I won a prize in a zany blogging contest : make a story out of seven smilies. The prize was to write a blog entry for Urban Semiotic. So why not take a look at my post over there, for I am sure you will find other interesting content too. It’s a good thought […]

The dames over at I talk too much review blogs. I stood up to be counted and sent this site address over to find out what they might think. My new layout came out OK, but the rest just wasn’t up to scratch.
The layout of this page is neat and easy to navigate, but it […]

I was chatting the other day with the owner of this site : When Tara Met Blog. I mentioned that the sidebar wasn’t particularly easy to read because the background of cocktail glasses with red liquid inside tended to obscure the black text and links. Since Tara told me that she didn’t have full control […]

There are a couple of pages in my sidebar over to the right that I’m hoping to develop.
First of all, the Jokes Database : lots of funny jokes in a number of categories. Have a read through and let me know if you have any better ones. A lot of people pass through here […]

Sarah in Tampa, a blogger and sysadmin for a small business, probably knows enough about technology to live happily with her PC. When it came to getting some Madonna tunes she purchased from buy.com onto her iPod she was bitten by misguided DRM technology which is there ostensibly to prevent copyright violation. She had to […]

Driving around Paris. Initially, a very scary experience because if you’ve driven in England you’re not prepared. Traffic lights are not opposite the junction, but right next to it. Road signs point out places that are close by : rarely road names or places further away that you actually want to get to. Inside Paris […]

It’s been a busy week, but I’ve finally managed to get my personal built theme finished. I’m calling it “Burnt Orange”. Finally I can bid goodbye to the default look…
The theme was based around a similar layout to the original default, however I have significantly rewritten the code to the main index page, and the […]

I’ve had quite a productive weekend, in spite of the heat. We went to buy some parquet flooring for the baby’s room, and I’ll be taking some time off in the week to fit it with a friend. I managed to get most of the housework done Saturday, so today has been relaxed. Friends came […]