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Thanks, Sky 2007-07-01 04:45:00 It's been a few months since all the kafuffle between Sky and Virgin Media erupted, and it seems the dust and the threats of court have died down. After the initial ruckus, many Virgin subscribers like myself used the opportunity to renegotiate our deals with the company. I went from the basic package of normal phone, basic tv, 2mb broadband to free weekend and evening calls, the largest tv package without sport and movies and 10mb broadband, which is now in the process of being upgraded to 20mb. And all for £10 a month less than I'd been paying! The deal lasts for a year, but I expect I'll be able to extend it. Others more savvy than me got lifetime deals, or free V+ boxes,but I'm happy with my lot. As for the loss of Sky channels, well that hasn't been as traumatic as first thought. Thanks to the kindness of others I've been able to keep up with the programmes I'd been watching 'till the end of their runs, and any new progs I won't get into (sorry, Dresden Files) and so wo ...

Blood 50 2007-02-21 17:05:00 A mini milestone for me. Yesterday, I gave my 5oth blood donation. I got a nice presentation box with a lapel badge, an engraved pen and a letter of congratulations. More donors are always needed, and the process is simple, quick and you get tea and biccies afterwards! (in the UK at least, I don't know how it's handled in other countries) For more info and a look at a virtual visit, go to blood.co.uk. WWW YOUR DOMAIN NAME ...

Tempus Fugit 2007-01-28 06:35:00 It's almost February. WTF happened there?! WWW YOUR DOMAIN NAME ...

Random Roundup 2007-01-13 13:41:00 The grass is always greener the other side of the fence is an old adage that it seems millions have taken to heart. Many UK citizens are heading to pastures new in the former colonies of America, Canada and Australia, while the UK is bracing itself for a wave of Romanians and Bulgarians trying to enter as these countries become the latest inductees of the European Union. This on top of the influx of immigrants - especially from the middle and far east - which is increasing the population by 500 bodies a week on an already crowded island (the UK population density is four times greater than the rest of Europe and 12 times greater than the USA). This has given rise to hysterical headlines and intense debate on the benefits and detriments of this perceived inpouring of legal entrances, without introducing the vexed subject of illegal immigrants. In a further twist, Romania is seeing an increase of migrants from China.The prospect of a UK singles chart full of Beatles songs has been floate ...

Tenant Time 2007-01-12 17:38:00 I've been neglecting my duties as landlord recently, so slapped wrists for me. This week's boarder is YouTube Karaoke, which in the good traditional of Ronseal does exactly what is says on the tin: You send in requests and they provide a YouTube video and the lyrics for you to sing along to. I'm off to belt out Love Shack by the B52s for the umpteenth time.... WWW YOUR DOMAIN NAME ...

Snapped Spade 2007-01-08 15:22:00 After seeing Blogger has moved out of Beta, I decided (after taking a deep breath) to make the jump and upgrade to the new system. The transistion seems to have run smoothly so far - I haven't encountered any disasters like others - but I have come across one problem. I wanted to post a couple of items from the Digg.com site. Previoulsy this was just a matter of clicking a button on the Digg site and the item would be posted here. When I tried this time, Digg kept can up with an error, saying my username and password were invalid.Ok thought I, no problem, my username and password were different so I updated them in the Digg profile. The same error came up. After numerous attempts at updating the info and trying to post, I decided to see if anyone else had experienced the same problem. The upshot is that the Digg link won't work with the new Blogger, nor will some other third-party websites. Flickr was one of them, but they have since updated their software to accept the new Blogger. ...

Don't rush to resolution 2007-01-07 05:46:00 So it's over for another year. Presents have been exchanged and opened, and exchanged again for something you really wanted (thanks, HMV!) You've drunk, eaten and slept too much, moaned that there was nothing on the telly, and gone over all the same arguments with the same people as you did last year. And the year before. Now the tree and the lights have been taken down, the world seems a little greyer, and you've already broken the resolutions you made. But all may not be lost on the resolution front, if you follow the advice put forward in the post below taken from Thriftyfun.com. If your resolutions are health orientated, try Boots.com and their Change One Thing promotion.New Year's resolutions have a tendency to be made with enthusiasm and determination. Unfortunately, very often they're forgotten by the time February rolls around. Here are 7 simple ways to make New Year's resolutions that stick and help you accomplish your goals. 1. THINK SHORT TERM. For most people, making ...

