A bleak day for Arsenal
Actually, not a good week. Arsenal were very poor against ManYoo, suffering a 4-0 defeat in the F A Cup. It was a busy night on the M6 as a few thousand dejected Arsenal fans headed back South, and tens …
Month: February 2008
Wonderful widgets
Despite the small version number increment, there’s a heap of new stuff in Notes / Domino version 8.0.1 (made available this week). There’s some new compression technology which can see your mail box and other valuable Notes application shrink in …
The Brit Awards 2008
A quick synopsis. First of all, two well-deserved awards for the Foo Fighters (best international group and album) – anyone else winning those would have been a travesty in my humble opinion.
Best live band – Take That? Well, their …
Let’s get political
I have been given permission by the incredibly handsome and well-educated owner of this blog to request the assistance of the numerous visitors who frequent this excellent site. [Darren’s note – I didn’t add that, honestly]
I am Steve, brother …
New kid on the blog
I think I’ve used that rather poor-quality play on words before. Anyway, my older brother Florida Steve (who might have had a more prolific career as a guest blogger here) is now the proud owner of his own WordPress blog…
An award for Lotus Symphony
Datamation have announced their ‘2008 Products of the Year‘ winners. As it’s only February I feel it might be a trifle early to assess the whole of 2008, but it’s probably like the Brit Awards 2008 where they …
Visitors in the garden
I was working at the Camberley office today when I heard an all-too-familiar noise. I looked out the window and saw our most frequent-visiting vixen calling her mate who trotted up to her a few seconds later. The female was …
Another excuse to sell printed cardboard
Call me an unromantic old cynic, but isn’t St Valentine’s Day just another occasion promoted by greetings card companies and florists to swell their own coffers? Isn’t it strange that the price of roses suddenly peaks on February 14th?
Okay, …
Family tree update
A few evenings spent digging through census records have revealed quite a lot. Getting hold of my grandparents’ birth certificates will make some of my findings certain, but I’m 99% sure that I’ve identified one branch of the clan going …
Roots
The night before Lotusphere Comes To You 2007 (Manchester edition) I sat next to Diane from our Marketing team at dinner, and was absolutely enthralled by her account of tracing her family tree. She’s gone back as far as the …
Things you shouldn’t do on a day off
1. Go to Ikea.
That’s all for now folks, but don’t forget to check back here during half-term week for more good advice.
By the way, if you do get sucked into a trip to Sweden’s finest, a hot dog …