SysAdmin Tools for the iPhone The iPhone offers a superb opportunity for system administrators to keep an eye on their computer devices, servers and network. Most web-enabled monitoring services provide an iPhone app free of charge, so you ... (more)
Google Google is huge. It is huge on the web and it is a huge corporation. Being cash-rich it is able to research lots of new technologies and provide all sorts of 'freemium' services (give it away free of charge, but offer a paid version ... (more)
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Solid Fuel Stoves and Central Heating We used to have a regular (small) open fire in our house, and started investigating the options for making more of the wood we burn. We looked at solid fuel stoves, the suppliers and installers, and ... (more)
A couple of models here: Fireview Slender 6kW 17" logs, £534, 505mm W x 605mm H x 302mm D, 5kW Vermont Aspen II £625, 375mm W x 590mm H x 486mm D, 5kW Installation cost: £538 inc. stove attachment and labour (more)
B & Q Delivery: The Smallprint If you're considering making use of B and Q's home delivery service, available from in-store (as opposed to their on-line service), take note of the following points. (more)
The iPhone and other Smartphones Do you own a phone that doesn't do much (except make calls), but would find sat-nav (GPS), social networking and email capabilities useful? If so then you should seriously consider getting an iPhone. Not necessarily ... (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)
00-Guage Model Railways I had a dabble in N-gauge model railways as a child, and found the scale just too fiddly. Almost 20 years later, I'm a Dad and have resurrected the hobby in OO/HO guage (00-gauge to be precise). This is largely because ... (more)
In homage to its previous existence as Urchin Stats, Google Analytics supports URL tracking options using the prefix utm_, which stands for Urchin Traffic Monitor. There are five of them in total, and all you have to do is add them to any ... (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)