http://swinny.net/sitemap?form_recent=1&form_format=rss Everything at Swinny.net en-us 2010-09-09 2010-09-09 John Swindells rss@swinny.net webmaster@swinny.net http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Solid_Fuel_Stoves Solid Fuel Stoves and Central Heating We have a regular open fire in our house, and are investigating the options for making more of the wood we burn. We're looking at solid fuel stoves, the suppliers and installers, and the possibilities 2010-09-08 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Solid_Fuel_Stoves/-3838-Fireplace-Installer-in-Thetford Company: The Fireplace & Plaster Centre Telephone:01842 766999 Address: Unit 2 Station 2010-09-08 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Electricity Domestic Home Electricity 2010-09-08 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Electricity/-3837-How-to-Produce-Electricity How Do You Think We Should Produce Electricity? Here are some good (or debatable) suggestions. If you want to add your own, complete the survey 2010-09-08 http://swinny.net/Internet_Access Internet Access What do we need to get access to the Internet nowadays? The hardest part is choosing an access provider (otherwise known as an ISP), but it certainly isn't hard to get cheap internet access any more. This section 2010-09-08 http://swinny.net/Internet_Access/-3836-What-has-your-broadband-experience-been-like Here are some people's experiences of their broadband provision. Some are quite vocal about how good or bad it is, and others are more candid 2010-09-08 http://swinny.net/Internet_Access/-3282-Gadget-Show-Not-Good-Enough How ironic. As part of their 'Gadget Show Truth' campaign, the Gadget Show on Five ran a piece this evening (20:45, 12 November 2007) on how 2010-09-07 http://swinny.net/Internet_Access/-3765-Building-a-safer-cyberspace Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar "Taming the wild web 2010 - building a safer cyberspace" on 12 October 2010 in Central London. Speakers 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Technology/Social-Web The Social Web 2010-09-03 http://swinny.net/Technology/Social-Web/-3835-Apple-Ping-Announced iTunes is getting a social twist, with the ability for its 160 million users to share and recommend media on the Apple music and video store 2010-09-03 http://swinny.net/Technology/Social-Web/-3813-iPhone-4-vs-iPhone-3GS-Comparison Vodaphone has a great page that puts the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS side by side: 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Technology/Social-Web/-3810-Pushing-Social-How-to-Write-Spectacular-Posts This is a series of articles published by Stanford on PushingSocial.com, giving 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Technology/Social-Web/-3764-Twitter-Does-Tweet-This The adorable Twitter company is making it super easy to include 'Tweet this' on any website. This is most likely in response to Facebook's simple 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Technology/Robotics Robotics This is all about Robot Kits and Educational Robotics Resources, and hobby robotics. For example, Lego robotics and 7-axis humanoid robot arms. These should help you move beyond the plastic toys and to build, learn, program and expand 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Technology/Robotics/-3812-Mindstorms-NXT-2-0 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Fun_Stuff Fun Stuff This is all the silly stuff we like to play with! 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Fun_Stuff/-3811-CatBinLady-does-Satire About CatBinLady: Name Cat Bin Lady Location Sent to Coventry Web 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Links General Links 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Technology/Social-Web/SEO SEO - Search Engine Optimization 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/Technology/Social-Web/SEO/-3808-Websites-for-SEO-Tips Server Smarts™ Newsletter 2010-09-02 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home Information and Advice on Housing and Living Some information and advice on owning, renting and housekeeping. 2010-08-30 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/-3807-Want-a-Simple-Tasty-Biscuit-Recipe These are called Fork Biscuits Ingredients: 50g caster sugar 115g margarine/butter (softened) grated 2010-08-30 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil Prices Domestic Oil Prices The price of 28-second Kerosene, or domestic fuel oil as it is more commonly known, can vary enormously. Sometimes you will pay more for a rapid service, but you should usually save money by shopping around. You 2010-08-28 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil Prices/-3797-Beware-of-the-Credit-Charge When you order your next batch of heating oil, you may be told that you can send a cheque within a few days of the delivery. This means that 2010-08-28 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil Prices/-3793-Latest-Prices-1000L-of-Oil Boilerjuice gave us a nice surprise yesterday, with a quote of 39.5p/L (+VAT) for 1000L. We did a bit of shopping around for better prices, and today Goff Petroleum won out with 38.5p/L, putting the total at just over £400. Being a regular customer over the years, we can also post-pay by cheque, so nobody needs to be in. Other quotes we had were: 40pL from Watson Fuels (via FuelOilDirect.co.uk). "Delivery is usually 2-5 working days from date of order. Payment for a first delivery can either be by cash to the driver or by credit card at time of ordering." 39.35p/L from CPL Petroleum (aka EMO Oil) also via FuelOilDirect. "Our delivery window is currently within three working days of receipt of the order." 41.5p/L from HomeFuelsDirect (via WhichOilSupplier) 40.35p/L from HeatingOil.co.uk 2010-08-25 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil Prices/-3775-BoilerJuice-is-owned-by ... GB Oils. Once upon a time BoilerJuice would try to get the best price for you by aggregating quotes from people in the 2010-08-18 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil Prices/-3774-Keep-an-Eye-on-Crude Do you know what happens to the crude oil price? It is all very well watching heating oil price comparison sites, and getting the occasional 2010-08-18 http://swinny.net/Computing/Web_Programming/Web-Hosting Web Hosting Various aspects of hosting for the web are discussed here, from shared to VPS to dedicated (and multi-server dedicated). 2010-08-27 http://swinny.net/Computing/Web_Programming/Web-Hosting/-3796-Like-Driving-a-Car When trying to work out what to expect from the various web hosting platforms, consider an analogy with car ownership. 2010-08-27 http://swinny.net/Wine The Search for Great Wines We write about the wines we drink! We aren't afficionados, but are glad to recommend wines that we really like. We also talk about those we don't like! 2010-08-25 http://swinny.net/Wine/-3792-NakedWines-com-Voucher I was given a £25 NakedWines voucher today, in return for providing some feedback to Boilerjuice (a heating oil supplier). It stated that 2010-08-25 http://swinny.net/Recreation/Great-Days-Out Great Days Out 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Recreation/Great-Days-Out/-3791-Bletchley-Park Located just south of Milton Keynes, Bletchley Park is a great place to spend a few hours. You can see lots of original equipment used by the 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire Cycling in Bedfordshire 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3786-All-Weighed-Down John has two rear panniers full of food and other essentials, designed primarily to keep him cycling at Dan's pace. 