Do It Yourself! Doing it yourself is a great way to save money, re-use things and have fun at the same time! There is a huge array of skills that you can acquire as a DIYer, but your learning curve can be as steep or shallow as you like ... (more)
It's not just download speeds that are increasing... it's now possible to get over 800kbps upload speeds! For most people (just doing web browsing and simple email) this wouldn't be noticeable, but if you're on a VPN or doing filesharing then ... (more)
Here's a recommendation from Amazon: As someone who has purchased or rated High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers by Steve Souders, you might like to know that High Performance Computing: History, Concepts ... (more)
There are two key measures when calculating how suitable a company stock may be for income: Dividend yield: the % return a company pays out as a dividend to stockholders Projected Earnings Growth (PEG) which measures how much a company's ... (more)
Time Trialling Cycling Time Trials (CTT) is the authoritative body for time trialling in the UK. It has a highly active and forward-looking membership, and this is reflected in its informative and up-to-date website. A handful of events ... (more)
Here is a video from Copenhagenize.com which shows a typical school run from a cycle commuter's perspective: (more)
Open Easter - November Flint cottage, circa 1830's, in a rural location close to the coast and Norfolk Broads. Contact Lyn and Clive Furness, The Old School House, Mill Lane, East Ruston, NR12 9HU One double en-suite room and one twin en ... (more)
The cold can play havoc with instrumentation, and not least with home heating systems. One unexpected side-effect of declining outside temperatures is that the oil in the measuring tube can get way out of sync with the tank. We are used ... (more)
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)
BBC London News reports that fines are being issued for not wearing a helmet. This is incorrect, so here is my email to yourlondon@bbc.co.uk: Hello, your recent report states that cyclist may be fined for not wearing a helmet. This is incorrect ... (more)
NOT the funnest topic, but a problem that afflicts many of us. Most of the US citizens I speak to living abroad (that's ordinary people on ordinary incomes) don't file at all. It's not that we're hiding revenue from the US govt: we don't ... (more)