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)
Some Background Information Swinny.net is a family-run web site. It is engineered, written and edited by Julii and John Swindells. We run advertising on certain sections of the site. To find out more about what this means to you, please ... (more)
The BBC Dig-In series has released a video explaining how to encourage worms to compost your kitchen scraps: (more)
About.me is now live, on an invitation-only basis, and allows you to create an online profile of yourself and your interests. Sounds familiar? Sounds like a waste of time, having yet another page which may never get noticed? Well, this service ... (more)
You can build a wind turbine yourself! And Hugh Pigott appears to be the man when it comes to DIY wind turbines. He designs and builds all sorts of turbines, and installs them around the world. There are also many links to other turbine manufacturers ... (more)
Everybody in the computing world is talking about it, and most are playing with it... but what about the general public? Google Buzz is integrated into the GMail web client, so you can check your regular google mail and see the Buzz at the ... (more)
Good Energy has published results of a questionnaire, in which customers were asked what sort of environmental decisions they make. Here are the broad conclusions: Most of you stated that you choose Good Energy is because it is the 'greenest ... (more)
The point of them; requirements to earn them; the league tables (more)
Recreation One of the best things about our life here in North Norfolk is the range of cycling opportunities in Norfolk. There are lots of tranquil lanes around here, and it's feasible (safe and not too far) for even a seven year old to ... (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)
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)