Christmas message 2008
It’s certainly been an eventful 2008, dominated by the birth of our son Oliver in February. It doesn’t seam as
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WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
Print-Your-Own Christmas Gift Tags
It’s Christmas Eve, we’ve run out of Christmas gift tags and the shops are out-of-stock. So I’ve created my own
Read MoreCrafts with Kids: Large Christmas snow scene
Here’s an idea for a Christmas craft to do with a child. Simple to make and looks great. The materials
Read MoreBook Review: The Christmas Book – Traditional, Environmentally Friendly Christmas with a touch of irony
The full title of the book is: The Christmas book – Discover a simpler, greener Christmas. Hand-crafted gifts and cards,
Read MoreWhat not to buy – Vacuum cleaner – Russell Hobbs Hepa Cyclonic 1800
I wouldn’t normally review something as boring as a vacuum cleaner, but I just thought I’d put out a word
Read MoreUpgrade of wordpress blog engine to version 2.7
I have successfully upgraded the engine used for this blog on www.watkissonline.co.uk. This is powered by wordpress 2.7 running on
Read MoreBook Review: The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking by Simon Singh
I have had the opportunity of hearing Simon Singh talk at Batchley Park when I worked in IT security. I
Read MoreSoftware Review – OpenOffice.org 3 – Free Office Suite for Windows, Mac, Linux and more…
OpenOffice.org version 3 is the latest version of a completely free Office Suite. Version 3 was released on the 13
Read MoreComputer upgrade Utopia – Linux Ubuntu upgrade to 8.10
Just Imagine, the latest version of your favourite operating system has become available. You click on a button which says
Read MoreTropical Birdland Leicester – taking a child and baby in Summer and Autumn
I have been to Tropical Birdland in Dresford, Leicestershire on two occasions. The first was a warm spring day when
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