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25 April 2009 Stewart

Crafts with Kids: Giant spring picture

Having already made a giant snow scene / snowman picture I’m trying to make a regular thing of it. Our

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BabiesChildrenTourism
24 April 2009 Stewart

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire – visiting with young children or babies

I recently visited Kenilworth Castle, with my one year old baby boy and 3 year old daughter. This was more

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22 April 2009 Stewart

Network cabling lengths

During my day job I often have to arrange for network cabling spanning large distances within a data centre. As

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21 April 2009 Stewart

Will lowering the speed limit save lives?

I notice that the government is looking at reducing the speed limits in an attempt to reduce the number of

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20 April 2009 Stewart

Sleep Simple: Five steps to reduce the risk of Cot death

FSID (Foundation for Study into Infant Deaths) has published a 5 step guide to reducing the risk of cot death.

The five steps are:

  • a cot, crib or moses basket
  • firm flat mattress
  • blankets or a baby sleep bag
  • room thermometer
  • dummy

See: FSID Sleep Simple, online download

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19 April 2009 Stewart

Software review of the Eee PC operating system (Eee OS)

First impressions – Wow! My first impressions when I started my Asus Eee PC were: Wow! That was fast (less

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18 April 2009 Stewart

Codeweavers crossover – Beta testing Internet Explorer 7 on Linux

I’ve recently been involved in the beta testing of the next release of Codeweavers Crossover for Linux (a commercial implementation

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15 April 2009 Stewart

Child friendly pub restaurant – Trading Post near Kettering

After visiting Wicksteed Park, Children’s theme park near Kettering we stopped for dinner at the Trading Post pub near junction

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BabiesChildrenTourism
12 April 2009 Stewart

Wicksteed Park – Children’s playground and theme park

This is a review of Wicksteed Park, a children’s playground and theme park near Kettering in Northamptonshire. An alternative is

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9 April 2009 Stewart

Reckless drivers endager children’s lives at zebra crossing

Today I was threatened by a maniac driver at a Zebra crossing. He is one of many that regularly put

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