Author Archives: Les

How much rain is 60mm?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Les

It’s one of those things that invariably has me ranting at the radio. “We had a severe weather event; over 60mm of rain in abitrary town today” says the correspondent. The problem I have with this is, how did they … Continue reading →

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The Government didn’t have children, YOU DID

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Les

Should be going to bed but am incensed at what I’ve just heard on Question Time. A Woman actually said “It is the Government’s job to educate our children”. No madam, it is not. It is absolutely, NOT. It is YOUR job. Governments … Continue reading →

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Sex in the title will get your attention

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Les

As I neared the end of a unusually long swim last night I noticed that the later lengths, though I was tiring, were technically better, easier and much slower than earlier lengths. As more lengths were covered it got easier … Continue reading →

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Transfer DVD to iPhone or iPod Touch

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Les

I’m fortunate to have at my disposal a few iPhones that are broken in the GSM radio department so no good for making calls. WiFi works though as do all the other functions. Preparing for a long drive from Gloucestershire … Continue reading →

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Successful RAID 0 data recovery success from dell system

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Les

I recently had cause to recover data from a Dell PC that used a hardware RAID controller and had two 250 GB SATA drives configured as RAID 0.  RAID 0 is data striping. It works at the block level so, … Continue reading →

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Google docs a useful alternative to surveymonkey

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Les

I found this after following a link to a survey that I noticed was done with google docs (forms) and looked great! A google later found this useful blog post.

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I’ve told you a million times don’t exaggerate

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Les

“I’m at the leisure centre. My windscreen is smashed!” says my Wife down the phone. “Crikey. Ok, I’ll bring my car to you and the boys, I’ll drive yours home” “Oh, it’s OK. I think it’s alright to drive” “No, too … Continue reading →

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Football

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Les

I have just watched some of the England vs Mexico “World Cup Warm Up”. Don’t worry though, I haven’t bought a white van stuck a cheesy cross on it and started reading The Sun. No, it’s simply the case that … Continue reading →

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You abstained – Shame on you

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Les

So, did you vote in the General Election? If you were eligible, physically and mentally able to vote and you didn’t then please shut up now. Do not complain that your welfare is too low. Do not complain that your public … Continue reading →

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Things to do with a microvision showwx

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Les

So, I took delivery of a Microvision ShowWX today. Yes, it’s every bit as good as Microvision’s site makes out. I’ve tried it from an iPod and iPhone which both worked a treat though annoyingly of course, without jailbreaking the … Continue reading →

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