I have been testing this great program for protecting you online. Sandboxie allows you to run your browsers (or for that matter any program) in a Sandbox. What this means is that any changes that are made to your system, by a malicious program or other can be contained and reversed very easily.
The following link takes you to their website...
Sandboxie Website
Give it a go...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Why you are so fat
Is it bad if that all looks really tasty to me?
Check out the Bacon Cheese Pizza Burger on page 3
http://thisiswhyyourefat.com
Rye Bread
Two old guys, one 80 and one 87, were sitting on their usual park bench one morning.
The 87 year old had just finished his morning jog and wasn't even short of breath.
The 80 year old was amazed at his friend's stamina and asked him what he did to have so much energy.
The 87 year old said, "Well, I eat rye bread every day. It keeps your energy level high and you'll have great stamina with the ladies."
So, on the way home, the 80 year old stops at the bakery. As he was looking around, the lady asked if he needed any help.
He said "Do you have any Rye bread?"
She said, "Yes, there's a whole shelf of it. Would you like some?"
He said, "I want 5 loaves."
She said, "My goodness, 5 loaves ... by the time you get to the 5th loaf, it'll be hard."
He replied, "I can't believe it, everybody knows about this shit but me."
The 87 year old had just finished his morning jog and wasn't even short of breath.
The 80 year old was amazed at his friend's stamina and asked him what he did to have so much energy.
The 87 year old said, "Well, I eat rye bread every day. It keeps your energy level high and you'll have great stamina with the ladies."
So, on the way home, the 80 year old stops at the bakery. As he was looking around, the lady asked if he needed any help.
He said "Do you have any Rye bread?"
She said, "Yes, there's a whole shelf of it. Would you like some?"
He said, "I want 5 loaves."
She said, "My goodness, 5 loaves ... by the time you get to the 5th loaf, it'll be hard."
He replied, "I can't believe it, everybody knows about this shit but me."
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Perfect Breakfast
WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST
She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee.
Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box.
Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week.
Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl.
And her husband is on the back of the milk carton.
Keep reading-they get better!!!
WOMEN'S REVENGE
'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet, I notic ed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' I asked.
'No,' she replied, 'but my husband refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.'
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax,
pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,
and still be afraid of a spider.
CIGARETTES AND TAMPONS
A man walks into a pharmacy and wanders up & down the aisles.
The sales girl notices him and asks him if she can help him.
He answers that he is looking fo r a box of tampons for his wife.
She directs him down the correct aisle.
A few minutes later, he deposits a huge bag of cotton balls and a ball of string on the counter.
She says, confused, 'Sir, I thought you were looking for some tampons for your wife?
He answers, 'You see, it's like this, yesterday, I sent my wife to t he store
to get me a carton of cigarettes, and she came back with a tin of tobacco
and some rolling papers; cause it's sooo-ooo--oo-ooo much cheaper.
So, I figure if I have to roll my own .......... so does she.
(I figure this guy is the one on the milk cart on!)
WIFE VS. HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.
An earlier discussion had led to an argument and
neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?'
'Yep,' the wife replied, 'in-laws.'
WORDS
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day.
30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, 'The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, 'What?'
CREATION
A man said to his wife one day, 'I don't know how you can be
so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.
'The wife responded, 'Allow me to explain.
God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me;
God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!
WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who
should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, 'You should do it because you get up first,
and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee.
The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and
you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee.'
Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee.'
Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me.'
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says . 'HEBREWS'
The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home
and were giving each other the silent treatment.
Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him
at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
'Please wake me at 5:00 AM.' He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him,
when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, 'It is 5:00 AM. Wake up.'
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece
Scot Free! (JFK board game) (New from Parker Brothers)
No, not really... It is a funny clip from "The Kentucky Fried Movie", but I thought it might give a chuckle to all those following conspiracy theory info....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7e3RK_xSvc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7e3RK_xSvc
Monday, March 02, 2009
Free stuff
Here is a few suggestions for useful places for people in business, all of which are free.
Search the insolvency register to make sure you're not giving credit to the wrong people:
http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/eiir/
Check a companies registered address and basic details:
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/
use the webcheck services. You can pay and get extra reports and accounts and information about directors.
