Yahoo! have released their first music download in MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) copy protection. This means the track can be played on any hardware device, or played using the software and operating system of your choice. The track in question is A Public Affair by Jessica Simpson. What is most surprising is […]
I have added a few new photos of Leicester, showing some of the current regeneration work that’s going on in the city. Featured projects include the Shires extension, the Performing Arts Centre and St George’s Tower. I plan to add to the gallery from time to time, to include more projects from different parts of […]
Recently, I read about two newly-launched web-based services that help to match people up with others for their mutual benefit. One, studentswaps.com, was for students going away to university to live in the home of another family in a swap system, with the aim of saving money on accommodation costs. The other, localmothers.co.uk, was for […]
I’ve noticed that a lot of visitors are reaching my site by searching for information on UK postcodes. So I might as well say something about them, and link to some sites I find useful. The system of postcodes in the UK is (almost?) unique as a postcode pinpoints a small number of addresses – […]
In the run up to the World Cup, it was impossible to avoid the hype in the mainstream media over whether Wayne Rooney’s fractured metatarsal had healed sufficiently for him to play in the competition. Surely, football is a team game, and whether or not one player can make it shouldn’t matter, as you have […]
A refreshing report from the Consumer Council for Water this week has praised the quality of British tap water and dismissed bottled water as a waste of money. It has long been my view that bottled water is a con, or an expensive fashion accessory at best. Tap water in the UK is always perfectly […]