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3790-Visiting-the-Lego-Shop Believe it or not, the Lego Shop in Milton Keynes was the primary destination for our trip to Bedfordshire. The shop was nicely laid out, but 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3789-Stewartby-Home-of-Bricks We were quite tired by the time we reached Stewartby, so it was a nice distraction to discover what those chimneys were that we'd seen from miles 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3788-Potted-Trees We came across a 'tree garden', where 20-foot trees were being put into giant pots ready for transportation. 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3787-Milton-Keynes We found cycling into and out of Milton Keynes a mostly frustrating experience. Virtually all roads were dualled, creating traffic conditions 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3785-Ireland Did you know that there's a place called Ireland in Bedfordshire? It only took us a minute to cycle through, and appears to consist solely of 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3783-Houghton-Conquest We stopped off here before the final leg to Lower Shelton, just to get a drink from the local Spar shop. Nice church and playground, but no 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3782-Gamlingay Gamlingay is a lovely place and would make a good rest point for the weary cyclist. We stopped at the church for a few minutes, before ploughing 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3781-Twin-Lodge-Bed-amp-Breakfast-Lower-Shelton We stayed for two nights at the delightful Twin Lodge Bed & Breakfast in Lower Shelton 2010-08-22 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bedfordshire/-3778-Broughton-Milton-Keynes Broughton, on our route into Milton Keynes from the east, was a tiny village surrounded by a colossal building site. There seemed to be house 2010-08-22 http://swinny.net/Animals Animals A small cluster of animal pictures, including horse galloping! 2010-08-23 http://swinny.net/Animals/-3784-Wasps-Nest One patch of the garden has been getting a lot of attention from wasps, as the appear to be collecting soil from our garden and carting it off 2010-08-26 http://swinny.net/Daniel Daniel 2010-08-22 http://swinny.net/Daniel/-3780-What-to-do-in-Cambridge Daniel decided that the best thing to do in Cambridge whilst waiting for the train was to read a Star Wars comic. 2010-08-22 http://swinny.net/Daniel/-3779-Putting-the-hammer-down-in-Bedfordshire Dan put in a lot of miles on his bike, by cycling from Cambridge to Milton Keynes (and back again) over the course of three days. 2010-08-22 http://swinny.net/Energy/Oil-Buying-Clubs Oil Buying Clubs This is an overview of the various oil buying groups in the UK. 2010-08-18 http://swinny.net/Energy/Oil-Buying-Clubs/-3795-List-of-Buying-Clubs 2010-09-03 http://swinny.net/Computing Computer Corner Real-world Computer and Internet Access issues are addressed here. 2010-08-15 http://swinny.net/Computing/-3769-Google-Street-View-Convoy Google streetview cars occasionally get snapped by other streetview cars as they appear to drive in convoy for odd stretches. I found this one 2010-08-15 http://swinny.net/Computing/-3759-Government-will-continue-to-use-IE6 In response to a petition, submitted in June with over 6000 signatures and calling for an end to IE6 use within Government departments, the Government 2010-07-30 http://swinny.net/Computing/Upgrading_to_64-Bit Upgrading to 64-bit January 2005 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Computing/Upgrading_to_64-Bit/-3767-Windows-7-64-bit-and-the-Hauppauge-Nova-T-500 COMPATIBILITY CONFIRMATION: On upgrading from 64-bit Vista to 64-bit Windows 7, the upgrade advisor and the upgrade itself both complained that 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Computing/HP-Elitebook Life with an HP Elitebook Model: Elitebook 8440p Processor: Intel Core i7 RAM: 4GB Case: Brushed Magnesium alloy Weight: 2.3kg Purchased: 3 August 2010, 3 years warranty 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Computing/HP-Elitebook/-3766-Full-Elitebook-System-Information Video configuration Index Actual color resolution Description Adapter RAM Refresh rate Horizontal resolution Vertical resolution 0 32 RDPDD Chained DD N/A 60 1600 900 System enclosure Index Chassis type Description Serial number 0 10 Notebook - ChassisLock: Not Present or Unknown CZC0281JYK System driver Index Name Description Path name 0 Video Driver 0 NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 188.31 C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys 1 Lan Driver 0 Bluetooth Personal Area Networking C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\bthpan.sys 2 Lan Driver 1 Intel(R) Gigabit Adapter NDIS 6.x driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\e1k62x64.sys 3 Lan Driver 2 Link-Layer Topology Mapper I/O Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\lltdio.sys 4 Lan Driver 3 NativeWiFi Miniport Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\nwifi.sys 5 Lan Driver 4 NDIS User mode I/O driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ndisuio.sys 6 Lan Driver 5 Intel® Wireless WiFi Link Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\NETw5s64.sys 7 Lan Driver 6 QoS Packet Scheduler C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pacer.sys 8 Lan Driver 7 Link-Layer Topology Responder Driver for NDIS 6 C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\rspndr.sys 9 Lan Driver 8 Microsoft Tunnel Interface Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\tunnel.sys 10 Lan Driver 9 Virtual WiFi Filter Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\vwififlt.sys 11 Lan Driver 10 WFP NDIS 6.20 Lightweight Filter Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\wfplwf.sys 12 Mass Storage Driver 0 Storage Filter Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\amdxata.sys 13 Mass Storage Driver 1 ATAPI IDE Miniport Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys 14 Mass Storage Driver 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver - x64 C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\iaStor.sys 15 Mass Storage Driver 3 MS AHCI 1.0 Standard Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\msahci.sys 16 Printer Driver 0 HP Photosmart C6300 series C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\UNIDRV.DLL 17 Printer Driver 1 Microsoft XPS Document Writer C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\mxdwdrv.dll 18 Printer Driver 2 Microsoft Shared Fax Driver C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\FXSDRV.DLL 19 Modem Driver Modem Device Driver C:\Windows\system32\drivers\modem.sys 20 Keyboard Driver Keyboard Class Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys 21 Mouse Driver Mouse Class Driver C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys 22 Media Driver NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nvhda64v.sys 23 Media Driver Bluetooth Audio Device C:\Windows\system32\drivers\btwaudio.sys 24 Media Driver NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nvhda64v.sys 25 Media Driver C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nvhda64v.sys 26 Media Driver IDT PC Audio C:\Windows\system32\drivers\stwrt64.sys 27 Media Driver NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nvhda64v.sys Central processor Index Device ID Description Manufacturer Max clock speed Family Family description Current clock speed Architecture 0 0 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU M 620 @ 2.67GHz Intel(R) Corporation 2666 185 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2664 AMD64 Pointing device Index Device ID Description Number of buttons 0 0 N/A 5 Physical memory array Index Tag Max capacity Memory device Use 0 0 8388608 2 3 Physical memory Index Tag Bank label Capacity Description Form factor Memory type Speed 0 0 BANK 0 2147483648 Other/SODIMM Top-Slot 1(top) 12 Samsung 1 Unknown M471B5673EH1-CH9 61945101 1333 1 1 BANK 2 2147483648 Other/SODIMM Top-Slot 2(under) 12 Samsung 1 Unknown M471B5673EH1-CH9 6194508C 1333 Operating system Index Caption Name Version Locale ID Language Major version Minor version Build number Service pack major version Service pack minor version Suite mask Product type 0 Microsoft Windows 7 Win7 (Build 7600) 1033 en-US 6 1 7600 0 0 256 1 Network adapter Index Device ID Description Speed MACAddress 0 0 Intel(R) 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection 1000000000 70-5A-B6-A9-7D-0C 1 1 Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6200 AGN 54000000 00-23-14-88-4E-90 Logical Disk Index Device ID Description Free space Size Volume name 0 C:\ Local Disk 255355420672 301500198912 N/A 1 D:\ Local Disk 4545490944 16106123264 HP_RECOVERY 2 E:\ Local Disk 1594396672 2133852160 HP_TOOLS 3 F:\ Compact Disk N/A N/A N/A Win32_Keyboard Index Device ID Description Layout 0 0 Japanese keyboard 00000809 Hard disk drive Index Device ID Description Manufacturer Model Size Interface type 0 0 IDE Fixed Hard Disk (Standard disk drives) WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T11 320070320640 IDE Desktop monitor Index Device ID Monitor Manufacturer Monitor type 0 0 AUO @monitor.inf,%pnpmonitor.devicedesc%;Generic PnP Monitor Product information Index Name Version Identifying number Vendor UUID SKU number 0 HP EliteBook 8440p N/A CZC0281JYK Hewlett-Packard 52 db ad a8 48 8d df 11 94 d0 40 1 1e d e0 d VQ664ET#ABU CDROM Drive Index Device ID Availability Drive Manufacturer Description Revision level 0 0 1 F:\ hp DVDRAM GT30L mP04 Computer system Index Name Description Manufacturer Model Primary owner name Primary owner Total physical memory 0 JOHN-HP Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8440p Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor Microsoft Windows 7 (Build 7600) Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8440p N/A N/A 4294967296 Cache memory Index Device ID Purpose Installed size Level 0 0 Unknown 4096 3 1 1 Unknown 256 2 2 2 Unknown 32 1 Bios Index Manufacturer Release date SMBIOS Major version SMBIOS minor version SMBios version 0 Hewlett-Packard 20100602******.******+*** 2 6 68CCU Ver. F.0B HP System driver Index Driver type Driver file date Driver file size File name Manufacturer Name Version 0 Video Driver N/A -1 nvlddmkm.sys NVIDIA Corporation Video Driver 0 8.16.11.8831 1 Lan Driver N/A -1 bthpan.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 0 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2 Lan Driver N/A -1 e1k62x64.sys Intel Corporation Lan Driver 1 11.5.4.0 built by: WinDDK 3 Lan Driver N/A -1 lltdio.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 2 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 4 Lan Driver N/A -1 nwifi.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 3 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 5 Lan Driver N/A -1 ndisuio.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 4 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 6 Lan Driver N/A -1 NETw5s64.sys Intel Corporation Lan Driver 5 13.1.1.1 7 Lan Driver N/A -1 pacer.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 6 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 8 Lan Driver N/A -1 rspndr.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 7 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 9 Lan Driver N/A -1 tunnel.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 8 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 10 Lan Driver N/A -1 vwififlt.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 9 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 11 Lan Driver N/A -1 wfplwf.sys Microsoft Corporation Lan Driver 10 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 12 Mass Storage Driver N/A -1 amdxata.sys Advanced Micro Devices Mass Storage Driver 0 1.1.2.4 (NT.090122-1504) 13 Mass Storage Driver N/A -1 atapi.sys Microsoft Corporation Mass Storage Driver 1 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 14 Mass Storage Driver N/A -1 iaStor.sys Intel Corporation Mass Storage Driver 2 8.9.2.1002 15 Mass Storage Driver N/A -1 msahci.sys Microsoft Corporation Mass Storage Driver 3 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 16 Printer Driver 2009/07/14 02:41:56 479232 UNIDRV.DLL Microsoft Corporation Printer Driver 0 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 17 Printer Driver 2009/07/14 02:41:52 715264 mxdwdrv.dll Microsoft Corporation Printer Driver 1 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 18 Printer Driver 2009/07/14 02:40:55 379904 FXSDRV.DLL Microsoft Corporation Printer Driver 2 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 19 Modem Driver N/A -1 modem.sys Microsoft Corporation Modem Driver 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 20 Keyboard Driver N/A -1 kbdclass.sys Microsoft Corporation Keyboard Driver 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 21 Mouse Driver N/A -1 mouclass.sys Microsoft Corporation Mouse Driver 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 22 Media Driver N/A -1 nvhda64v.sys NVIDIA Corporation Media Driver 1.00.00.63 built by: WinDDK 23 Media Driver N/A -1 btwaudio.sys Broadcom Corporation. Media Driver 6.2.1.200 24 Media Driver N/A -1 nvhda64v.sys NVIDIA Corporation Media Driver 1.00.00.63 built by: WinDDK 25 Media Driver N/A -1 nvhda64v.sys N/A Media Driver N/A 26 Media Driver N/A -1 stwrt64.sys IDT, Inc. Media Driver 6.10.6257.0 27 Media Driver N/A -1 nvhda64v.sys NVIDIA Corporation Media Driver 1.00.00.63 built by: WinDDK HP Disk drive Index Device ID Serial number Revision level Smart status Smart attributes ID Smart attributes threshold Smart attributes current Smart attributes worst 0 0 WD-WXK1A50L7332 N/A STATUS_GREEN 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 184, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200 51, 21, 0, 140, 51, 0, 51, 0, 0, 97, 0, 0, 40, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 51 200, 177, 100, 200, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 63, 95, 200, 200, 110, 200, 200, 100, 200, 100 200, 177, 100, 200, 253, 100, 253, 253, 100, 100, 100, 100, 57, 95, 200, 200, 104, 200, 200, 253, 