Check a company to see if they are registered with the FSA for regulated services:
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmSearchForm.do
this one will avoid you dealing with people who are trading illegally
Check the Data Controller contact details for any company registered for Data Protection and check to see whether a company is registered or not, though all companies who hold any computer records for non-domestic use should be registered, though most are not:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/search.asp
Check UK telephone numbers and find out which company operates them and therefore how much you might pay to call it. Remember, when a person switches mobile providers and takes their number with them, the original company still owns the number and determines the charge to call them. For example, if you move from O2 to Orange and keep your number, you will still be charged as if you were calling an O2 number. Why does it matter? You may have free Orange to Orange calls and think you are calling an Orange number, but in fact you may be calling an O2 number. Good for anoraks like me too!
http://www.magsys.co.uk/telecom/codelook.asp
Not sure if this counts for business, but I'll let you decide, I find it useful:
http://www.houseprices.co.uk/
FSA still, but their news feeds is a good source of information:
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/Library/Communication/pr/index.shtml
HM Customs and Excise, register here to file your VAT online and you get an extra week to file after your normal paper deadline and if you pay by direct debit, then don't take the money until about 10 days after that. Also means you can literally file at 23.59 on the last day and don't have to allow any time for postage. It's secure too and you can't lose your VAT return in the post.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm
Select the VAT online link
Stop getting cold calls and sales calls by registering here:
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
They are paid by OFCOM to run this service and are official
Get a completely free fax to email number, either 0844 or 0870 (which are now free to call for BT customers with included minute plans):
http://www.flextel.co.uk/
Used these people since they began and they do a great job, best on the market and totally reliable. I have about 100 numbers with them and no problems. Sign up for a free number and convert it into a fax to email number straight away. Loads of our customers now use them for 0844 fax numbers so they can have an incoming fax if people really need to send them a fax.
Online collaboration and info storage place for free:
http://www.stixy.com/
Free online backup system for up to 2gb (you do have to pay for more) but I use it and it works well.
http://www.mozy.com
Find out the details of who owns any .uk domain name at:
http://www.nic.uk/
Use these people to check any email account when you're out and you don't have webmail access, they sell services as well, but the check any account is very good, often use it:
http://www.mail2web.com/
Get a free temporary email address, useful for signing up for free downloads and free trials, without being bombarded by advertising after that. Lasts for an hour, excellent service, use it all the time for those "free downloads" which need to email you a link to get the downloads:
http://www.incognitomail.com/
Place to get some good free fonts for your advertising and materials:
http://www.1001freefonts.com/
Excellent free to-do list that you can share with other people and also works with a free iPhone app too, so excellent for sharing lists on the move:
http://lists.zenbe.com/welcome
Search the insolvency register to make sure you're not giving credit to the wrong people:
http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/eiir/
Check a companies registered address and basic details:
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/
use the webcheck services. You can pay and get extra reports and accounts and information about directors.
Check a company to see if they are registered with the FSA for regulated services:
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmSearchForm.do
this one will avoid you dealing with people who are trading illegally
Check the Data Controller contact details for any company registered for Data Protection and check to see whether a company is registered or not, though all companies who hold any computer records for non-domestic use should be registered, though most are not:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/search.asp
Check UK telephone numbers and find out which company operates them and therefore how much you might pay to call it. Remember, when a person switches mobile providers and takes their number with them, the original company still owns the number and determines the charge to call them. For example, if you move from O2 to Orange and keep your number, you will still be charged as if you were calling an O2 number. Why does it matter? You may have free Orange to Orange calls and think you are calling an Orange number, but in fact you may be calling an O2 number. Good for anoraks like me too!
http://www.magsys.co.uk/telecom/codelook.asp
Not sure if this counts for business, but I'll let you decide, I find it useful:
http://www.houseprices.co.uk/
FSA still, but their news feeds is a good source of information:
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/Library/Communication/pr/index.shtml
HM Customs and Excise, register here to file your VAT online and you get an extra week to file after your normal paper deadline and if you pay by direct debit, then don't take the money until about 10 days after that. Also means you can literally file at 23.59 on the last day and don't have to allow any time for postage. It's secure too and you can't lose your VAT return in the post.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm
Select the VAT online link
Stop getting cold calls and sales calls by registering here:
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
They are paid by OFCOM to run this service and are official
Get a completely free fax to email number, either 0844 or 0870 (which are now free to call for BT customers with included minute plans):
http://www.flextel.co.uk/
Used these people since they began and they do a great job, best on the market and totally reliable. I have about 100 numbers with them and no problems. Sign up for a free number and convert it into a fax to email number straight away. Loads of our customers now use them for 0844 fax numbers so they can have an incoming fax if people really need to send them a fax.
