I manage four email addresses, each for different purposes like signing up to websites, personal email and mailing lists. Since GMail included POP3 access as part of the service, I have been able to get all of them except Hotmail together in one slick web application.
GMail changes the way email is managed, abandoning traditional folders […]

I got an unexpected present this Valentine’s day. Yasmina bought me a new alarm clock, and it’s unlike any I’ve had before. It works on the principle that simulating sunrise by gradually fading up a light until the alarm goes off helps to reduce production of melatonin, the sleep-inducing hormone. So recently, I’ve been waking […]

I speak English to Nathan as much as possible, while his Mummy speaks French. Obviously, outside the house he’ll hear mostly French except for visits to anglophone friends. He’s now nearly 16 months old, and babbling away in a language which is comprehsible only to him. The more I think about it, the harder it […]

First of all, let’s be clear: a hacker is a computer enthusiast, and not a criminal. If you’re not already a computer lover, then you’re a web surfer (since you’re reading this via Internet transmission of some kind), so maybe you have some hacker traits.
Here’s a take on what a typical “hacker” might be like, […]

Happy New Year!
2006 has been a good year, it’s seen Nathan go from small baby with worrying tests for cystic fibrosis to toddler celebrating his first birthday and then running around happily with toys. We celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary, and took Nathan to England for the first time (more on that later).
The year in […]

Over a year ago, I wrote about my desire to have a decent coffee machine. I finally got one for my birthday this year (that was back in August) and it broke down recently. I was pretty peeved about it, since the Nespresso system I have is really easy to use. You just put a […]

It’s our “wooden” or “silverware” anniversary today. It feels like it was just yesterday.
Yasmina will get her flowers later in the morning (I hope she won’t read this first). Soon after the wedding I put up our wedding site which is still available. If you’re interested in what it takes for an Englishman resident in […]

Nathan is one today! He was spoilt with presents - a musical caterpillar, super clothes, a “little people” bus and Noah’s ark, and lots of kisses .
He shares his birthday with his cousin Mina, and he had a party in Paris at his Aunt & Uncles’ place. He didn’t blow out his candle, maybe […]