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Netgear DG834GT Firmware
Netgear has recently released a firmware upgrade for its DG834GT router. I have that modem and one of the enhancements was to VOIP, which I’ve started using in the last week. Ideal. Except I spent many frustrated hours yesterday wondering why the wireless connectivity on my daughers laptop wasn’t working. Then I tried my work…
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4×4's
The not-so-fun bit of living near a private school is the swathe of shiny, black, massively sized Tonka cars that I have the joy of having to avoid as they drive like idiots. Today I had another near-miss with one of them as they decided to drive across the road in front of me, not…
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Pay to Park at Work
The Workplace Parking Levy has raised its ugly head. This is a plan by Nottingham City Council to charge people for parking at work. It will help congestion by getting people to find alternatives routes to work and they can plough the money back into local transport schemes. Except… well, where we work is on…
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Grammar Bullies
Good afternoon. Today we will be discussing the thorny issue of grammar and spelling. Or grammer as I prefer to spell it. As an avid Facebooker (is that the right word?) I’ve become dismayed to find friends joining groups such as ‘If You Can’t Differentiate Between “Your” and “You’re” You Deserve To Die.’ and ‘I…
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Profile Picture
Have you seen my new profile piccy? A moody black & white one – the larger version looks even better. Well, if only to prove how simple things can be, here are details on how it was done (and it means I don’t forget… stupid rubbish memory I have). There are two versions of this…