200, 253 Monitor desktop monitor Index Device ID Serial number Asset number Hardware ID Recommended mode Week of manufacture Year of manufacture 0 0 N/A N/A MONITOR\AUO123E 1600 x 900 @ 60Hz N/A 2009 HP Configuration Index Machine name Number of serial ports Number of paraller ports Number of floppies Number of free memory slots 0 JOHN-HP 0 0 0 0 HP Computer system information Index Asset number System location System ID Family 0 N/A N/A fd 103C_5336AN Base Board Index Version Product Manufacturer 0 KBC Version 30.2C 172B Hewlett-Packard Add/Remove Software Index Name Version Major version Minor version Description Manufacturer Language edition Uninstall string 0 Adobe AIR 2.0.2.12610 2 0 N/A Adobe Systems Inc. 0 c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR\Versions\1.0\Resources\Adobe AIR Updater.exe -arp:uninstall 1 Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin 10.1.53.64 10 1 N/A Adobe Systems Incorporated 0 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10h_Plugin.exe -maintain plugin 2 FileZilla Client 3.3.3 3.3.3 0 0 N/A N/A 0 C:\Program Files (x86)\FileZilla FTP Client\uninstall.exe 3 Mozilla Firefox (3.6.8) 3.6.8 (en-GB) 0 0 Mozilla Firefox Mozilla 0 C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 4 Mozilla Thunderbird (2.0.0.24) 2.0.0.24 (en-GB) 0 0 Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla 0 C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\uninstall\helper.exe 5 Spotify 0.4.3 0 0 N/A N/A 0 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\uninstall.exe" 6 Vim 7.2 (self-installing) N/A 0 0 N/A N/A 0 C:\sys\Vim\vim72\uninstall-gui.exe 7 Windows Live Essentials 14.0.8117.0416 0 0 N/A Microsoft Corporation 9 C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe 8 OpenOffice.org 3.2 3.2.9502 3 2 OpenOffice.org 3.2 (en-GB) (OOO320m18(Build:9502)) OpenOffice.org 2057 MsiExec.exe /I{09DF00E6-520C-49D5-B7E0-9612165CACA8} 9 Windows Live Upload Tool 14.0.8014.1029 14 0 N/A Microsoft Corporation 1033 MsiExec.exe /I{205C6BDD-7B73-42DE-8505-9A093F35A238} 10 Java(TM) 6 Update 21 6.0.210 6 0 N/A Sun Microsystems, Inc. 0 MsiExec.exe /X{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F83216020FF} 11 HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.50.12.1 6 50 N/A Hewlett-Packard 1033 "C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{34D2AB40-150D-475D-AE32-BD23FB5EE355}\SETUP.EXE" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly uninst 12 HP Webcam Driver 5.8.50009.1 0 0 N/A Sonix 9 C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{399C37FB-08AF-493B-BFED-20FBD85EDF7F}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly 13 PHP 5.3.3 5.3.3 5 3 N/A The PHP Group 1033 MsiExec.exe /I{3FD7EFDD-43E9-4F53-9CC9-AE13BFCFC434} 14 Windows Live Sign-in Assistant 5.000.818.5 5 0 N/A Microsoft Corporation 1033 MsiExec.exe /I{45338B07-A236-4270-9A77-EBB4115517B5} 15 Intel(R) Management Engine Components 6.0.0.1179 6 0 N/A Intel Corporation 0 C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\Uninstall\setup.exe -uninstall 16 HP Update 4.000.011.006 4 0 N/A Hewlett-Packard 0 MsiExec.exe /X{7059BDA7-E1DB-442C-B7A1-6144596720A4} 17 SSH Secure Shell N/A 0 0 N/A N/A 0 RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3~1\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{74E2CD0C-D4A2-11D3-95A6-0000E86CFDE5}\Setup.exe" 18 HP ESU for Microsoft Windows 7 1.0.5.1 1 0 This installer database contains the logic and data required to install HP ESU for Microsoft Windows 7. 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HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_10DE0101&REV_1001 81 HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_10DE0101&REV_1001 82 HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7603&SUBSYS_103C172B&REV_1002 83 HDAUDIO\FUNC_02&VEN_11C1&DEV_1040&SUBSYS_103C3066&REV_1002 84 IDE\CdRomhp_DVDRAM_GT30L_________________________mP04____ 85 IDE\DiskWDC_WD3200BEKT-60V5T1___________________12.01A12 86 *ISATAP 87 *ISATAP 88 *ISATAP 89 *ISATAP 90 *TEREDO 91 acpiapic 92 ROOT\BLBDRIVE 93 ROOT\CompositeBus 94 COMPOSITE_BATTERY 95 MF\Photosmart_C6300_series&HPSLP&IP_SCAN 96 ROOT\mssmbios 97 ms_agilevpnminiport 98 ms_l2tpminiport 99 ms_ndiswanbh 100 ms_ndiswanip 101 ms_ndiswanipv6 102 ms_pppoeminiport 103 ms_pptpminiport 104 ms_sstpminiport 105 Photosmart_C6300_series&HPSLP 106 ROOT\RDPBUS 107 ROOT\RDP_KBD 108 ROOT\RDP_MOU 109 root\swenum 110 root\umbus 111 ROOT\vdrvroot 112 ROOT\VOLMGR 113 PCMCIA\RICOH-Bay8Controller-F1B2 Device Manager Error Index Device ID Device description Error code Description 0 Photosmart_C6300_series&HPSLP Photosmart C6300 series 22 Device is disabled 1 MF\Photosmart_C6300_series&HPSLP&IP_SCAN Photosmart C6300 series 22 Device is disabled HP Memory Module 0 0 Samsung 61945101 Unknown M471B5673EH1-CH9 1 1 Samsung 6194508C Unknown M471B5673EH1-CH9 HP USB Device 0 0 Unknown Port_#0001.Hub_#0001 USB003 N/A Unknown N/A HUB 1 1 Broadcom Corp Port_#0001.Hub_#0003 USB003 USB006 HP Integrated Module Broadcom Corp N/A UNKNOWN 2 2 Unknown Port_#0003.Hub_#0003 USB003 USB004 N/A Unknown N/A UNKNOWN 3 3 N/A USB003 USB002 N/A Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. N/A N/A 4 4 Unknown Port_#0001.Hub_#0002 USB003 N/A Unknown N/A HUB 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Computing/HP-Elitebook/-3761-SOLVED-Fingerprint-Scanner The fingerprint scanner - a Validity Sensor VFS451 - was not available as a login method on the initial computer configuration. It was during 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Computing/HP-Elitebook/-3763-The-Full-4GB This lovely laptop came with 4GB RAM and the OS ready to go, save for a few configuration screens. Unfortunately I quickly found out that the 2010-08-07 http://swinny.net/Computing/HP-Elitebook/-3762-Windows-Experience-Index The Elitebook, being built around a Core I7 processor and laden with 4GB RAM, fared well in the Performance Information tests. It came out worst 2010-08-07 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil-Fired-Boilers Oil-Fired Boilers The boiler is an essential component of an oil-fired heating system. With oil prices at all-time highs - and only set to increase as supplies become more scarce - it is very important that you pay attention to your boiler 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil-Fired-Boilers/-3777-Types-of-Oil-Boiler With limited exceptions, all oil-fired boiler installations in the UK need to use a condensing type of boiler. This energy-efficient boiler 2010-08-22 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Oil-Fired-Boilers/-3776-Oil-Boiler-Servicing Like any other piece of hardware, the oil-fired boiler needs to be periodically serviced. It is generally quite a simple piece of kit, but certain 2010-08-14 http://swinny.net/Work/Mindcom Life at Mindcom 2010-08-06 http://swinny.net/Work/Mindcom/-3768-Fail-early-and-get-on-with-business This is the advice from Tim O'Shea, Mindcom's managing director, when he was interviewed by Elaine Maslin for the Friday edition of the EDP business 2010-08-06 http://swinny.net/Computing/Laptops Laptops 2010-08-04 http://swinny.net/Computing/Laptops/-3839-Range-of-mid-range-Laptops Here is a list of mid-range notebook computers with 14" to 15" screens, and a few prices for comparison: Acer