?

March 13th, 2008 at 12:39 am » Comments (0)

With the near certain demise of the HD DVD format recently, you will probably find that stand alone players will soon be getting quite cheap as shops on websites try ...more »