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Hi, I'm Gareth J M Saunders, 38 years old, 6' 4", married to Jane, father of twins (with another on the way), I'm a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church and have a passion for Mah Jong, Psion PDAs and web design.
I am employed as the Assistant Information Architect / Web Manager at the University of St Andrews.
My main interests are HTML, CSS (inc. frameworks), jQuery, Information Architecture and Agile development.
Twitter @garethjms- My @AmazonKindle is perfect for reading the latest edition of the free PDF Productive! magazine from @MichaelNozbe
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Monthly Archives: February 2005
Two out of three
They say that bad luck comes in threes. (1) This morning I stumbled out of bed and cracked the little toe on my left foot against the foot of the bed. Man, that hurts! I may have pulled the nail … Continue reading
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Cellardyke: 12 items of furniture in 11 hours
I’m exhausted. Yesterday was like some kind of Guinness Book of Records attempt to build as much Ikea furniture as we could. What a day! What with having twelve pieces of furniture to assemble (which we managed in about 11 … Continue reading
Open-source: a difference of opinion
An interesting story in today’s PC Pro email newsletter about a difference of opinion: Open-source has gained so much momentum of late that one might ask where all the developers needed for these new projects are coming from. Microsoft’s Nick … Continue reading
Skype — Free Internet telephony
When I discovered MSN Messenger my experience of the internet changed. I felt connected. I could have instant conversations with my friends, albeit that I had to type everything. This evening I installed Skype — my username is garethjmsaunders — … Continue reading
Buying a house-load of furniture at once
Tomorrow morning Jane and I are going to drive a Ford Transit full of furniture to Cellardyke. Assuming that the snow doesn’t scupper our plans. I picked up a hire van this afternoon and following a spot of tea (pasta … Continue reading
Nature’s answer to a congestion charge
Well, the people of Edinburgh have spoken and have overwhelmingly said NO to a congestion charge; 74% of those who voted in Monday’s referendum said that they didn’t endorse the council’s plans to introduce a £2 congestion charge. But who … Continue reading
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The ‘downside’ of a PC that works fine: Games!
Maybe it was a bad idea to fix my PC — everything seems to be working fine; I’ve had no problems with a fast clock or clicking during MP3 playback since I updated hardware drivers and BIOS on Thursday — … Continue reading