Author: Tim

  • Satnav

    The driver of a £96k Mercedes SL500 had a lucky escape after her satnav directed her down a winding track and straight into the River Sence. more… (The Register) Could have been worse, she might have been using Google Maps to route her from Felixstowe to Bawdsey.

  • After the flood

    Jax blogged about our shopping expotition. She didn’t mention that we went to Meadowhall, which is still recovering from the flooding. Quite a while ago, I forget quite when, my posh Sony K800i mobile phone died on me. So I got a PAYG replacement, another Sony but a much lower range model (K750i) and took…

  • JkDefrag

    Promised a link to this to the Beans. Here it is:- JkDefrag v3.8 Why is this a good idea….. The Great Defrag Shootout VIII: JkDefrag v3.8 also mentions PageDefrag, which is another jolly good, free thing.

  • Tim's Daemon

    (no idea what this is all about – but it looks pretty)

  • Crikey

    Looks like we might actually set off for the party today on time! That’ll be a first.

  • If it's Monday it must be Bolsover

    Proof that Jax has, finally, made it to Bolsover Castle (and revelled in the delights of the garçons pis). Must say that some of the detail in the figures is perturbing – there is one of a satyr(?) or the like holding a duck which appears to be peeing on his lap and this rather…

  • I want one of these.

    image stolen from NSU Kettenkrad Homepage’ I think this would be great for going camping with, even at Kessingland, or Gloucester city centre. See War relic aids flood-hit county

  • Perfect

    Jax is watching Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife. I put it on for her, so she can have some rant therapy. 🙂

  • Snippings II

    “I looked up. It was a short, bearded cock of a man, swathed in self-righteousness. More to the point, he was an American.” Day Of The Zealots (Times) “This website showcases thousands of items from the British Library. You can browse our collections, tours and exhibitions, or search the site in many different ways.” Welcome…