Here’s a scooter to lust after (5000 W electric engine, 0-60 km/h in 35 seconds) … Czech pedigree, distinctive retro looks and all mod cons [bluetooth speakers, a reverse gear (genius, especially if you’re not a big, strong rider) and AC outlet], plus space for all my shopping, work bag, lunch box, files, laptop and […]
Continue ReadingA self-balancing scooter!
I can’t help it! My nerdy side is showing today… I found this news item on the BBC news site and couldn’t stop myself from mentioning it here. I know there have been a few others attempted but frankly, some look more like mobility scooters. This, on the other hand, the C1 from LIT Motors […]
Continue ReadingMigrating from Joomla to WordPress
When I decided to set up a web presence, a web site was my first port of call. I decided on Joomla as a content management system mostly because I thought it looked fairly logical. Or rather, similar in logic to how websites used to be design in terms of its terminology. And it is. […]
Continue ReadingOrganising Posts Using Pages and a Custom Menu
So, I’m writing this post mainly for my own benefit because it took me a ridiculously long time to understand how this is done. Primarily because like most people I created the Pages first and then tried to find a way to ‘move’ my posts into these pages. That is to say, I thought of […]
Continue Reading40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/most-powerful-photographs-ever-taken?sub=1591189_326733 I came across this via social networking. I don’t usually re-share these things but this is one instance where I could not resist. Photos 5, 10, 29, 30 and 40 are the ones that most affect me. Which ones hit you?
Continue ReadingFlickr +Android + Weather App = Sun, Wind, Rain and Snow with Pictures!
New app utilising Flickr’s photo archives for more than digital albums.
Continue ReadingFace-to-Face Across Screens
OK, so now both Google and Facebook have Skype functionality. Great news! Or is it? Zuckerberg makes an interesting comment “[t]his type of thing is only possible because of the social infrastructure that already exists” but can the same not be said of FB? Does Facebook not also exist only because the social infrastructure exists? […]
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