Monthly Archives: September 2008

Driving – some observations

Those of you that have been following this website for a while will be aware of my, often acerbic, out bursts on the subject of road use and drivers. Normally these out bursts were from a motor cyclist’s perspective but, … Continue reading

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We’re going to need a bigger bedside table

I made a small error of judgement today. After a nice lunch with blogless friend James I was strolling through town having picked up one of my necessities (a new analog game controller for the PC) and decided to duck … Continue reading

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Facebook Etiquette Guide

A little tongue in cheek this one but good enough for a Friday giggle. Courtesy of Tech Radar – 15 things you should never do on Facebook.

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I miss Twitter SMS Alerts

I can understand why they’ve been switched off (must have been costing them a fortune) but at the same time, I feel like I’ve lost a level of integration with what was my second most prolific online comms channel after … Continue reading

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Parallel Processing in PHP

Sorry guys – an actual tech post so those of you who don’t want to can read the previous post and dig through Daisy Owl’s archives until I’m done. For the rest of you? Read on…

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My new favourite web comic

I make no secret of my love for certain comics online. Ctrl Alt Del, XKCD, Vimrod, Dilbert and others all make for a daily chuckle and are generally saved for that 11:30 am moment when the day’s plan has already … Continue reading

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WordPress as a CMS – Toolbox

I know I still have a load to do on the CMS series but for those who’ve only got so far as the WordPress post you could do worse than check out this set of WordPress Developer resources collected by … Continue reading

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Animated Balls

Hot on the heels of Clone Wars (which I’m very unlikely to get the GGF off to see) comes this announcement from G4 that they are remaking the 80s Classic Space Balls as an animated movie and companion series. From … Continue reading

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There and back again … Back again

The second part in my holiday round up. Still lacking in photos (unless the GGF can find me some) due to the reasons stated in part one.

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Top TV – Fringe

It’s finally that time of year again when the US spools up it’s Autumn … sorry Fall schedule which normally includes a few decent programs. Top of my list this year (aside from the final series of BSG, the next … Continue reading

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