Prodigy is the name given to the NHS database of illnesses, and ailments for first-contact care. I have seen it used by NHS nurses working in NHS walk-in centres and similar. The web site is www.prodigy.nhs.uk . It is now called Clinical Knowledge Summaries and appears to be turning it into a even more powerful […]

A couple of months ago I changed job to be Project Manager for a number of European Data Centres. My new role now includes providing the facilities and cabling for our data centre customers. As a result I was forwarded details of a workshop being run by Black Box, earlier last week. Here are a […]

I have visited the Coventry Transport Museum again, this time with my 18 month old daughter. The museum is baby friendly in a number of ways, including proper baby changing facilities and good lift access to the floors. I have identified a few minor issues that if changed could make it better for young children. […]

Following the success I’ve had with www.penguintutor.com and www.firstaidquiz.com, I’ve now moved my www.watkissonline.co.uk website as well. If you are reading this post then it’s been successful. The hosting company that I am with is Compila.com. I’ve found that they offer good value for money, although it is a budget service it is adequate for […]

Unfortunately for a tourist town, there are not many facilities for babies and young children in Stratford. Places to Park Getting a baby in and out of the car can be very difficult if there is no space between you and the next car, not to mention dangerous if you have to put the pushchair […]

The PlayMonday Lottery Game is now under new ownership. Chariot, the company that launched the game, has announced that it has sold the monday lottery to NetPlay TV. NetPlay TV is an AIM listed company focusing on interactive TV gaming. Lets hope that this new company can breath some new life into the lottery. I […]

Assuming that it is not overused I believe the Television can help babies and children to develop, and give parents a bit of a break. The second being just as important as it can help reduce stress creating a better environment for everyone. Here’s a brief run down of some of the TV channels and […]

I find that the facilities available for babies when shopping vary widely. I’m therefore compiling a list of some of the facilities available for babies and young children when out shopping. This is the first one which starts with my home town of Coventry. There are some good baby facilities in Coventry, but you really […]

Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk have updated their stores, so that it is now possible to run multiple shops. This now means that with a bit of PHP coding I can now embed multiple versions of the shop into a single page. I’ve therefore now been able to create both a UK shop for those from England, […]

I’ve been promising to post about Baby Sign Language for some time and I’ve finally got around to it. We first started teaching our daughter baby sign language when suggested by a friend because she seamed very aware of everything around her. We specifically wanted to teach the British variant of Baby Sign language, which […]