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Remote light switch has arrived

If you never hear from me again it is because I've tried to do some mains electrics by myself and it's gone horribly wrong. Dad helped replace the dry liner that I broke on the bathroom light switch, it seemed to go smoothly, we can isolate the power...

Auto unsubscribes for Barfly

Hmm, getting there with the auto unsubscribes for Barfly, the system is picking up on bounces now, and should automatically trim them, my inbox is going to get more and more managable! Still got to wait for some MX-record changes to go through though...

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

BroadCatching using RSS & BitTorrent to automatically download TV shows - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Sly new coding feature

Updated my AJAX selector, the bit of a form that (on here) looks like this:but you can't click that one, it's just an image... Usually when you see one of these on one of my pages it's going to select something from one of my databases, but I put som...

No autographs, just send biscuits

Rush out to the news stands NOW and get MP3X Magazine. It's new, it's got big bad bald Billy Corgan on on the cover, and a free CD, but MORE THAN THAT it's got a huge picture of Sammy in it, along with four pages of ranting waffle about popEx...It mu...

Stamp Out

Rachel Stamp are doing a large (28 date) UK tour through September and October, with popExers Grand Theft Auto supporting...25th Sheffield The Park 26th Manchester University 27th Wrexham Yales Cafe Bar 28th Exeter Cavern TBC ...

A whole new server the size of one of those network adapters

This sounds good, a new computer that's the size of one of those plug socket network adapters I bought the other day. Great for the kind of home automation type stuff I like to daydream about....

How do I geocode my photos automatically for free?

I have this GPS device, so I have a full log tracking our every move around Rome (apart from the times we were indoors or in fact anywhere near any kind of building at all, stupid GPS). BUT, I have lost the software! I want some more software that ta...

RE: How do I geocode my photos automatically for free?

The software I got with my GPS doodah was this: http://www.jetphotosoft.com/

RE: How do I geocode my photos automatically for free?

Someone on flickr.com recommended geosetter, which seems to have done the trick so far. Will try jetphotosoft.com too, see which one works most smoothly... geosetter automatically tags images with the looked up name of the town and country nearest to...

Blogging suffering as a direct result of twitter

I suspected this might happen, what a shame. Seems there's no need to write even so much as a paragraph these days, a short line with a smiley and some hashtags will more than do.So what's going on? Just about recovered from my trip to Exeter. For su...

When did twitter stop shortening urls automatically?

Folkestone Library / Amazon plugin

See here, find out if a book is available in your local library each time you visit the page on Amazon - brilliant!It's a bit techie to use at the moment, you have to Use Firefox as your web browser, install Greasemonkey, install my script, then go t...

Lunches for the week all made!

Weekend nearly over, but jobs are done, Harry's bathed and about to go to bed (Clare's doing the last top up feed), dinner is in and so are my lunches for the week of sausages or vegeburger, peas and potatoes*. So we're about ready to eat and relax f...

Sarah Palin autographed xbox

Sarah Palin autographed xbox....

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Hoax calls supposedly from autoglass

I never ever ever pass these things on but this genuinely happened to a workmate, she called the number:I have received a call for Steve today (and think there may be more to come) from someone saying they were from Autoglass and that they had replac...

RE: Hoax calls supposedly from autoglass

Hi

Can you forward me the phone number please or tell me what the hoax message says.

Thanks

Chris Smith - Online marketing Manager - Autoglass

web.marketing{a t} autoglass dot co dot uk

The friend who took the call will contact you, thanks!

BBC 6 Music autoresponse

They responded quickly to my complaint, but do not directly address my suggestion that they close down Radio 1 instead:Thanks for your e-mail regarding BBC 6 Music.All services are being reviewed at the moment as a part of the BBC wide Strategy Revie...

KISS meet and greet has been announced

The KISS Meet & Greet Experience includes: * One general admission floor ticket with early entry * Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of KISS * Personal photograph with KISS * Autograph session (includes 8X10 autographed photo) ...

Should I buy these?

Should I get this infrared repeater so I can hide my DVD player etc in the cupboard? Or is there a better one? And what about thiswireless weather station? I would quite like one, not sure how much I would use it, but if I did buy it is it easy enoug...

A weekend off DIY

Still went to Screwfix again this morning, returned the IR repeater that I bought by mistake, think I'm going to get something from keene.co.uk instead. Do I get the basic starter pack though (still fifty quid) or delude myself that I'm going to auto...

powerline / mains ethernet / homeplug thing not working

Tried to network my XBMC yesterday with the powerline mains ethernet network adapters I have, but no joy, even though it was all on the same ringmain. And now I know why! Reading Homeplugs FAQ they say: What stops HomePlug from working?Avoid surge pr...

HomeEasy

@hpoom tipped me off about Home Easy who make easy to fit RF light switches and sockets, sounds nice and simple and convenient, but does not support central control for full home automation. So an intermediate solution until you full commit to rewiri...

Cold, wet feet

In London again today for work. Walked here to Clerkenwell from St Pancras, only ten or fifteen minutes, but the weather is terrible here, so I got wet and my feet are still not dry...Lovely weekend, Kez and Dez visiting Friday night so we got a curr...

rake cucumber:wip

I already said on the Twitter but I don't mind repeating again here; I don't write code any more, I CAST SPELLS! The last thing that tickled me was the number of times I had to type "git push heroku master" which sounds like madness. My latest is "ra...

BACK from Richard Herring

Brilliant gig, funny and clever. Not only got my How Not To Grow Up book signed, but got Richard Herring to cross his girlfriend's name out of the dedication at the beginning and write mine instead. Win! This does notmean that I am now his girlfriend...

Automated tests doing my head in

That's it, nothing more to say on the matter, I have some automated tests, they are not passing, and it's doing my head in.Should be a nice week this week, once I get these tests and my one bus journey of the week out of the way. Monday evenings I ha...

Bitch Aid

The party to raise some money for popbitch - putting it here as a gig as I met John Deacon that day, I just found an autographed receipt in with my tickets...

Grand Theft Auto

nothing to do with the game, or the ex 3 Colours Red band of this name, was some popexers, at an event called Peep Show. No not that Peep Show either.

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Stephen Fry: My Autobigoraphy (Part II) - Live!

We're going to this, was Clare's birthday present... there is a signing too, hope we have time to meet you Mr Fry!