There is a huge playground buried in the woods on the north-facing hillside that overlooks Zell am See, on the slopes of Schmittenhöhe. It was created to next to the learner ski slopes and ski stations, to entertain the kids who had got ... (more)
I couldn't believe it when I saw this: Microsoft's Gadget Development Overview. A gadget is a useful mini-application on the desktop (in the sidebar, actually) and there are already gadgets for clocks, CPU meters, RSS feeds, etc. Sure enough ... (more)
As featured on Radio 4's Danny Robins Music Therapy, Mike Swindells from Manchester is captain of AC Fossa, a 5-a-side team with the dubious record of losing 82 matches and winning only 2. Only later did his team discover that Fossa is Italian ... (more)
You need to complete a Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) form from the Irish Revenue - http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/dwt/forms/index.html. Look for the "Non-Resident Form V2A - Exemption from DWT for A Qualifying Non-Resident Individual in respect ... (more)
Background WARNING: This is gross, I mean revolting disgusting horrible. Do not read if squeamish. John was a wee bit alarmed to notice one of the manhole covers in our back garden lifting above the ground. Close inspection revealed ... (more)
I'm a big fan of power measurement for cycling, as it gives a no-excuses picture of how hard I'm really working. Heart rate and perceived effort are okay, but both are quite sensitive to environmental parameters and cannot be relied upon ... (more)
So you think every software house is a dimly lit sweatshop crammed with desks, monitors and stressed workers? Well, not at Google it seems. The BBC has video footage of A Tour of Google HQ, including pool room, library and curvy slide. (more)
Kubrick is a cat who was looking for a new home, after his current provider started plotting a pan-European adventure in a motor home. We've taken him in, as long as he can settle in with Nero and Claudius. (more)
These tractors are parked up on the cliff-top at Overstrand, still in regular use for the fishing boats (lobsters, mostly?) that operate from there. So rusty, but so reliable! (more)
When there is sleet, it is best to be indoors. (more)
Cromer: A Great Seaside Resort! The North Norfolk coast can be shrouded in mist or blasted with freezing winds when the rest of the county is sweltering. Catch it on a nice day, however, and you should have a great time. Cromer is the ... (more)