This is supposed to make it easier to include YouTube clips, like this: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video And it looks like it works OK. In the past I have had real headaches with embedded video clips, having to temporarily disable the visual editor and then paste the […]
Entries from December 20th, 2007
Christmas songs
December 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Music
I may not like Christmas much, apart from the much-needed week off, but I do have a soft spot for some Christmas songs.
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Live 8·Nostalgia
Elf & Safety
December 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on Elf & Safety · Technology
This week I have been mostly elfing myself…
Tags: Bah Humbug!
Fairytale ending
December 19th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Music
One of the few things I like about Christmas is hearing Fairytale of New York all the time, so I’m glad the scumbags and maggots of the BBC have decided against censoring it. I can see where they were coming from, but they were taking no account of context and besides, the song is a […]
Tags: Bah Humbug!
On demand
December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Technology
My broadband was playing up a bit last night. I could access some sites OK (Amazon, Flickr) but not others (BBC, Skuds.org).
Tags: Broadband·Doh!·Virgin Media
Talk to me
December 17th, 2007 · Comments Off on Talk to me · Technology
That was quick. I think it’s fixed already! I have actually impressed myself there.
Tags: Wordpress
No Comment
December 17th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Technology
I have had a compliment or two about the new design e-mailed to me. They had to be e-mailed because apparently the comment facility doesn’t work. Oops. Sorry about that.
Liverpool Nativity
December 17th, 2007 · Comments Off on Liverpool Nativity · Life, Music
I had not intended to watch The Liverpool Nativity on BBC Three tonight, and would not have expected to enjoy it even if I did. But I did, and I did.
Tags: Immigration·Religion·TV
Behind the scenes
December 17th, 2007 · Comments Off on Behind the scenes · Technology
The comprehensive lack of apparent activity here for four days is not because my technical problems are persisting: it’s because they have gone away. “Gone away” does not mean “fixed” though it just means ‘gone away’ as in ‘popped out to the shops but might be back soon’.
A concert in a shoebox
December 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Music
More YouTube goodness, this time from Spizzenergi rehearsing for this weekend’s show.
Tags: Concerts·London·Punk·Spizzenergi·YouTube
