Monthly Archives: December 2004

This evening is cold, very cold. The advantage is that it’s cold due to there being no clouds! So, wheeled out the telescope to cool down with the plan of looking for this comet that a canadian magazine I got … Continue reading →

While I was in Houston I ordered some things from Silly Jokes, fully expecting that as it was the 28th December they would be dispatched around Jan 4th. But no! They were not only working but managed to dispatch my … Continue reading →

The papers carried a story the other day about the number of “reality tv” shows that are in the pipeline for the new year. I don’t know about anyone else who read it but this didn’t fill me with joy … Continue reading →

The photographic evidence! Flying Mouse Swan Should really have used a white balloon, but the red ones were longer and therefore easier for this.

Spent Christmas at my folks place which was fun. The iPod seemed to go down well enough though the real test will be if they continue using it after I leave. Just about to have something to eat then drive … Continue reading →

As I’m heading off to my folks (where there is a lack of broadband) I’ll just say it now and be done with it Hope everyone has a good day.

Just got to Philly for the first time in ages and so hooked up laptop to do some commits (coding on flight over again ) and was somewhat surprised to find that the broadband connection is free! Chalk one up … Continue reading →

Just one more little trip before christmas! Be nice to have a couple of days off, then another trip and it’ll be 2005! Worrying how quickly 2004 rolled by isn’t it?

Went to Ben’s last night for Christmas drinks. Turned out to be a really enjoyable evening with lots of good company and good conversation. As usual there was lots of drink and superb food on offer. Saw Thom who has … Continue reading →

I’ve been registered with TPS for quite a while now and it’s led to a much quieter life with those nasty sales calls occuring very infrequently. It really does work. If you live in the UK and haven’t registered – … Continue reading →

I’m typing this sitting in a hotel business centre in Luanda, Angola! First visit and not somewhere I’m likely to hurry back to, but it has been interesting. Flying over the Sahara at night is always interesting, though the thunderstorms … Continue reading →

A friend went off and took some pics of the maddest xmas lights she could find around Crawley, and this was by far the best (worst?) of the ones she emailed me. I can’t quite fathom why people go to … Continue reading →

Yesterday saw me heading off to France for a xmas meal with the folks from Country Property. This involved getting up early ( missetting teh alarm clock didn’t help) then driving into Kent before getting on a mini-bus to head … Continue reading →

So, the moral of today’s adventure is as follows – “if you think that you’ll need to read an email offline make sure it’s selected for offline reading if you use IMAP!” I’ve just swapped my ADSL to Zen and … Continue reading →

So, the hotel has a “high speed” internet, but while it’s faster than dialup certainly won’t win any prizes for speed. The desk in the room has probably the most ridiculous height chair I’ve come across (not adjustable either) so … Continue reading →

Just got to Kuwait and before I grab some sleep just a quick post about the sky last night. One of the few advantages to being up all night is that occasionally you get to see things that are amazing … Continue reading →

After many years of faithful service I’ve finally retired my cube from it’s position as my household server. It was the final server I had running OpenBSD (I won’t be running anything else on OpenBSD from now on) so it … Continue reading →

Ever since Ben told me that Postfix was worth a look, I’ve been using it! It’s far easier to get to grips with than qmail and not only is it open source but it’s under constant development. The biggest problems … Continue reading →