Reuse-friendly Business Cards

This gallery of interesting and creative business cards was on Neatorama a very long time ago. There’s some really nice examples here, and there are many other galleries out there with lots of cool ideas. Some of them are functional, some are more about the “design” rather than being, y’know, readable. Several years ago, all the talk… Continue reading Reuse-friendly Business Cards

Horse Project

I’ve been working on some pages describing the handmade wooden rocking horse my Grandad Harold Lloyd used to make from 1975 to 1986. There are photos, descriptions of each horse, and some other bits and pieces. The plan is to try and contact people who may know the folks who bought the horses. I’ve got… Continue reading Horse Project

A Soda Against The Collapse

This time tomorrow we’ll be on the plane to Heathrow, so we’re doing the last loads of laundry, dusting off the suitcases, and mending the bed which collapsed under us at 2am last night. I actually slept through it – a combination of age, a Pavement gig the previous evening (review to come) and Nyquil… Continue reading A Soda Against The Collapse

Downscaling My IT Operations

My desktop computer has been playing up for a while. After it was shipped to the US, I managed to blow the power supply because I didn’t know it was non-auto-switched. I got the PSU replaced, but like someone’s back after a minor rear-end collision, things were never really the same again, Doc, just sign… Continue reading Downscaling My IT Operations

PDF Forms, Linux, Fax Machines And Pain

Because I know you’re all crying out to hear about how things are going in SF with C, I’ve decided to write about creating PDF forms in Linux. I knew you’d be pleased. When I got home from work at about 18.45 a couple of days ago, C told me she had to had to… Continue reading PDF Forms, Linux, Fax Machines And Pain

Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 5 – It’s Alive

See also Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 With the recent release of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope (the number means April 2009, and the name is an alphabetical progression – the last release was Intrepid Ibex, with Hardy Heron before it) I was able to grab the Netbook Remix version. This has a… Continue reading Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 5 – It’s Alive

Rescued Geocities ‘Fry and Laurie’ Scripts

Taking a cue from Phil Gyford, I decided to take a punt on mirroring this Geocities site of out-of-print scripts from A Bit Of Fry And Laurie here. The previous link may well be dead soon, because Yahoo!, the owners of Geocities, will soon be shutting the place down. The script site was last updated… Continue reading Rescued Geocities ‘Fry and Laurie’ Scripts

You Make Me Feel Like A Technical Woman

This is my post for Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating Women in Technology, after my pledge to celebrate the inspiration and assistance that women have provided to me throughout my academic and professional careers. When I was studying for my A-Level in Computer Science at Biddenham Upper School (formerly Pilgrim, don’t get me started, grumble grumble),… Continue reading You Make Me Feel Like A Technical Woman

Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 4 – An Ending?

The story so far: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 After the events of Part 3, I went to CVS and bought a $14.99 1GB USB stick in the shape of a panda. I had a choice of panda, tiger, or frog, or SanDisk Cruser infected with U3, and of course I wanted to avoid… Continue reading Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 4 – An Ending?

Drop And Give Me One Hundred

Last week I started doing this One Hundred Push Ups program. It’s a plan to get doing up to 100 pushups in 6 weeks, with a clear plan and tests along the way. Why I should be inspired to do this, rather than just doing more exercise, I don’t know. I think the clear plan, with… Continue reading Drop And Give Me One Hundred