Monthly Archives: December 2007

Shredded

Posted on December 13, 2007 by blogmywiki

I bought a cross-cut shredder from Tesco. It stopped working, but they won’t take it back because I can’t find the receipt. I think I must have shredded it.

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TillyPaint on eeePC

Posted on December 12, 2007 by blogmywiki

I got TillyPaint working on my eeePC – it’s a very simple finger-painting program wot I wrote aimed at very young children. The idea is that you can make a mark without clicking the mouse, which almost all paint programs … Continue reading →

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Festive Thought for the Day

Posted on December 9, 2007 by blogmywiki

Santa is an anagram of Satan. Discuss. Anyway, last year we had a hoot making our own cards with some expensive but lovely wooden stamps. This year I tried to enthuse the kids with my low-rent alternative – A6 stamps … Continue reading →

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An appeal

Posted on December 7, 2007 by blogmywiki

To the nice young man in the baseball cap on the train who was drinking Stella and listening to KissFM at full volume: you’ve got my brand new phone, why not get in touch and you can have the charger … Continue reading →

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eeePC – the photographer’s friend

Posted on December 4, 2007 by blogmywiki

The Asus eeePC is great for the photographer on the hoof – especially if your camera uses SD cards which you can just pop in the slot in the side. The default image viewers are okay but leave a bit … Continue reading →

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