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I like trucking

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Adrian

I read with amusement/disbelief this article on The Daily Mash today. Satire – yes. Factual – possibly. Still, £42k for driving a truck does seem rather high compared to other jobs requiring more skill, more responsibility and better education. I … Continue reading →

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Stupid XP

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Adrian

Something strange happened at work. I locked my screen (XP) whilst taking a trip to powder my nose and when I came back, tried to unlock. Invalid password. Tried again. Invalid password. Third time, typing very carefully. Invalid password, and … Continue reading →

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Lock up your sons!

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Adrian

This year is a leap year and today, February 29, is the traditional day for women to propose marriage to men. So if you’re a confirmed bachelor, maybe it’s best to stay at home today.

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Printer Maintenance

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Adrian

Tomorrow, wife and I are going to Barcelona for the weekend, so like many people, I decided to print out my lastminute.com e-ticket and hotel vouchers. Nothing unusual there. However, the printer started to make some very weird noises, screwed … Continue reading →

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Lottery

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Adrian

I was looking at the list of unclaimed prizes on the UK National Lottery web site and amazed that someone in Devon has failed to claim £6,989,367.40 ! The end date for claim is 26 March 2008. I wouldn’t want … Continue reading →

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Numbers … but not many

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Adrian

Recently, Apple introduced iWork ’08, an upgrade to the ‘office productivity’ suite they provide. The big news here is that they finally introduced a modern spreadsheet product, Numbers to replace the aging AppleWorks. Now the first thing I did with … Continue reading →

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Jobs on Java on iPhone

Posted on January 14, 2007 by Adrian

At the Ultimate iPhone FAQs List, Part 2, Jobs apparently says: Java’s not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It’s this big heavyweight ball and chain. I wonder if he was referring specifically to the iPhone or more generally… … Continue reading →

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