Aspire Timeline X 2010-08-04 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Wind Turbines Wind Turbines This is all about harnessing wind energy, with wind turbines 2010-07-31 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Wind Turbines/-3760-Vertical-Wind-EnergyTurbine Vertical Wind Energy Ltd has developed a 6kW wind turbine unit, designed so that the blades are vertical and spinning around a vertically-aligned 2010-07-31 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Bike_Maintenance Keeping Those Two Wheels Spinning 2010-07-28 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Bike_Maintenance/-3758-Big-service-for-Giant-SCR-1-0 Here's the list of parts replaced: Trivativ GXP Bottom Bracket Cassette 105 10spd Chain 105 (Shimano 10-speed) Rear 2010-07-28 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Under_Test Cycle Stuff: Under Test Let's look at what cycle gear really passes the test of time. 2010-07-28 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Under_Test/-3699-Crivit-Sports-HRM-Pedometer Fantastic product, available from Lidl's. It's really easy to set up, and picks up your heart beat without any fuss as soon as you put the band 2010-09-07 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Under_Test/-3757-Specialized-Armadillo-Tyres-Wrecked During a routine service, my LBS noticed that my rear tyre was shredded and blistered, such that the outer rubber layer had come right off in 2010-07-28 http://swinny.net/Computing/Web_Programming Web Programming 2010-07-27 http://swinny.net/Isabel Isabel: Recent Pictures The little girl who could kick a ball almost before she could walk -- Baby Beckhams watch out!! She is thoroughly enjoying school, has a strong circle of friends and is picking up reading and writing fast. She can now 2010-07-26 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Bikes Bikes We have lots of bikes in our family, ranging from a turquoise bike with stabilisers, through childback tandem, to BMX and time-trial bikes. 2010-07-25 http://swinny.net/Professional-Development Professional Development 2010-07-24 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Bikes/Giant-SCR-1.0 Giant SCR 1.0 2010-07-24 http://swinny.net/Fun_Stuff/Computer-Games Computer Games 2010-07-23 http://swinny.net/Emergency-First-Aid Emergency First Aid All companies need to have one or more people trained in Emergency first aid at work. Volunteering to be a first-aider means that you can gain valuable skills which might just save a life. 2010-07-17 http://swinny.net/North_Walsham North Walsham: Some pointers This is where John works, and where we moved to in the Summer of 2004. So much for the big city life! Find B&B information here. 2010-07-15 http://swinny.net/Tristan Tristan Larrie Tristan is growing fast, and is happily charging and jumping about. He is also increasing his vocabulary almost daily, but has also got into the habit of hitting his sister for pleasure. He can be very helpful too though, when 2010-07-13 http://swinny.net/Child_Help Advice and Tips for baby stuff Here are a few nuggets of information that you might find useful if you're starting a new family or having troubles with the young'uns. 2010-07-11 http://swinny.net/Gardening Gardening This is mostly a diary of what we've been up to in the garden, but it also covers anything for the guy or gal with green fingers. If you have any gardening questions, or reckon that anything here is a load of tosh, speak up by 2010-07-09 http://swinny.net/Family Our Family Our most recent adventure was a move to Skeyton Road, in North Walsham. John's workplace has now moved to Norwich, so the time spent commuting has been increased 10 minutes to 1.5 hours per day (cycling, of course!). We have the 2010-06-28 http://swinny.net/Michael Michael John In the throes of the terrible two's, Michael is quite opinionated now - despite only being able to utter a few words, and certainly no sentences. He is still very helpful though, and likes watering the garden and loading the dishwasher 2010-06-28 http://swinny.net/Recreation/Muckleburgh-Tank-Museum Muckleburgh Tank Museum Muckleburgh Tank Museum is just west of Weybourne and Sheringham, on the North Norfolk coast. It's an old military base with a radar and barracks. There's a wealth of guns, fighter planes and rockets on display, plus 2010-06-28 http://swinny.net/Cycling Cycling, Bikes and Bike Maintenance There is now a growing section on bike maintenance. Elsewhere you can have your say on being a dedicated 2010-06-26 http://swinny.net/US_Family US Family 2010-06-21 http://swinny.net/Programming Computer and Web Programming 2010-06-18 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Better-Health The Road to Better Health 2010-06-18 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Good-Causes Cycling for Good Causes 2010-06-14 http://swinny.net/UK_Family Here are various pictures related to 2010-06-13 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Solar_Electicity Solar Electricity (PV Technology) 2010-06-11 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Solar_Electicity/-3632-Potential-Solar-PV-Installers Here is a list of Solar PV installation companies, most of which we have contacted for a quotation. We have included a diary of responses they 2010-08-20 http://swinny.net/showcase This is a place where I try out new things 2010-06-09 http://swinny.net/London-Science-Museum London Science Museum 2010-06-02 http://swinny.net/Run-For-Natalie 2010-06-01 http://swinny.net/Holidays/London-2010 London Trip This was an overnight trip to London, for a cousin's wedding. 2010-06-01 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Child_Trailers Our experiences of bike trailers. By Julii This info may be useful to someone else, really it's just the notes I used when trying to decide for ourselves. We had 3 children, age 5 yrs, 3 yrs & 8 months, when I was writing these 2010-04-05 http://swinny.net/Family Car Resigned to Domestication: Buying a Family Car It's no easy decision handing over thousands of pounds of hard-earned cash for a large hunk of metal on wheels. We want to try and collate some information on the models that can be had before 2010-02-03 http://swinny.net/Finance/Ethical_Investments Ethical Investments These investments are similarly known as Ecology Funds, Green Funds or Environmental Investments. These terms aren't identical, but generally share the same principle of investing for sustainability 2010-01-24 http://swinny.net/Energy/Home-Heating-Oil Home Heating Oil 2010-01-13 http://swinny.net/Holidays/California_2009 California 2009 This trip, once again to see Julii's family in San Diego, actually sees the family parting company after a fortnight as John heads back home to work and Julii gets to see lots more family over Christmas. 2009-12-17 http://swinny.net/measure Making measurements 2009-11-21 http://swinny.net/Brainard/Slater The Slater Family Many Thanks to Harold Slater, Doug Slater and Harriet (Slater) Brewster for supplying all of these pictures of Brainards and Slaters and their relations. 2009-11-12 http://swinny.net/Swindells The Swindells Name We've been doing a bit of research into our family trees, and are sharing our findings. Here is what we have discovered about the Swindells family name. 2009-11-06 http://swinny.net/Holidays Holiday Time! 2009-11-05 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Lower-Energy-Bills Lower Energy Bills Hints and tips on reducing your monthly expenditure on home energy. 