rachelandrew

Good music

Thea Gilmore has a new single (two singles in fact) released yesterday as well as an album due out on the 11th August. She has been one of my favourite artists since I bought her album The Lipstick Conspiracies, just because it looked interesting, a couple of years ago.

New Site

If you are seeing this, you are at my new site – I’m not entirely sure when everything will transfer over here. The old site was based on a very old CMS that I wrote myself and I don’t really have time to keep updated or add to so I made the decision to move New Site

My little sister …

.. is doing a 24 hour blogathon in aid of Oxfam here … go leave bizarre comments to help keep her awake…

End of an era

So Netscape is no more. To me as a web developer it probably makes little difference, the Mozilla Project continues, there are lots of good alternatives to Internet Explorer around … but it does seem like the end of an era, and its sad that the work that was going on at DevEdge will stop End of an era

Too Darn Hot

It’s very hot and sticky here, I’m from the North, I don’t recollect it ever getting close to this hot up in Newcastle (I do however remember standing waiting for buses at 6a.m. in gale force winds and sleet …) I am working surrounded by fans and an underpowered aircon unit – more to keep Too Darn Hot

As if it’s not enough …

… that Canon Jeffrey John has half of the Anglican Church up in arms about his appointment as Bishop of Reading, it has been noted that he bears more than a passing resemblance to Elton John (via Wibsite).

Weird

Woman broils Apple Powerbook … the mind boggles … (via my Mother).

promoting your business

I know this feeling so well. I’ve just got back from a Chamber of Commerce event, one of these things where you have to stand up and give a three minute presentation about your business. I really don’t like doing this. I sit in my seat feeling the impending doom approaching until it is my promoting your business

“Premium Content” on DMXZone

As of yesterday DMXzone began offering Premium Content – up-to-date articles on current issues and ideas from established authors, including yours truly!

Icky colds

Drew, the Small person and I have had horrible colds this last week, over the bank holiday as well. No fun. Last week saw local elections for much of the UK, I had my first experience of local politics going to act as a ‘teller’ at the polling station for the Liberal Democrats. It was Icky colds