Clever Son and Crafty Dog

My son continues to surprise us. For a 4.5 year old he has quite a devious mind. Just today after I had picked the light blighter up from school, we stopped off in a bar, or rather we were induced into entering the bat. I was with the mother of one of his friends, and the two lads ran into the … [Read more...]

No Quiz Winner Yet….

Hope those having a go are not having any problems. I know that the 'mystery' post is a little difficult to get to, but it can be found. And it does exist, honest! I've tested things and did manage to get to the page. I know from Google Analytics that people have been hunting around.If anyone … [Read more...]

Wordfast – a translating system – first steps

Seeing as I'm becoming more and more involved in the translation of things like technical due diligence reports and other quite repetitive reports, I've invested in a Word add on known as Wordfast. You can discover more by clicking on the link.What is this thing? Well, it's known in the trade as … [Read more...]

OK, I’ve modified the Quiz thing a little

UPDATE: I've fiddled with the Google search feature, and it's not yet searching Blog from Italy - please use the other search system until Google comes back on-line. Thanks.Yep, I've added a few rules (go here), but I've also added a token prize: A one year subscription to Flickr pro - which I … [Read more...]

Sarkozy likes the BBC, possibly!

UPDATE: 14.01.08 - Having now read more of the articles in Il Sole, I can now understand why the paper used the headline saying that 'State TV without advertising would not work'.  The article basically argues that just about all TV and Internet, is only possible due to advertising.   Whilst this … [Read more...]