2009-10-23 http://swinny.net/Organ-Donor Become an Organ Donor 2009-10-11 http://swinny.net/Climate_Change Tomorrow's Problem, Today's Challenge 2009-09-12 http://swinny.net/Photography Photography: Getting reasonable results on a budget Find out what we think of the Minolta Dimage digital cameras, and the analogue cameras we still use. 2009-09-01 http://swinny.net/Technology/Blog-Promotion Blog Promotion Here are some tips I have been collecting for how to get people to visit my site. 2009-08-12 http://swinny.net/Model_Railways 00-Guage Model Railways I had a dabble in N-gauge model railways as a child, and found the scale just too fiddly. Almost 20 years later, I'm a Dad and have resurrected the hobby in OO/HO guage (00-gauge to be precise). This is largely because 2009-08-11 http://swinny.net/Work/Environment Environmental Research 2009-06-04 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Norfolk Cycling in Norfolk 2009-05-28 http://swinny.net/Finance Personal Finance We've never been in financial trouble or hardship, but have picked up some useful pointers in a few specialised areas. Money Transfers One of these is How to Wire Money Across the Atlantic 2009-05-08 http://swinny.net/Brainard The Brainard Family Name Links: Cecilia Brainard on Wikipedia, and her profile on 2009-04-26 http://swinny.net/Gardening/Share-Seeds Share Your Seeds The BBC's Gardeners Question Time raised a dual issue common to virtually all small-scale gardeners: how to economise on seed-buying, and what to do with your leftover seeds. Some gardening websites feature 'seed swap 2009-04-11 http://swinny.net/Rats Our Rat Family We now have some different furry creatures: Rats. They're extremely sociable with their own distinct personalities. They both like chewing bits of the house though. Their names are Billy and Monty, and they're a pair of female 2008-12-31 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/DAB_Radio dab radio reviews dab radio reception dab radio uk dab radio stations DAB Radio DAB Radios are the next big thing in radio broadcasting. It stands for Digital 2008-12-13 http://swinny.net/Bacons The Bacon Family History 2008-10-31 http://swinny.net/Environment-Green-Options Think Environmental: The Green Options Install a wind turbine? Do more recycling? Walk everywhere? Fly less? What's best? It'd be hard to come up with a complete and 100% accurate ranking of the value of each possible action. Especially as there are so many individual factors to consider. But it's also obvious that some actions are usually more effective than others. Here's a rough summary, in approximate order from the exciting but probably least important, to the boring but most economical and worthwhile. 2008-07-17 http://swinny.net/Cycling/CTC The Cyclists Touring Club 2008-07-17 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Double_Glazing Double Glazing: Is it Worth it? Getting double glazing installed is extremely expensive on even a modest-sized house, so the potential benefits and drawbacks must be understood before you decide what course to take. The instant gain 2008-07-17 http://swinny.net/Cycling/BMX BMX Want to know a bit about BMX, expecially Norwich BMX? Read on! Useful places to start: BMX Racing East Anglia 2008-06-19 http://swinny.net/Giving_Blood The Human Donor Become an Organ Donor! Become a Blood Donor! 2008-04-26 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/BUSA_1997-8 The BUSA 1997-8 2008-03-29 http://swinny.net/Cycling/TDF_2007 Le Tour de France 2007 This year the Tour kicks off with the prologue in London, and the first stage winds down the Kent countryside from London to Canterbury. We'd dearly love to see some of this, so here is some information we're compiling 2008-03-08 http://swinny.net/Road_Safety Road Safety 2008-02-09 http://swinny.net/Computing/Windows_Vista Windows Vista Windows with a difference... but is it any better than XP? 2008-02-06 http://swinny.net/Skating The Skating (and other injuries) Page Things can get a bit gruesome if you venture out on eight wheels... 2008-01-24 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling Time Trialling 2008-01-16 http://swinny.net/Product Product Reviews 2007-12-19 http://swinny.net/Road_Safety/Aggressive_Driving Aggressive Driving Drivers may not pay attention while driving, or may not realise that they are driving too fast, and this is bad enough. What makes drivers aggressive, though, and how are vulnerable road users best able to cope? Is it acceptable 2007-11-28 http://swinny.net/Book_Publishing Book Publishing Ask pretty much any writer how easy it is to get their works published, and they will sigh despairingly. Indeed, most successful authors will have gone through the agonising period of doubt, wondering if anybody will deign 2007-10-20 http://swinny.net/News News Items That Might Be Of Interest! Here are news items sourced from various handpicked high-quality websites. I choose to select the best of these for commentary elsewhere on Swinny.net. 2007-10-08 http://swinny.net/Music Music Developments 2007-10-07 http://swinny.net/Norfolk/Roads The Roads of Norfolk 2007-05-12 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Solar_Water_Heating Solar Water Heating Resources for domestic solar water heating. 2007-04-21 http://swinny.net/Brio_Trains Brio Wooden Trains 2007-04-15 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Bournemouth_2005 Our Holiday in Bournemouth 2007-04-15 http://swinny.net/Holidays/California_2005 Our Next Christmas in California! 2007-04-15 http://swinny.net/Programming/Google_Maps_API Google Maps API 2007-02-27 http://swinny.net/Daniel/The_Gallery The Gallery 2007-02-23 http://swinny.net/Films Movies that we've watched 2007-02-22 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Sustainable_Living Sustainable Living Living off the Land, that's what most people would call sustainable living. However, most people in the UK will be unable to achieve this, but what measures can we take to make the most of what we have, so that we 2007-02-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Bike_Locks There's no point owning a bike if it's not to be found where you last left it. Either use a bike that's not in the thief's radar, or equip yourself with a decent lock or two. Here is some advice on locks. 2007-02-04 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Bike_Lights Bike Lights 2007-01-25 http://swinny.net/Computing/Linux Linux Solutions Problems encountered and solutions found whilst installing and using Fedora Core 6 (FC-6) 2006-11-20 http://swinny.net/Daniel/Design The Design Stuff This area is going to be about how to make any sorts of models, such as electric trains. I hope you enjoy looking at my designs!    