Roll on Hogmanay!

Hogmanay, otherwise also known as ‘New Year’s Eve’, is rolling on. Though not in Glasgow, and not in Stirling. It is however going ahead in Edinburgh. I won’t be going out on the streets though - as mentioned a couple of days ago, we’re going to a party at a friend’s flat. We might go [...]

Edinburgh Zoo Outing

Today we went to Edinburgh Zoo. It was quite pleasant - it was a lovely day, the sun was shining and the animals all round cute/entertaining with lots of information raising awareness of endangered species. For example, the Amur Tiger - apparently only a few hundreds left and they had one as part of their [...]

No More Work This Year

Today I worked my final shift for the year. I’m off for the next 4 days (yeah!) so I might not be on the computer as much.
Not sure what we’re going to do for New Year’s Eve - Edinburgh has (arguably) the best Hogmanay Party but the weather forecast is pretty atrocious - gales are [...]

Translation Translation Translation

Yesterday I had news from my contact in regard to a little translation project I’ve been working on. I’ve blogged about this before - so far I’ve done this web 2.0 startup’s Terms of Service and their Privacy Policy. BTW I’m going to reveal who it is once their UK site is up and running…
Yesterday [...]

Idle Days

The last few days have been idle. Nothing has happened, there’s nothing to do, and no shops are open. I’m finding it difficult to have nothing to do. I can manage, but it isn’t as relaxing as I thought it would be. I mean, I’m not totally free - I still have to clock on [...]

How Secure is Your PW?

Well, I thought my PW was pretty secure but apparently it’s not that secure. So, I’ve decided to change it to one that contains:

at least 8 letters
both capital and lowercase letter(s)
number(s)

I’m still thinking about the other recommendations that I found here:

As a general rule the following character sets should all be included in every password:

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

Unlike in Germany, where we celebrate Christmas Eve as the main festive day (e.g. giving presents, going to church, Christmas dinner), over here in the UK the main day of celebration is Christmas Day (25th December).
I have got used to that and we had our Christmas dinner today rather than last night. Note however that [...]

Happy Birthday to Me

it’s my birthday today so I’m not going to do much on the computer. In fact this short entry is probably it
ttfn
lenina

2006 - The Year That Web 2.0 Broke

Yes, in my opinion, 2006 is the year that Web 2.0 broke - i.e. hit the mainstream. For me, the most pleasant Web 2.0 surprise has been last.fm. I’ve always been into music, mostly the alternative/indie kind, ideally fronted by women singers. After all, I used to front a band myself! Through last.fm I’m gradually [...]

The Queen’s Christmas Message on Your iPod

The traditional Queen’s Christmas Message this year can be downloaded onto your iPod (iPod video, that is) as a podcast. Story is here:
For the first time, people will be able to download the traditional Christmas message on the monarchy’s website, royal.gov.uk.
Subscribers to the royal podcast will automatically receive the Queen’s message on Christmas Day at [...]