Happy Christmas to everyone whereever you are! We've just done the "present thing" and I'll be heading over to Crosshaven shortly to collect a couple of people for Christmas dinner... … [Read more...] about Happy Christmas
Blog Comment Spam – Again
I was chatting with a blogger earlier today who was having issues with comment spam. I guess anyone who runs a blog for a while will run into the issue of comment spam and unfortunately there is no perfect solution unless you resort to using captcha on your comments. So what does work? Bad Behavior (sic) is pretty effective at stopping the junk before it hits your comment … [Read more...] about Blog Comment Spam – Again
Hosting without any of the BS…
Cormac came across this site. For anyone involved in the hosting business it's worth bookmarking. For anyone who is tired of marketing junk from hosting companies this might bring a smile to your faces … [Read more...] about Hosting without any of the BS…
OED Special Offer
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
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….