Levi-Prodi blog gaggers extraordinaire

Yes, I was a bit slow on the uptake re the Levi Prodi attempts to censor bloggers attempts to tell it how it is with regard to the situation in Italy. But I am not all that surprised that there was something of a time lag between the information getting out and ending up in my view. Incidentally, … [Read more...]

Free Wi-Fi in Parco Sempione, Milan!

Yes, a free wifi service in Milan, Italy now exists and, most probably, works.  If you manage to make it to the end of this post about my wifi exploits, then you will find a link to a list of free wifi hotspots in Milan.I did have a little fun tracking down just where I needed to go to sign … [Read more...]

This is fun!

Since I undertook the slight transformation of my little blog, I've begun to change too. I suppose you could say that I am becoming a sort of (very) informal journalist. And now I find that I'm on the look out for 'stories' that I think will be interesting or useful to write about in my blog, but … [Read more...]

Robbed!

Damnation!  Last night while I was waiting for a bus I put my briefcase on the ground for a moment, got my Pocket PC out to check a phone number and then put the Pocket PC back into the back and got a mobile out to look up a number.  Then I  noticed that the bus was arriving, so I turned round to … [Read more...]

First real post from my PDA

Yep, that's right, I've written, or rather, tapped this entry out on my horribly geeky personal digital assistant. It's actually proving to be quite a benefit in unexpected ways. For example, my other half moans when I despair of the TV and plug myself into the www. Now though, I can … [Read more...]