View from the Potting Shed

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She
She is the one who fills my soul
With grace and dignity so rare
A jewel that shines upon her child
And lifts me to a higher place - a higher place
She sang to me before I breathed
Alive inside she gave me life
I felt her heartbeat as if touching mine
The rhythm stays and never […]

I’m always open to new and dynamic ways to use Microsoft PowerPoint* (*other presentation software applications are also available). I’ve found Cliff Atkinson’s book Beyond Bullet Points really helpful for encouraging users to drag themselves away from the bullet-point-heavy templates that they immediately open the application up to.
Bullet-points can kill
Presentations do not have to […]

There’s an interesting article/review this month (April 2007 edition) in Computer Shopper magazine comparing the 12 most popular AntiVirus applications.
What they did was set up their own controlled lab, with a default install of Windows XP and then threw 434 of the most recent viruses at each application. They observed how the software handled […]

Great news! Metallica are back in the studio recording their ninth (original) studio album.
Here’s what it says at Metallica.com, for those of you too lazy to check it out:
Metallica left the comfort of HQ this week to descend upon the greater Los Angeles area to begin recording their 9th original album.
This is the first […]

Here are the Saunders’ household utility company charts for the week ending Saturday 17 March 2007:
#3 Home Delivery Network Limited

In last place this week, and not strictly a utility company, are Home Delivery Network Limited who delivered my replacement laserjet toner cartridge from Dabs.com.
The package arrived on Wednesday morning in a bright green bag. Inside […]

Map of the world showing on what side of the road people drive.
I love maps, so it was with some delight that I came across this fascinating blog: Strange Maps.
I discovered it as it is referenced on Dynamic Diagrams’ blog Information Design Watch; dD were the information architecture (IA) company with whom we worked very […]

Celtic Frost obviously brought balance to the force in concert last night. For a band, playing in Glasgow, with the word “Celtic” in their name their light show was mostly a “Rangers”-blue!

Kreator, on the other hand, was more of a “red” experience.
Watain
The evening kicked off with black metal band Watain, from Uppsala in Sweden. […]