Author Archives: Steve

Look out Maine, here we come

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Steve

Well I’ve started my holiday today, not that we’ve gone anywhere yet: Kathy is working today so I’m finishing off the packing, getting the car ready, taking some rubbish to the tip and doing some last minute shopping for things … Continue reading →

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Living in the shed

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Steve

I’ve not been doing much coding on the Weblogs recently – I’m just too tired. I’ve been on call (3:30am to 9am during the week) alternate weeks for the past year and basically I’ve run out of energy. The alternate … Continue reading →

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Today is a good day…

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Steve

To stay at home. There is an afternoon of racing on at Cheltenham Racecourse – its the first meeting of the National Hunt season. So going anywhere by car than involves going over that side of town is a totally … Continue reading →

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Last.FM Widgets Plugin

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Steve

Well I’ve got version 1.0 of my Last.FM Widgets Plugin working. I’ve trimmed some of the extra bits out that Last.FM include in their plugs (just to make things tidy) but retained about 95% of what was there. It supports … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer… what a pile of Crap

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Steve

For a change of scene I’ve been working on a set of Last.FM widgets which will allow you to dispaly Last.FM widgets in the sidebars on the blogs… and you should be able to see one there right now. It … Continue reading →

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Smokey – Rest in Peace

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Steve

Smokey, one of our two Manx cats, died today. She had developed kidney disease and she was off her food and was very subdued so we took her back to the vets on Saturday. Despite trying “poor man’s dialysis” where … Continue reading →

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Charging Circuit

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Steve

I’ve been trying to put together a better charging control circuit for Mintball. The thing with Mintball’s control panel is that it is all low current – the heater and starter switch drive relays and the no charge light is … Continue reading →

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It’s raining cats

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Steve

Well the week at work seemed extremely long for some reason. Maybe the three day weekend on the boat made it seem that way, or maybe its just work. Tuesday Night the Out Of Town Pub Night Group  went to … Continue reading →

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Elvis….

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Steve

is, like Mozart … dead Get over it

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A couple of days on the boat

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Steve

On Saturday it will be 5 years since Kathy and I got married. So to celebrate we are off on the boat for a short break. Heading up after work on Thursday and then heading towards Autherley. No great plans … Continue reading →

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