Online collaboration and info storage place for free:
http://www.stixy.com/
Free online backup system for up to 2gb (you do have to pay for more) but I use it and it works well.
http://www.mozy.com
Find out the details of who owns any .uk domain name at:
http://www.nic.uk/
Use these people to check any email account when you're out and you don't have webmail access, they sell services as well, but the check any account is very good, often use it:
http://www.mail2web.com/
Get a free temporary email address, useful for signing up for free downloads and free trials, without being bombarded by advertising after that. Lasts for an hour, excellent service, use it all the time for those "free downloads" which need to email you a link to get the downloads:
http://www.incognitomail.com/
Place to get some good free fonts for your advertising and materials:
http://www.1001freefonts.com/
Excellent free to-do list that you can share with other people and also works with a free iPhone app too, so excellent for sharing lists on the move:
http://lists.zenbe.com/welcome
Sunday, March 01, 2009
From Private Eye
Who is the odd one out of this lot?
Lord Stevenson, former chairman, HBOS
Andy Hornby, former chief executive, HBOS
Sir Fred Goodwin, former chief executive, RBS
Sir Tom McKillop, former chairman, RBS
John McFall MP, chairman of Treasury select committee
Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sir Terry Wogan, presenter of Radio 2 breakfast show.
Answer: Sir Terry Wogan. He is the* only* one with a banking qualification.
Lord Stevenson, former chairman, HBOS
Andy Hornby, former chief executive, HBOS
Sir Fred Goodwin, former chief executive, RBS
Sir Tom McKillop, former chairman, RBS
John McFall MP, chairman of Treasury select committee
Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sir Terry Wogan, presenter of Radio 2 breakfast show.
Answer: Sir Terry Wogan. He is the* only* one with a banking qualification.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Photo Synth
Go Here
Install the software
Take a look at the US Inauguration
Amazing whet you can do with Loads of pictures!
Flash Game - Fantastic Contraptions
Good Game...
If you have a Nintendo DS you can get a very similar game called
Mechanic Master:
http://www.play.com/Games/DS/4-/5600175/Mechanic-Master/Product.html
That's good fun.
And if you don't mind running the DosBox emulator you can still
download The Incredible Machine from Abandonia:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/25/Incredible+Machine,+The.html
and sequel:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/395/Incredible+Machine+2%2C+The.html
For free!
Mechanic Master:
http://www.play.com/Games/DS/4-/5600175/Mechanic-Master/Product.html
That's good fun.
And if you don't mind running the DosBox emulator you can still
download The Incredible Machine from Abandonia:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/25/Incredible+Machine,+The.html
and sequel:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/395/Incredible+Machine+2%2C+The.html
For free!
Competition time
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
Contestant: Homosexuals.
Jeremy Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?
Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.
Jamie Theakston: There's a clue in the title.
Contestant: Leicester
BBC NORFOLK
Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: I don't know.
Stewart White: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant: Arm
Stewart White: Correct And if you're not weak, you're...?
Contestant: Strong.
Stewart White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
Contestant: Louis
Stewart White: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: Frank Sinatra?
LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS )
Alex Trelinski: What is the capital of Italy ?
Contestant: France .
Trelinski: France is another country. Try again.
Contestant: Oh, um, Benidorm.
Trelinski: Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is the Parthenon?
Contestant: Sorry, I don't know.
Trelinski: Just guess a country then.
Contestant: Paris .
THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)
Anne Robinson: Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: - Prison, or the Conservative Party?
Contestant: The Conservative Party.
BEACON RADIO ( WOLVERHAMPTON )
DJ Mark: For 10, what is the nationality of the Pope?
Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
Bamber Gascoyne: What was Gandhi's first name?
Contestant: Goosey?
GWR FM ( Bristol )
Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963 ?
Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO � MANCHESTER )
Phil: What's 11 squared?
Contestant: I don't know.
Phil: I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle.
Contestant: Is it five?
RICHARD AND JUDYRichard: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?
Contestant: Forrest Gump.
RICHARD AND JUDY
Richard: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?
Contestant: Er. .. ..
Richard: He makes bread . . .
Contestant: Er . ....
Richard: He makes cakes . . .
Contestant: Kipling Street ?
LINCS FM PHONE-IN
Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?
