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Archive for April, 2009
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Thornton Ramble
Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 | No CommentsWalking is fun. It gets you from A to B, and you don't have to pay increased fuel duty. Last Sunday I got to have extra fun walking thanks to the City of Bradford Metropoliton District Council - specifically, the Countryside division thereof - ... -
Sky Blue LE
Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | No CommentsHaving been disappointed at missing out on buying the major Korean animated film Sky Blue - the chap in CEX was unable to find where they'd put the discs - I treated myself to a copy on Amazon. When it arrived, I was thrilled to ... -
Windows wins on netbooks
Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | No CommentsIt seems that Microsoft is scoring a bit win in the netbook sector, with claims doing the rounds that Windows XP has gone from a mere 10% of the market in February last year to 96% now. As someone who uses - and likes - ... -
Powered by Ubuntu
Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsMy laptop is now officially Powered by Ubuntu, thanks to System 76 and the Linux Emporium. To snag yourself some free Ubuntu stickers, simply pop a self addressed envelope across to: The Linux Emporium Bridge House 17a Maybrook Road Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B76 1AL UK They'll drop a pack of ... -
Twitter and XHTML validation
Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 | No CommentsI've been fighting my new WordPress theme this morning in order to get the darn thing to validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional - I didn't aim for Strict as I use the "target=_new" functionality in a lot of existing links which would need to ... -
Apostrophe’s in the wild: 3
Posted on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | No CommentsJust a quick update to reassure people that not only am I not dead, I still haven't given up on a life of pedantry. The latest entry in the Hall of Apostrophe Abuse comes courtesy of Wickes in Bradford, which managed to forbid a trolley ...