Here's an amazing NASA satellite view of a snow-covered UK: NASA's 1.5MB JPEG Image I've mirrored the image here, because of connection problems to the NASA website. Also, there's a zoomable satellite image of Great Britain covered ... (more)
Colchester Rovers did a fantastic job with the classic Furze Hill course at Mistley. It was still run anti-clockwise, with the start running into a sharp U-turn and narrow tree-lined section, but was much more flowing than in previous years ... (more)
DataDoctor.org offers a file recovery program to recover lost files from a memory card. It offers a free trial download of its Memory card data recovery Software, but doesn't state what doesn't work compared to the paid version. On running ... (more)
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Has the Government backed down on its feed-in tariff cut? On 29 December 2011 it published a report (for the benefit of the EU) entitled "First Progress Report on the Promotion and Use of Energy from Renewable Sources for the United Kingdom ... (more)
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 is happy to continue using IE6 because it thinks it is suitably patched: There is no evidence ... (more)
Date: Saturday 27 September, 1997 Men: Rik van Looy (Colchester Rovers C.C.) 53:38 ...UEA RESULTS... -------------------------------------------------------- Name Time Position (with ranking) -- ... (more)
This Bonsai went through a spell of complete neglect, and only a massive injection of water allowed it to start sprouting the smallest shoots of recovery again. Parable of the times, maybe? (more)
Look after your bike and keep it dry! If you don't have anywhere to store your bike then you really need to use some sort of bike cover. I have found two that look quite promising: Oxford Aquatex Bike Cover, around £28 depending on ... (more)
Alistair Darling of the DTI today released The Energy Review, looking at energy production issues in the short to medium term. It includes the usual rhetoric on renewable energy, and suggests that nuclear energy should be given some priority ... (more)
Broadband in the UK 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. Once upon a time ... (more)