Blogging about life as a 30 year old nerd, husband and father.
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t want flash on the iPad. Most of the people complaining want flash for video sites like YouTube – the thing is, Its easy for site owners to impliment alternative video formats for the iPad, just like they do on YouTube and BBC iPlayer. The only other thing flash [...]
Seth Godin has recently posted a story on his blog detailing how Craigslist could benefit by charging it’s users $1 to post an ad, but I think there’s one benefit that he’s possibly glossed over. If Craigslist charged $1 for ads, there would be less interest from time wasters, hookers and other unwanted types – [...]
Hi all, It’s now one month and one day until I leave to travel the world with my wife and as such, I will be concentrating my blogging efforts on our travel blog. I should be back in the UK around the end of January, so by time I’ve wrapped up the travel blog and [...]
Mmmmmm food! Originally uploaded by andy206uk Giant Garlic King Prawns on a bed of Potato dauphinoise as cooked by two French guys on a giant skillet on Droitwich High Street! Yum!
God only knows why it’s taken me so long, but I’ve finally gotten round to tweaking the comment display on this theme. Comments are now nicely styled and the edit textarea box doesn’t extend beyond the width of the site anymore. Enjoy!
So… here’s something I haven’t done for a while – the Friday Five! This week… we’re talking about tolerance! 1. Howâ??s your tolerance for alcohol? It really depends on what I’m drinking and the mood I’m in – on an empty stomach, two pints of lager or two glasses of wine and I can be [...]
So… I was flicking through some of my old blog posts (god… the memories!) and I came across this post, during which I took this test to ascertain my mentalness levels. Turns out, by some bizarre coincidence, I’m somewhat less mental than I was back in October 2002! I guess that’s better than nothing! Disorder [...]
I’ve been reading quite a few books lately, not sure if it’s just because I’m getting old or what but I seem to prefer reading on paper to staring at my screen like I do for the rest of my life, so I’ve been putting RSS behind me and focusing on reading ‘real’ books instead. [...]
Why is it that a kettle boils water? Experts suggest that the perfect temperature for a cup of tea should be between 60 and 65 degrees Celsius, any hotter and the leaves become scalded and lose their flavour. Despite this, kettle manufacturers continue to create devices that boil the water to well over a hundred [...]
This has been a big month for Wifey and me – we have now cleared the last of our debt and are in a position to go and buy tickets for our big travelling adventure. It’s been a real slog, but we’ve worked hard and made a lot of sacrifices to get into a position [...]