Had a quick look at computer networking on About.com this morning and I'm thinking it'd be nice to network the two we have: both have network adapters so that shouldn't be a problem. I'm still not sure if I should be using ethernet, serial-type or USB networking though... The computers are about 20m apart but Internet is not essential on the ( Read more... )

Been a long time, LJ fans, so I’m not going to go into too much detail, just highlight the things I can remember (which must be the important bits if I can remember them, right ( Read more... )

So, after the snow finally made an effort on Friday night, laying on very wet ground and even filling in the puddles, it had all melted by Saturday and I went shopping in peace. I say peace, but being a Saturday I expected town to be packed. It wasn’t that bad! Even Hotel Chocolat, the best chocolate shop in town (see below), had enough room to ( Read more... )

I made Stollen. Now, any of you who knows anything remotely about German Christmas will know that this is kinda fundamental to the Advent/Weihnachtsfesten they have. It's a bit burned but those bits will have to be cut off anyway or else it won't fit into the box! I made Mandelstollen rather than Christstollen because it's less complicated and, ( Read more... )

Well, it's been a while, hasn't it!

Many of you have seen this, but if you haven't, or just haven't bothered, go to and add a stern 'No' to the comments if you don't want LJ to become like MySpace, etc ( Read more... )