Daniel 2006-11-19 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Open_1997 Open Time Trial Results, 1997 2006-10-11 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Open_2006 Time Trials 2006 2006-10-09 http://swinny.net/Family_History Our Family History 2006-10-02 http://swinny.net/showcase/Adsense_Search 2006-09-29 http://swinny.net/Sponsored_Abseil Sponsored Abseil The Abseil Challenge 2006 sponsored by The Benjamin Foundation is now all over (for me, at least!). The date is 2006-06-03 http://swinny.net/Bure_Valley_Railway The Bure Valley Railway This is a miniature rail-line that runs between Wroxham and Aylsham in North Norfolk. It's really fun to sit on, and there are several stops along the way if you fancy having a walk (there's a foot/cycle-path along the 2006-04-08 http://swinny.net/Winterton Seals Winterton Seal Hospital This sanctuary does much good work for seals all around the Norfolk coast. 2006-03-28 http://swinny.net/Radio_Control Radio-Control Model Boating This has been a hobby of John's for years, on and off. Now that Daniel's getting old enough, the time has come to resurrect those RC urges. 2006-03-28 http://swinny.net/Isabel/The_Gallery Isabel's Gallery 2006-01-22 http://swinny.net/Smoking_Ban 2005-11-02 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Open_1995 Open Time Trials 1995 2005-10-26 http://swinny.net/Programming/Ajax Ajax: The Future of the Interactive Web 2005-10-10 http://swinny.net/KidSpeak Kids Speak All about children and the things they say. 2005-10-07 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Bike_Shelters Bike Shelters This is all about improving the lot of the child that has to brave the elements on his or her bike. Cycle shelters, or bicycle shelters, are also otherwise referred to as weather 2005-10-07 http://swinny.net/Finance/Savings_Accounts Savings Accounts 2005-09-29 http://swinny.net/UK_Family/Di_Bob_Ruby_Anniversary Di and Bob's Ruby Wedding AnniversaryA large group of friends and family converged on Broome Village Hall for a really pleasant get-together to celebrate forty blissful years of marriage. If you'd like to add any photos, please email 2005-08-21 http://swinny.net/Computing/Txt2Image 2005-08-18 http://swinny.net/ John Swindells and Family Finally... we are John, Julii, Daniel, Isabel, Tristan and Michael. 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/_oct01/oct01 October 2001 Expecting List 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/49 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/48 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/47 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/46 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/45 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/44 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/43 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/42 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/41 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/40 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/39 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/38 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/37 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/36 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/35 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/34 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/33 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/32 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/31 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/30 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/29 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/28 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/27 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/26 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/25 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/24 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/23 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/22 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/21 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/20 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/19 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/18 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/17 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/16 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/15 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies/10 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/piccies These are all the rolls of film that were taken at the Wedding. Enjoy! 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding Pictures of our wedding It finally happened! Under blue skies in California (San Diego) on Sunday 7th January 2001, John and Julii tied the knot. 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/North_Walsham/Accommodation Accommodation in North Walsham 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Marconi Marconi 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Loughborough/Bulent_Party BulentParty 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Loughborough Loughborough Information A tiny bit of info on Loughborough such as how to get there. One of its strong points is that it's amazingly well connected. 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Loughborough/Accommodation Loughborough Accommodation 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Loughborough/GettingHere Loughborough: Getting Here 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Internet_Access/adslguide The Truly Comparative ADSL Guide 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Internet_Access/Using_ADSL Using ADSL 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/B_and_Q B & Q Delivery: The Smallprint If you're considering making use of B and Q's home delivery service, available from in-store (as opposed to their on-line service), take note of the following points. 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/House_and_Home/Washing_Machine_Costs Washing Machine Costs 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Wales_2001 Wales 2001 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/UK_Tour_2000 UK Tour 2000 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Scotland_2001 Scotland 2001 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Peaks_2001 Peaks 2001 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Majorca_2000 Majorca 2000 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Italy_1999/scenery Italy 1999: Scenery 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Italy_1999/giro Italy 1999: Giro d'Italia 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Italy_1999/flowers Italy 1999: Flowers 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Italy_1999 Italy 1999 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/France_1999 France 1999 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/California_2002 California 2002 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/California_2000 California 2000 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Holidays/Australia_2000 Australia 2000 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Guinea_Pigs Guinea Pigs 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Finance/Money_Transfer_USA Transferring money from the US to the UK 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Guinea_Pigs/facts Some Essential Guinea Pig Facts 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Family/Skeyton_Road The House we bought! 