Sometimes you use words and phrases and don't think anything of them…until someone else asks what on earth you are talking about.   An example of this is “back-friend”.  My family have always used this, from my Dad's side I believe.  … Continue reading →

It's been a busy weekend and it doesn't feel like 5 minutes since Friday evening. On Saturday the old Mini went to ThinkMini in Worcester to be checked over and have the oil changed.   Dave at ThinkMini is a top … Continue reading →

I had a spur of the moment trip to the Mini show at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern today and what a great show it was.  At least a couple of hundred Minis there (a few modern BMW-crafted imposters … Continue reading →

The topic of the, seemingly, detiorating levels of respect, politeness and consideration came up several times today.  A few of us went for a walk around the Business Park over lunch and it probably came up after I recountered an … Continue reading →

After noticing an announcement on availability of the Windows 7 public beta the other day, I sat at home last night and waited for 8pm GMT to come along to try and get my hands on one of the 2.5 … Continue reading →

No, it's not another Apple product.  It's a rather simple, yet brilliant, device for those of us suffering poor broadband speeds with noisy lines, a 3-day camel journey away from the 'local' exchange. I bought the iPlate from BroadbandBuyer and … Continue reading →

Over the Christmas break I decided it was time to replace my aging ADSL broadband modem/router.  I've been using a Draytek Vigor 2600We for quite a few years now and it has given me solid, reliable service.   I hardly ever … Continue reading →

I stayed over in Birmingham on Sunday evening at the CityInn hotel, by Brindleyplace.  We got a bargain deal on lastminute.com for a rate of £46.00 for the night.   The hotel was really nice, as you'd expect in that area, … Continue reading →