Contestant: Barcelona .
Presenter: I was really after the name of a country.
Contestant: I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in Spain .
NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)
Question: What is the world's largest continent?
Contestant: The Pacific.
ROCK FM ( PRESTON )
Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)
Steve Le Fevre: What was signed, to bring World War I to an end in 1918?
Contestant: Magna Carta?
JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)
James O'Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry?
Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... ER. ER ... Three?
CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL )
Chris Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?
Caller: Japan .
Chris Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.
Caller: Er ..... Mexico ?
PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE )
Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?
Contestant (long pause): Fourteen days..
DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)
Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?
Contestant: Holland ?
Daryl Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet.
Contestant: Iceland ? Ireland ?
Daryl Denham: (helpfully) It's a bad line. Did you say Israel ?
Contestant: No.
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)
Phil Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible?
Contestant: Er. ... ..
Phil Wood: It's got two syllables . . . Kor . .
Contestant: Blimey?
Phil Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . ..
Contestant: (Silence)
Phil Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . .
Contestant: Walked?
THE VAULT
Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
Contestant: Nostalgia.
LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB)
Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes?
Contestant: Jewish.
Presenter: That's close enough.
STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)
Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play?
Contestant: Jesus.Free Jokes R Us
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I'm what?!!!
A woman burst out of the examining room screaming after the new, young doctor had told her she was pregnant, heading straight for the director's office. After she told him what had happened, the doctor had her sit down and relax in another room and marched down the hallway where the woman's physician was and demanded, "What is wrong with you? Mrs. Miller is 60 years old, has six
grown children and nine grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?"
The young physician continued to write his notes and, without looking up at his superior, asked, "Does she still have the hiccoughs?"
grown children and nine grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?"
The young physician continued to write his notes and, without looking up at his superior, asked, "Does she still have the hiccoughs?"
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Here we go again...
MS Live Writer seems to be a really good tool for posting to the blog. I have been using email, but this is much more Wisiwyg and also alws me to to some funky stuff like include the embedded player… Below…
Lets see if the Mrs Likes it?
Why is it so hard to add attachments from here?
Guess I will have to do it manually…
Monday, February 09, 2009
ISE, In conclusion
So how was it?
Well we made it back in one piece, weather was grotty but never mind.
The show.
From our perspective the show was very good. Lots of great interest in our iPhone apps and some interesting potential opportunities. We will have to get our heads down and work hard over the next few months to make the most of them.
Friday, February 06, 2009
The fun and Games Continue
Day 2
So it is now Thursday, what happened to Wednesday? Well..
It was manically busy. Basically we had nonstop traffic from start to finish. Which is great. Lots of potential projects ranging from single home installations to full hotel complex’s.
The TV’s seem to wow everyone as they look great and there is nothing else out there like them. As always people are impressed by the Bath-O-Matic.
We had quite a few people interested in the interfaces and, since we interface to just about everything, they all went away happy.
The stand seems to be holding together well, with no major disasters (Touch wood). We had a bit of a leak, but managed to fix that (not bad considering the whole thing was brought here in the back of a van and constructed on site.
On a slightly different note I have been looking longingly at the Optoma Pico projector. It is a palm sized projector that would be a perfect companion to my N95 8G for travelling. Ho Humm… I dropped loads of hints to the guys on the stand, but they do not seem conducive to giving me one. Not surprised really as they do seem to be selling like hot cakes.
We have collected about 100 cards and contact details so now we have to convert them into business.
Onwards and upwards…
The End is Neigh
Day 3
Having survived 2 days we stagger in to the final day exhausted. I have no Idea how teachers do it as talking for that amount of time just leaves my head buzzing. Also you get stuck in “Demo” mode so you find yourself trying to extol the virtues of our products to everyone you see. Seriously not cool.
It is now 10:47 and, thankfully, it seems to be very quiet today.
Did I mention that I had a surprise visit from a chap called Phil Beck and his son. We went to school together and I have not seen him in 20 years+ Apparently he is now married and owns an AV Integration firm in Hayward’s Heath. A pleasant blast from the past, and nice to see that old friends are in a similar business to myself (I thought I was the only nutter!).
I have twittered some images of the Optoma Pico and they can be found at http://twitpic.com/cosmap or http://twitpic.com/1c5sw
Guess I had better sign off for now and get on with the process of talking. I will take some more walks later to see if anything else takes my fancy.
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