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Family/Salisbury_Street Salisbury Street 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Daniel/Cousins Dan and Izzy's Cousins Rogues' Gallery of cousins (distant in relation, if not in age!) 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Daniel/18-24m/nov99sr Results of survey of Nov99 subscribers 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links/SportsScience 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/University_Clubs University Clubs 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links/Organisations 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links/RidesandRacing 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links/Shops 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/header 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else What's Going on? 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Newsgroups 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Shops 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links/Clubs 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links Cycling Links 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links/Information 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Links/Manufacturers 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Where_Else/Clubs 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Open_1998 Open Time Trial Results, 1998 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Open_1996 Open event results 1996 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/UEA_Club_Results/News/ecn 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/UEA_Club_Results/Records Breaking Things 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Position_Advice Advice on Time-Trial Positions  2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/UEA_Club_Results UEA Club Clippings 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Lotus 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/20010908_Circuit_Champs RTTC Circuit Champs, 8 September 2001 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/Andy_Tyler_Tale Andy Tyler's Time-Trialling Tale 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/BUSA_1994-5 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/19990228_cw25 28 Feb 1999: Coalville Wheelers '25 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/19980320_4up 20 March 1998: 4up 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/19990228_cw25/anim1 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/19990228_cw25/anim2 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Tandem_Bikes Tandem Bicycles There is no better way for two people to get around than by tandem. At least, you need to give it a try! If you have small children you may find that they prefer a tandem to a child seat, and they may even be able to put 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/Handy_Hints/Riding_like_Clappers Riding Like the Clappers Having a Go What you need Other Little Tricks Race Preparation Winter and Summer Programmes Secret Recipe Look after the pennies... 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/_Cycling_Weekly 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/_Cycling_Weekly/jssearch 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Staying_Dry Staying Dry 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters How to be a Better Cyclist 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/Deep_Rims Deep Rims: So many choices! You've got your position sorted out, you're as fit as you could be, and you're still as slow as ever! Deep section wheels may provide the answer for an advantage over your fellow competitors, unless they 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/Going_all_the_way Going all the way 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/Handy_Hints Andy's Handy Hints 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/Handy_Hints/Finger_on_Pulse Finger on the Pulse 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Performance_Matters/Handy_Hints/Human_Engine The Human Engine 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Norfolk/TeaRooms/tearooms 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Norfolk_Recreational_Cycling Recreational Cycling in Norfolk 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Kids_on_Bikes Kids on Bikes 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Loughborough/clubs Cycling Clubs 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Loughborough Bike Resources in Loughborough Loughborough is one of those places that's well located for other places (such as Nottingham and Leicester), and as a consequence seems to have no status of its own. However, it is fortunate to be in the heart 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Norfolk/TeaRooms Clickable Map of Norfolk 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Cycling_Sketch Monty Python's Flying Cyclist 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cycling/jssearch Performance Matters 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Cromer Cromer: A Great Seaside Resort! 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/Vendors Sales of PCs and Bits If you fancy yourself as a bit of a hobbyist when it comes to PCs, it helps to know where are the best places to shop. You'll need to avoid box-shifting companies if you need that bit of extra advice or confirmation 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/XP_Dynamic_Disks Dynamic Disks in XP 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/Nero_Burner Nero CD and DVD Burner Software 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/Upgrading_to_64-Bit/No_Updates_Available Updates not Supported! 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/Ad_Blocker How to Block Adverts 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/Cookies The Meaning of Cookies 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/Internal_Server_Error 500 Internal Server Error 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Computing/Linux_Install Successful Linux Installations 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Child_Help/Bedsharing Bedsharing: right or wrong? 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Child_Help/Diet_and_Exercise Diet and Exercise 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Child_Help/Strep_Bacterial Strep and other Bacterial Infections 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Child_Help/Teething_Virus The Teething Virus 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Comedy The Funny Stuff 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Banham_Zoo Banham Zoo is a fantastic place for children and adults alike. We went there on a play-group outing and took plenty of photos. It was great fun! 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/washmach/notecav Notes and Caveats for Washing machine calculator 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/washmach Calculating the costs of using your washing machine. 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/cv 2005-05-08 http://swinny.net/Wedding/Videos Excerpts of the Wedding Video 2001-05-03 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/BUSA_1996-7 The BUSA 1996 Gallery 1997-07-01 http://swinny.net/Cycling/Time_Trialling/BUSA_1995-6 BUSA 1995-6 Results 1996-06-30