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New neighbours

Posted on July 16, 2010 by blogmywiki

Two removal vans have carted our old neighbours’ possessions off in two separate directions to two different houses, and later today we’ll be getting new neighbours. I just dropped a welcome card through their letterbox. I did consider writing another … Continue reading →

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That Apple Presser in Full

Posted on July 16, 2010 by blogmywiki

Today Steve Jobs shocked the world by making some unexpected apologies at a press conference in Cupertino, CA. He announced to a stunned press pack, “I am sorry. We lost our way.” As reporters dropped their iPhones in shock, he … Continue reading →

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OS X parental controls on a netbook

Posted on June 1, 2010 by blogmywiki

My kids want to use my Hackintosh netbook – a Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 running Snow Leopard. One of the great things about OS X is its excellent built-in parental controls, but on a netbook with a small 600 pixel-high screen, … Continue reading →

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Recently read

Posted on May 30, 2010 by blogmywiki

I only ever meant my ‘Recently Read’ sidebar to have three books in it at any given time, but after a while I found myself reluctant to delete them as I liked having a record of my reading. I probably … Continue reading →

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Political Nirvana

Posted on May 19, 2010 by blogmywiki

The coalition is such a success, I think this is not the New Politics – it’s the End of Politics. The lion lies down with the lamb. There is peace, unity and all is good. It’s such a triumph that … Continue reading →

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