Author: magicroundabout

I'm a Swindon-based web developer cyclist, gardener, husband, and newbie dad. I write about all that, and a whole load more.

  • Fixing Things 3 – Teeth

    2010-01-03

    My teeth are pretty good but when a bit of one fell out while I was watching TV I decided it might be worth a visit to the dentist.

  • Fixing Things 2 – Bicycle

    2010-01-03

    I headed out on Fuzzy to go to work one morning, only to find that the pedals spun freely in both directions. This is not normal and prevents the main function of the bicycle: forward propulsion.

  • Fixing things

    2009-12-11

    There are several things in our house that have gone unmended for a long time. But I'm finally getting in gear and making them work again. First off was the grill. With my pen poised to sign a blank cheque, I called the Hotpoint/Indesit service centre.

  • Moving…again

    2009-12-09

    Due to various, unnecessarily-complicated technical, social, and financial reasons, this blog will be moving to a new home.

  • Wot Issit?

    2009-11-29

    I can only think it's some kind of eggs, but of what creature?

  • How to do an Internet Review

    2009-11-21

    Whether it's a B&B, an internet hosting company, an iPhone app, a restaurant, a book, or a piece of sports equipment, when reviewing something on the internet it's important that you're as biased as possible and give a completely one-sided view in what you say.

  • notsoeasyhosting.com/tricky.css

    2009-11-21

    I'm currently running...err...at least 4 small web-based projects at the moment, so I'm getting to grips with Hosting, DNS and CSS again.

  • More free stuff!

    2009-11-21

    File sharing tools, iPod image editing apps and FREE TREES!

  • Free Stuff!

    2009-11-21

    While the council themselves are making it cheaper to drive into town, the local business in the town centre have teamed up with our local transport companies to provide free bus travel on the evenings of the four late-night Christmas shopping days.