Reading time: < 1 min Awaiting two more quotes for the new boiler installation. Both from local companies, one of which Scottish Gas would’ve subcontracted anyway. Both of them have suggested the boiler can be placed in the loft with a remote control unit (wireless) sited anywhere we want. It felt much better dealing with the people who will actually […]

Reading time: < 1 min My new keyboard  UPDATE: OK and explanation. I had one of those big MS Office keyboards for a while but the damn thing was just too noisy. I work late into the night and the computer is in the spare room next to our bedroom. This keyboard has laptop style buttons, is much quieter and […]

Reading time: < 1 min I’m useless at coming up with new ‘buzz’ terms as I prefer my English to be plain and simple and easy to read. That aside, his series of posts (articles?) on New Musical Functionality, finds me once again agreeing, to a point, with Mr. Tom Coates. If you have ANY digitised music, and any interest […]

Reading time: < 1 min Will someone remind me to: Finish the redesigned redesign here, switching content order. Pay the overdue gas bill. Send off details to activate internet savings account (why I have to POST these is beyond me as I already have two verified accounts with the bank in question). Pay the council tax. Take a picture of […]

Reading time: < 1 min If I was asked to offer one piece of advice, it’d be this: Life’s too short. I’m not going to elaborate, but there is a bit of a tiff going on and ultimately my view is that agreeing to disagree may stick on your throat but if you know the argument will lead nowhere then.. […]

Reading time: < 1 min Walking to the train station this evening I, and my fellow “must get home as quickly as possible so I’ll be rude and barge past everyone” commuters, were accosted by swarms of flying ants. Swarms as in hundreds of the wee buggers, several of which made it onto our train. Luckily I didn’t end up […]