There has been a little bit of excitement amongst some quarters at the arrival of Windows 10. I must confess my attitude has been one of rapturous indifference. My curiosity had been tickled a little, I confess and I wondered … Continue reading →
Since I was a kid I have had a fascination with maps. I used to spend my pocket money on the things and managed to collect the complete set of half-inch scale maps of Ireland. I think there were about … Continue reading →
Donal O'Sea is Ireland's "top obesity expert". Apparently. So being a type of doctor who specialises in obesity one would expect him to see a lot more obese people than the rest of us? And seeing a hell of a … Continue reading →
Apparently the Great Day has arrived. I received another booklet from Irish Water yesterday announcing in breathless excitement that they were going to install my meter in the next three days. Now I don't know where this ownership comes from. … Continue reading →
Dear Supershadow, I always get a little warm feeling when I get one of your mails. It appears that I am getting it in the neck again? SS – Here we go again. 2 brave young people assess the hazardous … Continue reading →
On Monday I mentioned SatNavs. The thought occurred to me afterwards that I hadn't checked my yoke to see if there were any updates available. Now I have had experiences in the past with Garmin and their fucking update system … Continue reading →
You lot have no idea of the trouble you cause. You see, I like Linux. It's fast, efficient and it doesn't keep fucking annoying me with stupid "virus updates" and "malicious software updates" and "programme updates". Well, actually, it does … Continue reading →
I’m sure you couldn’t care less what I have been up to for the last couple of days. Nevertheless, I am going to tell you. After the disastrous explosion and fire that wrecked my database, I have been sifting through … Continue reading →
When we first got television here we only had one channel. Stick the old coat hanger in the aerial socket and there it is – HTV in glorious 405 line monochrome, all the way from Wales. For some reason that … Continue reading →
I have to do a little bit of driving today. The place I am going to is one of those little places that can’t be found on a map, and even if it were I would never remember all the … Continue reading →
