Articles and advice on cycling, technology, home efficiency and more Looking for family photos? Our family pages have moved These pages are written and managed by John & Julii Swindells, and we take every effort to ensure their accuracy ... (more)
You might imagine that everyone is online nowadays, at some point in their waking day. Well, it just isn't true, and for those people without internet access this can be a real problem. A great many services are online-only nowadays, or a ... (more)
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 and social well-being ... (more)
Facebook has opened up its commenting system to all websites. What this means is that there is no need for a website owner to develop, run and moderate their own comments platform, and they will also be able to benefit from the comments being ... (more)
Install imagemagick Create a destination directory for the images Create a batch file (eg, C:\webimage.bat) with this line in it: convert %~nx1 -resize 900x700 C:\web\%~nx1 Download and install ContextEdit: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload ... (more)
Have you heard of in-app purchases? If you haven't now, you might have by the time your credit card bill or bank statement comes in. It's extremely easy to spend money inside iPhone and iPad apps, and you may not realise that the high-tech ... (more)
Park Tools make durable, reliable track pumps in the form of the PFP-3, PFP-6 and PFP-8 models. I have a couple of these in the garage (one stays put, the other is a spare for events) and they're decent kit. However, one part that slowly ... (more)
There are lots of things to consider bringing on an audax. Most important are the bike setup itself, choice of bags, tools and electronic devices. You should try to bring enough to confidently get you round, but not so much that you're weighed ... (more)
Continuing Professional Development It is important for anyone who takes their work seriously to maintain competence in their profession; this is the foundation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). If you are in the process of ... (more)
How to be a Better Cyclist It's easier said than done on the subject of self-improvement, especially when it comes to physical development. Probably the greatest challenge is being content with little or no visible improvement for a long while ... (more)