The Thunderbird email client (created by the same group that create the Firefox browser) reached version 2 earlier this year, and I’ve just got around to upgrading to the new version. The upgrade was very straight forward, it was just a case of running the installer and all my previous settings and emails are maintained. […]

With Christmas coming up here this is the first of a few toy reviews for babies and young children. There are some toys that we have bought that our daughter has taken to immediately, and others that have just turned out to be expensive toys that hardly get played with. Ultimately it comes down to […]

We visited the Gulliver’s Theme Park in Milton Keynes with our 2 year old daughter. We had visited before with a friends children, but that had been some time ago. Unlike some of the well known theme parks, this one is specifically designed for young children. The target age group would be from Toddlers to […]

With the resolution of today’s digital cameras it is often necessary to resize the files to make them smaller. You may want to reduce the file size before publishing them on the web, or sending in an email. When you have one or two images then it’s not a problem. Just load the file into […]

The big trial over ownership of Linux has all but been resolved and it’s clear that SCO has lost. SCO challenged IBM in the courts claiming that code used in Linux was owned by them. They then demanded royalties over anyone that used Linux. As Linux is developed by the community and available for free, […]

I drive past the Flamenco Spanish Tapas bar when I travel to work, but this is the first time I’ve been. The restaurant is located off the A45 between the NEC / Birmingham International Airport and Coventry. The service was excellent and the food was very good. It was quite expensive compared with some other […]

A concern that some people have about administrating first aid is that they may be sued if they do something wrong. In general there should be little concern about helping out, as long as the training is followed then there is little chance of anyone successfully prosecuting against a “good samaritan” first aider. To provide […]

Warwickshire is currently trialling five 20 mph zones near schools in villages around the county. See Warwickshire County Council 20mph Speed Limit Trials There are a number of sites on the Internet objecting to these, but if they reduce the number of accidents and serious injuries outside of schools then I’m for it. The problem […]

Whilst holidaying at the Lake District (Haven Lakeside caravan park), we visited The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction at Bowness-on-Windermere. We had actually visited the attraction before mainly out of curiosity, but this time we had our young daughter with us. The exhibition consists of a walk-through tour of the characters in the books by […]

I’ve previously mentioned I’m a big fan of the OpenOffice.org Office Suite. It is open source and provides all the main features of an office suite absolutely free. Potentially saving hundreds of pounds compared with the equivalent alternative from Microsoft. OpenOffice.org however started out as a commercial office suite known as Star office. When SUN […]