Knocking down a wall - a ‘how-to’

June 2, 2008 – 12:02 am

First, find a suitable wall, one like this is fine:

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Then, find a suitable crowbar, one like this is fine:

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Then, after a bit of light sweating, you’ll be able to enjoy a "hallelujah" moment, like this one, where you get to shake the hand of the sweaty Polish man who’s been toiling away at the other side (right).

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Altogether, lots of fun for everyone! Stay tuned for next episode, snappily titled, "getting rid of annoying wooden frame".

Say hello to the Habibs!

May 26, 2008 – 11:36 am

Hello, the Habibs!

Oramigatu!

May 21, 2008 – 3:20 pm

Silent? Almost. Japanese? Definitely!

Caroline does…something

May 16, 2008 – 12:37 am

…better than numa numa!

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Great tits cope well with warming

May 8, 2008 – 9:08 pm

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Beard-Cam

May 8, 2008 – 4:53 pm

Let’s all have a look at the progress of Jamie’s Beard.

UPDATED 15/05/08

Epic news, the beard recently departed at the request of ‘the boss’. So ends this instalment of beard-cam. Thanks for watching.

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Steve Wright released by Sunderland

May 8, 2008 – 3:01 pm

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has begun his summer cull by telling four players he will not be renewing their deals.

Veteran striker Andy Cole along with defenders Ian Harte, Stanislav Varga and Stephen Wright have all been released by the Wearside club.

Keane vowed to shake up his squad after securing the club’s Premier League future for next season.

The ex-Manchester United midfielder told Stephen Wright, in particular, that his guide to MySQL, in particular, wasn’t as interesting a read as he thought it might be.

More news when we get it…

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My time-zone was completely wrong…

May 7, 2008 – 2:08 pm

You\'re Doing It Wrong!…you’ll be pleased to know it’s now fixed!

HOT blogs for a HOT day!

May 7, 2008 – 9:05 am

While you’re sat indoors avoiding bees, wasps, and hayfever, check out these HOT blogs!

Jammy’s Blog

Stevp’s Blog

Gary’s Blog

You’ll notice they’re in my blogroll too. Keep rollin, rollin, rollin….

Choosing a TV tuner card for your computer

May 6, 2008 – 5:30 pm

Bit of a long post here for testing purposes - a thoroughly informative article I wrote for PC Mech a few months’ ago. Check it out in its original form here:

Those media centre Computers in the electronics stores look nice don’t they? Sure, demonstrations of Microsoft’s new ‘Surface PC’ might be wowing us on You Tube, but, let’s face it, the capabilities of even the most basic modern computers in the home are still sorely under-utilised. The fact of the matter is that by adding a TV Tuner card to your existing PC, you’d be instantly matching the abilities of these media PCs – and with a little effort and the right software, the ‘wow’ factor too – without the need to replace or buy another computer.

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