Archive for October, 2008

Today is a special day for the Blogberry – it’s the second Birthday!

Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Today is a special day for the Blogberry - it's the second Birthday!

Since the first Birthday last year, lots of good things have happened, and more articles that you can shake a stick at have been written. In fact, close to 350 in total over the last two years – that’s a lot of Blogging!

The biggest and best news though (for me) is that for the first year’s birthday article I wrote “Seven and half thousand [unique] users have viewed content here in the last 12 months from across the Globe”. I am now excited to say that that I get those numbers of readers in the space of a month!
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The Clocks Have Gone Back

Sunday, October 26th, 2008
The Clocks Have Gone Back

The clocks have gone back an hour this morning which officially means we are going into Winter (boo-hoo!), so don’t forget you should knock you watches and other devices back too. (more…)

What are the students really writing in their exams?

Friday, October 24th, 2008
What are the students really writing in their exams?

A new book, F in exams: the best test paper blunders give some great examples of exam answers from the most clueless – and inventive – of students.

Some are very nearly right (Q: “What happens to your body when taking a breath? A: Your chest gets bigger”), but others are very wrong indeed (Q: “Is the moon or the sun more important? A: The moon gives us sight at night when we need it. The sun only provides light in the day when we don’t. Therefore the moon is more important”).

Laugh out loud, but feel free to for the state of education! (more…)

Today is Internet Watch Foundation day

Friday, October 24th, 2008
Today is Internet Watch Foundation day

Today is Internet Watch Foundation day (IWF). The purpose of it is for the Internet users to report their inadvertent exposure to online child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK. (more…)

Adobe Flash Player 10 Fix for Vista & XP

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Adobe Flash Player 10 Fix for Vista & XP

An old problem has resurfaced this week, one which has really proven to irritate users the world over. In fact, the most popular article on the Blogberry is my Adobe Flash 9 fix from back in 2007, and it is still just as popular today. (more…)

Adobe Flash 10 Test

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Adobe Flash 10 Test

This page is dedicated to users who have run the original Adobe Flash 10 Fix.
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Print Your Own Lined Paper, or Just About Any Other Type of Paper

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Print Your Own Lined Paper, or Just About Any Other Type of Paper

This is small posting, but hopefully a useful one to some.

Having note paper or lined paper to hand is a bit of must in life, and for some people, more bespoke types of paper like graph paper (really useful for the kids maths or science homework), or bi-colour paper. (more…)

Boys – next time you go shopping – try one of these…

Friday, October 10th, 2008
Boys - next time you go shopping - try one of these...

I just loved this joke (thanks to JT for sharing), it had me in hysterics this morning! I am not so sure it’s all that true, but make-up your own mind. Enjoy your weekends:-

For all the guys who ever get dragged round Tesco against their will, and perhaps some of the girls, should try a few of these too – may liven things up a bit. (more…)