He crusades against the clutches of vendor-led computing and is know as the "father oof free computing". He founded the Free Software Foundation which was used to turn the open-source Linux operating system (pioneered by Linus Torvalds) into ... (more)
Getting the right amount of heating oil delivered into your oil tank is a matter of trust. We trust that the oil supplier is honest and operating a correctly calibrated gauge on their delivery lorries. All it takes is for the gauge to over ... (more)
Have you had an unsolicited letter from a company you've never of, offering a free health check for your solar PV system? My recommendation: bin it! If you have had solar electric panels on your roof for several years then the inverter ... (more)
What's Going on? There are plenty of Cycling sites around, but which ones are worth a visit? Here are the top ones: Road.cc - A UK-based website that provides news, reviews, and features on all things cycling. It covers a wide ... (more)
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. There's some information on the pros and cons of bedsharing, including ... (more)
The news is that Carphone Warehouse is set to announce a free broadband service for its Talk Talk (landline) subscribers. This announcement is due on Tuesday, but the company is only saying that the announcement is about its broadband package ... (more)
The Carphone Warehouse isn't just a mobile phone retailer; it also offers a landline service, called TalkTalk, through the BT network. It has a service called Talk3 International with which it is now bundling free broadband at the full rate ... (more)
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 ... (more)
FAMILY HISTORY: This is a list of who I could productively keep hunting for, and who is already well-being hotly pursued by distant cousins. Truth is I'm pretty rubbish at family history research, so it makes sense for me to leave the better ... (more)
Technology The modern world is supported and influenced by technology in a wide variety of ways. Almost nobody in the developed nations can claim to be free of technology, and in fact most homes are stuffed with highly advanced gadgets and ... (more)
As a contractor or freelancer you are always at risk of being called to jury service, your contract being broken or being investigated by the HMRC. PCG is here to provide support in all these instances and many more too. Member Benefits ... (more)