The OED is on special offer until the end of January. You can get the 20 volume set for a "mere" £499 Stg until the end of January. They describe it as: # he 20 volume Oxford English Dictionary is an unrivalled guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words # The Dictionary traces the evolution of over 600,000 words from across the … [Read more...] about OED Special Offer
Archives for December 2006
White Christmas? Grey Maybe….
The weather today has been mucky. It didn't start off too bad, but as the day progressed the weather got progressively muckier... The entire area seems to be covered in a blanket of damp and mucky fog with visibility reduced to a few metres. It reminds me a bit of Veneto - where you had to contend with freezing fog on narrow mountain roads - lots of fun for all the family! … [Read more...] about White Christmas? Grey Maybe….
Microsoft Promoting the Blue Screen of Death??
I think I need a "weird" category for this kind of thing... Via the open list comes mention of the "BlueScreen Screen Saver (3.2)" .... The screen saver details are quite disturbing: "Bluescreen cycles between different Blue Screens and simulated boots every 15 seconds or so. Virtually all the information shown on Bluescreen's BSOD and system start screen is obtained from your … [Read more...] about Microsoft Promoting the Blue Screen of Death??
Snap Site Previews
I've been asked by website owners about displaying previews / screencaps on browse.ie in the past, but I couldn't find an alternative to thumbshots et al which are a bit limited in their range of site previews. A lot of smaller sites aren't available, so it isn't overly helpful to use their service. The other day, however, I came across a free service that seems to rectify the … [Read more...] about Snap Site Previews
DomainFest Booked … Hotel Booked .. What Have I forgotten?
As some readers of this blog know, I'm heading off to LA at the end of January for a holiday. I've timed my trip to coincide with Domain Fest 2007, so I'll be able to combine a bit of work with pleasure. I'm currently working my way through a mental checklist ... as I'm sure I'll forget something essential if I don't Let's see... Flight booked Hotel booked Domain Fest … [Read more...] about DomainFest Booked … Hotel Booked .. What Have I forgotten?