Archives for “Life”

If you have ever looked for a book on the subject of Django templates, then a five minute search on the web will soon tell ...


How the Web Sees Me

Found an interesting article on the New Scientist web site yesterday about an MIT Musem exhibit called Metropath(ologies). In short the installation mines through data ...


Fish, anyone?

IMGP0811 Originally uploaded by chrisramsay A fish I found when walking at Spurn Point recently. Also a test of Flickr’s blog entry system.


A good friend of mine has been kind enough to donate me a Slim Devices Squeezebox (Merci Olaf & Isabelle, je vous dois beaucoup!). Basically ...


I was out walking round the cliffs at Flamborough Head last year and passed a field remarkably reminiscent of the old Windows XP default desktop ...


The Killer Sandals are Back

Yes, for me it is that time of year again - time to break out the sandals. Worn without socks (of course!) I find they ...


Garden Wildlife

The pond in our back garden has seen an explosion in frog numbers this year - I hope that we have been in part responsible ...


Me as a Simpsons Character

Dan the Man, one of the tech guys on my team, has done a picture of me as a Simpsons character. I thought that I ...


The system I have been working on has been mentioned on http://www.publictechnology.net - a website dedicated to public sector ICT and E-Government. Here is the article.


Yes, we've finally done it! The service we started building towards the end of last year has finally been released to a handful of customers. Even ...


At the beginning of this year I decided to keep track of all the books (not technical manuals, just fun ones) I read this year. ...


I spent 5 minutes searching out dog stories on the BBC web site. Husky's head gets trapped in wall Digger used to free trapped dog ...


Mac Crash Shock Horror

A spectacular Mac crash reported in our office today. Thanks to some quick thinking, I managed to snap a picture of it on my phone...


Red Squirrel

Jo, the kids and I went for a walk today in a forest near the Vilaine river, on the outskirts of Marzan and we saw ...


Fidel Castro’s Blog

Well not exactly his blog, but some text he has apparently written has appeared in the Guardian's 'Comment is Free' section. You can read it ...


No More Driving

Yes it is true - after nearly four years of driving to work, spending hours every day sitting on my behind in the car I ...


Ruby and I Are Going Climbing

Today Ruby (my daughter) and I are going to Rock City for some indoor climbing adventures. Ruby is just getting to the age now where ...


It is not without some sadness that my tenure as a member of the Web Development Team came to an end at Mamas and Papas ...


A new bass guitar is in the process of being, well, being I suppose. When it is finished it will be a beast - the ...


They’re Back!!!

Very excited - for those who are children of the 80's, surely the return to our screens of that fantastic sci-fi series 'The Day of ...


Mac Thief Alert

An unusual start to work this morning. "One of our Macs is missing" cried a designer from the ecommerce team I work in. And indeed ...


Cloud Atlas Rating: 3 out of 5 Author: David Mitchell Year: 2005 Category: Fiction Publisher: Sceptre Price: 7.99 ISBN: 0340822783 A interestingly structured book this. It comprises six ...


This morning, I am suffering. It is the consequence of having visited Rob Smith's house last night - (his lamb meat ball curries are legendarily ...