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Possibly the most British thing I’ll read today…
Responding to an earthquake near Scarborough, one resident was quoted as saying… I had some oil in my frying pan and as I moved it across to the sink I lost all control of it all of a sudden. The oil went all over the carpet in the kitchen. BBC News It’s all happening in…
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How to replace the Battery in a Nexus 5
A few years since purchase, the battery in my daughter’s Nexus 5 was, shall we say, ready for replacement (it was fully draining within a couple of hours). Although without an officially replaceable battery, replacing it isn’t too difficult. In preparation, I purchased 2 things – a new battery and a phone repair kit, the…
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Detoxing
The British Dietetic Association says the whole idea of detoxing is nonsense.
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An Automattician Am I
I’m pleased to announce that on the 22nd December I accepted a role working in the WordPress VIP team at Automattic. My resignation letter at Boots was submitted the same day, and I officially finish my current job on the 20th January. I’ve been working for Boots since I left college, 27 years ago, so…
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How to change the front size in a Jetpack Contact Form
For the theme I’m currently using, the field descriptions on the Jetpack contact form appear really, really small. After some fiddling (and Googling, which although yielded answers, I didn’t find any that worked) I found a solution.