Happy New Year 2006-12-31 20:15:00 As I look out across the balcony of Wolf towers the night sky is full of exploding light stretching to the horizon as people celebrate the New Year. For many it will be a year to remember, for others a year to forget. A moment to remember those not with us for whatever reason, and to give a hug to those who are. To everyone, I hope 2007 will be a great year for you. WWW YOUR DOMAIN NAME ...

Merry Christmas 2006-12-24 11:49:00 May all your surprises be pleasant ones. Be safe. Be happy.If your curiosity made you click this, be prepared to groan....Why did the golfer wear an extra pair of trousers?In case he got a hole in oneWhere does Tarzan buy his clothes?At a jungle saleWhat can you make that cannot be seen?A noise.What do you call just married spiders?Newly-webs.What happened when the Ice Monster ate a curry?He blew his coolWhy did the tightrope walker visit his bank?To check his balance.What did the fireman's wife get her for Christmas?A ladder in her stockingWhat was the tortoise doing on the motorway?About 1 mph.Tuner: I've come to tune your piano.Mr Smith: But I didn't send for you.Tuner: No, your neighbours did.Which bird always succeeds?A budgie with no teeth.What do monsters have for breakfast?Dreaded wheat.How do you make an apple puff?Chase it round the garden a few times.Where did Sir Lancelot study?Knight school.What do you get if you cross a sheep with a grasshopper?A woolly jumper.(Also se ...

Cool Blue Button 2006-12-21 16:27:00 One of the things I love about FireFox is the immense range of extensions that can be added to the basic browser (I have 72 and counting) Some are purely for fun, some hum quietly to themselves until you need them,but others are invaluable, to the point I'd lost without them. The latest in my must-haves is CoolIris. Once installed, it places a little blue box by any links you hover over. Placing the cursor on the box brings up a pop-up preview of the page linked to, usually quicker than actually clicking on the link. Move the cursor off the preview and it disappears. If you want, you can navigate through the preview like a normal page, or lock the page open if you want to move the cursor away. This previewing is a real time saver if you have an number of links to go through, such as a search engine page (though for Google there is another extension that puts thumbnails on the search page) or a listings page or any page you're just curious about, without having to open and close an nu ...

Say it with sparklies 2006-12-12 16:41:00 Save Money with These Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Girlfriend If you want a great selection of Christmas gift ideas for your girlfriend at a great price, you can save 30-40% when you buy Christmas jewelry online. Whether you're looking for an engagement ring or a Christmas jewellery piece that will make her proclaim you Man of the Year, they've got an awesome selection that won't blow your budget.Blog post sponsored by Make Money Blogging WWW YOUR DOMAIN NAME ...

It's a Cracker.... 2006-12-12 16:37:00 From a cracker pulled at our department's Christmas party:What do you call an underground train full of professors?A tube of smarties.There may be more. You have been warned.Tags: jokes, Christmas crackers WWW YOUR DOMAIN NAME ...

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Is it me? 2006-12-10 05:40:00 Torchwood. It's supposed to be a secret organisation, but everyone seems to know about it. They even have the name on their cars! It reminds of 70s TV show The Professionals, where CI5 was the worst kept secret around...A school in Dudley had to cancel its Christmas carol concert because one person complained about the noise it would make. So much for democratic rule. I just hope the voters remember which councillors ruled on this come the next local elections.A growing number of companies are apparently banning their staff putting up decorations for fear of offending people of other faiths. It seems offending Christians doesn't count. As the Sun eloquently put it, "Kick 'em in the baubles!" And what's with this growing trend of people not sending cards, but instead sending the money to "chairideee" instead? Soon they'll be able to send it to the charity for redundant Christmas card makers. Why can't they come clean and just say they can't be a*sed to write 'em out, 'cos they ...

Tenant Time 2006-12-08 00:58:00 Jeee, has it been a week already? Time flies when you're having fun! Sliding into the vacant slot this week is Rae from Ontario, somewhere I've always wanted to visit. Her blog headline says : "I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other." Check out her site to see what she means.....Tags: Tenant Time, blogexplosion WWW YOUR DOMAIN NAME ...