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Pro Blaze Overshoes pass the test

All too often, modern day products fail to withstand the test of time, especially when exposed to the elements like most cycling equipment and clothing. In the case of the Pro Blaze Wind Blocker Overshoes

Keeping your iPhone secure

Apple has recently bumped up its security procedure, by asking subscribers for three questions and answers that can be used to verify their identity in case their password is lost (or stolen!). In

Nero, Claudius and a rather dead mouse

There's nothing nicer than a dead mouse to crunch on... if you're a cat with a big appetite, that is. Fortunately, Claudius (with the appetite) has his brother Nero to do all the running around and

GYCC 2012 Club Track Championships

Here is a video of the Great Yarmouth Cycling Club Track Champs, 2012:

A bit of play-fighting

Nero and Claudius have quite different temperaments, but neither can resist the offer of a play fight! More often than not it's Claudius - the aloof, less friendly one - who starts it.

18 March 2012: Great Yarmouth CC 25-mile time trial

Heavy rain overnight meant that there was lots of standing water on the Somerleyton course, and temperatures were quite low on the overcast morning. Times were pretty much guaranteed to be below par

Bike Mileage Readings for John's road trials

Fixed position elements on mobile browsers

Fixed positioning of HTML elements on a webpage doesn't always work on mobile devices. Here's a piece of meta code that is supposed to 'fix' the size of the of the viewport: body

How to enter a UK time trial

The procedure of entering a cycling time trial in the UK is straightforward, but there are several things you need to know. This guide explains how to enter open events; entering club events is much

Auto-save browser forms with localstorage

We all know how annoying it is to be half-way through filling in a web form, only to accidentally close the window or hit the back button. Well, with the advent of localStorage, the solution is quite

UK PHP Conference 2012: a question of scale

I was fortunate enough to attend the PHP UK Conference 2012, on Friday 24 February. The theme of the conference was about how well PHP scales; watch the two keynote speeches by Rasmus Lerdorf (PHP founder

Police thumbs-up for oil tank alarms

Have you been a victim of heating oil theft from your oil tank? The best thing is for you to get an alarm fitted - at least, that's according to a Norfolk Police and a Norfolk anti-crime charity.

mod_pagespeed breaks things

Google is respected in the web development community for writing simple, usable code and then making it available for re-use by everyone. mod_pagespeed is just an example of this; it's a plugin module

Ethical Cash ISAs

Our investment decisions shouldn't just be restricted to stocks, shares and funds; our cash savings should be influenced by our investment ideals. With big financial institutions coming under the spotlight

Making all country lanes safer

Rural roads are more dangerous than they should be. Major rural roads are often not built wide enough to comfortably accommodate motorised traffic overtaking pedal traffic, and minor rural roads are

A twisted chain doesn't run smooth

If you are suffering from a skipping chain, jumping occasionally as it runs over the rear cassette, then you may assume that the chain is stretched or the cassette is worn (or both). Before you rush

Barclays Pingit enables mobile-to-mobile payments

One day, we'll be wondering how we ever managed to pay for things without our mobile phones. Right now, however, Barclays Bank is taking the plunge and allowing their customers to push payments from

Feed-in Tariffs explained

Homeowners with spare cash and a desire to help meet UK carbon emission targets have been through some tumultuous times. As with all new technologies, solar electricity needs financial assistance from

Solar PV Readings for Cherwell, east-facing

Solar PV Readings for Cherwell, south-facing

Get the feed you really want

I've been hard at work recently, creating more feeds for swinny.net. Each feed is targeted to a particular area of the site, so you can now choose which news, tips and updates you want to be notified

Dodgy connection? Don't just blame your ISP

ADSL is a proven, reliable technology, and on the whole it delivers a decent service for its users almost all of the time. When things go wrong, however, don't automatically assume that it's the line

Cold weather alerts: be prepared!

Do you know what to do if your local weather forecast is predicting a spell of cold weather? The Met Office has issued a "100% probability of severe cold weather" for the next few days across all of

How to make a cat tree

Making a cat tree is fun and easy, as long as you have a few basic DIY skills and tools. The only tools you need are a saw, drill, screwdriver, file and knife. As long as you can use these tools safely

Be careful what you view on Facebook

I'm not one to complain about a free service like Facebook, especially when it works so well at keeping people in touch, but... I was very surprised to discover that links I view (but don't like) in

Kittens in pose mode

Here are a few pictures of the kittens relaxing and sitting to attention. Despite being very playful, they are capable of sitting around for hours doing nothing! Nero tends to prefer curling up in

Let the kittens play!

The kittens (Nero and Claudius) are very good at playing with each other, but that doesn't stop the kids trying to join in!

22 January 2012: Mistley Cross

Unseasonably warm weather again greeted us at Mistley, although this time the ground was much more moist and tree roots were exposed. A strong, blustery wind was blowing and caused problems with the

Bike Mileage Readings for John's Cyclocross Rides

Mavic Ksyrium SL Wheels

These are very nice wheels indeed. If you have a bit of cash to spare they might not initially catch the eye, as they aren't deep section and aren't carbon fibre. However, they have a superb reputation