This article was originally written in 2008, and was copied to this wiki in June 2013. It covers both moving XP windows directories from the internal local drive to the external disk, and some wish scripting to check the disk was on and remind people to turn it on if not already done. This article…
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See http://sharethis.com/. Another syndication tool. It’s still there, but I stopped using it a long time ago.
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This page was originally set up when considering putting a personal LDAP server on the web. This didn’t happen, but the problem of having one address book permanently available still needs to be solved. I got as far as starting a server, although it seems I need root user privilege. None of the vendors help;…
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I created this page to test scripts published by http://addthis.com. It was originally created on the Qube. See below for early experiments for what I wrote at the time, all probably useless now. I have installed their wordpress widget and so even lower down on this page, after the article , are add this’s sharing…
Read moreUnearthed Arcana
“Unearthed Arcana” was a supplement to the AD+D V1.0 rules. Unearthed Arcana’s introduction and publication date was dated May 1st 1985. It had a number of variations from the V1.0 rules and introduced some additional sub races, and character classes, including the Barbarian and Cavalier. It also made the Paladin, a cavalier sub-class which at…
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I copied this across on 24th June 2013 and tarted it up a bit. I had another look at the page in 2024 and tried to repair the broken links and added some more stuff. I first visited Seville just before the Easter of 2006. As ever I used the Rough Guide to Andalucia to…
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It’s not as far as either Vancouver or New York, it hosts the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival although Edinburgh is nearer, and its in Canada. The Guardian did a ad-sink article on the city the weekend of 28th October 2006. This is now almost availale at the Guardian Unlimited’s travel site. The ‘beenthere’ page…
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Links Southampton’s Wikipedia entry Where to eat Try Google Maps Indian Restaurants first of four pages Restaurants
Read moreF1 Help and Support
On my Dell Dimension, there’s been a problem with “Help & Support”, it wouldn’t start on using the F1. Dell recommended a pcrestore, which since I had already done once, I didn’t want to repeat. I logged it in the Dell Community forum here… and joe53 referred me to Kelly’s Korner tweaks, line 235. This…
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Windows Safe Mode I am looking to boot my Dell Dimension 5150c into Safe Mode. See the Dell support page where they state that to get into the boot menu, you must use the F8 button,after the basic input/output system (BIOS) has finished loading, but before the windows XP splash screen is displayed. keywords: “windows…
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A flying business visit in Spring 2008; and in 2023, I found 21 things to do in Stockholm, from Time Out. Here is Things to do in Stockholm from TripAdvisor. Otherwise, if I go to Stockholm, I need to go to some of these viewpoints. I passed through Arlanda airport on my way to Luleå,…
Read moreHome Entertainment (TV)
Meta The bulk of this snip was written in 2008, much has changed since, although I am still, annoyingly a Sky customer. I updated it in November 2013 when I upgraded the box for free. Skyplus I have just spoken to Sky who have offered to upgrade my skybox for free. So that’s good then….
Read moreGetting a Passport
Was it really this hard? How to get a passport, my notes, this site may have been simpler. …
Read moreBG1: Installing
This was first written in 2008, various links are no longer available, and I have lost some of my supporting documentation but you might still consider bits of this article useful. I have tagged it as deprecated since next time I play BG1 or II I plan to use the NWN engine. 21st Century Install…
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Becoming a Teacher The Guardian on the 29th March published a letter and reply in its Dr Woek column about becoming a teacher. The reply referenced http://www.lifelonglearninguk.org/ which is the body responsible for qualifications in teaching.
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