UI Frameworks/Packages

I’m looking for a nice frontend framework for a Grails application (web based, Java/Groovy on the server). Just something to give a neat appearance and to save me from having to reinvent code or include bits from many separate places – so form ha…

A Harmless Tweet?

“I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don’t understand about you… I will not pray for you.” That message, posted on Twitter by Saudi Arabian Hamza Kasgari, sparked over 30,000 responses, several d…

New PVR

New PVR I think my Toppy 5810 is a bit ill – if I turn it off or put it into standby, when I restart it the HDD often won’t wake up, and I have to keep trying again and again until finally it works. So, what’s a good replacement?

Award Winning Marmalade!

As some of you may know, for the last year, my wife Melanie has been making handmade preserves here in Wetwang and this weekend we were up in Cumbria for the “World’s Original Marmalade Awards”. Well, I’m proud to say that she won a Gold award fo…

Where Were We Talking About Feminism? This Brings It All Back:

Where were we talking about feminism? This brings it all back: http://www….

Engelbert Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck The wife just told me about this. I thought she was joking, but then I saw her face! SteveR.

Barclays New Website

Anyone tried Barclays new Banking Website? Pile of sh*t. Riddled with Javascript errors. Attempts to send feedback result in endless loop of login, go to feedback page, sent to login page… At last found a response “form”. Filled in complaint. …

More On The Mistreatment Of Women (And Girls) In Afghanistan

More on the mistreatment of women (and girls) in Afghanistan This is an article from The New York Times which outlines the system of ‘baad’ whereby girls are abducted and punished for the perceived misdeeds of male members of their families. Not pleasant Sunday morning reading: http://is.g…

Looking For Computer Games

Shortly I shall be enjoying a course of medication that makes life a little difficult and one of the things that will provide a good distraction is computer games. I’m looking for recommendat… for PC computer games. The sort of games I like …