John Swindells I am a career professional in software development, becoming proficient in various systems and languages since 1992. In recent years I have been especially active in web and mobile app projects. I stepped down in April ... (more)
Some Background Information Swinny.net is a family-run web site. It is engineered, written and edited by Julii and John Swindells. We run advertising on certain sections of the site. To find out more about what this means to you, please ... (more)
For the first time ever, Google has incorporated a video into its homepage logo. The video is an animation, with John Lennon's 'Imagine' playing along. This is to celebrate John Lennon's birthday: 8 October. (more)
As a qualified first aider or AED operator, you will have associate membership insurance cover. Your employer must cover you for any claims made against you for incidents arising from your first aid duties at your workplace during work hours ... (more)
event info After the inaugural event in 2022 (organised by Burnley CC), this audax is due to run every two years. That's impressive considering how many controls there are - see the 2022 event info for them all. For future updates ... (more)
I found it compulsive & funny reading but don't rely on any of the "facts" in it. It raised many interesting questions to consider more closely. Author switched from one extreme to another (decades of veganism to full on meat-lover). ... (more)
This is a guide to updating your Linux server for SSL-enabled, IPv6-happy email transmission using sendmail! Here are the things you need to have already: An IPv6 address for your server. Your internet hosting provider will be able ... (more)
Living John is quite a keen gardener so we have written loads of info about gardening. Julii spends way too much time on family history. Her most documented names are Brainard and Bacon: but she has way more info than time to put it all online ... (more)