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I live in Dorset in the south of England, 200 yards from the beach. I earn my living by travelling the countryside fixing and installing office equipment and PCs.

I live in a 200 year old stone cottage with a wife, a lodger and four cats and I enjoy playing

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Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Big Bang or Big Man: How in the heck did we get here?: 25 of 87
Evolution has been a long series of accidents and coincidences. Nature is such a marvellous adaptation of our environment that it is simply easier to ascribe all creation to some mythical entity sitting on a cloud moulding things out of clay, rather than struggle with our limited understanding of science to work out how thing... More..
Computers & Technology > Online Shopping & Trade Tips for online shopping: 5 of 15
Shopping on line usually means saving money. Most items for sale are cheaper, and extra savings can be made buying from abroad, for example, buying from the USA is usually cheaper as the USA enjoys a lower cost of living than the UK, this benefit is amplified when you take into account the deplorable state of the US dollar, w... More..
Computers & Technology > GPS Devices The different uses of GPS devices: 4 of 12
There are many types of GPS device available in today's marketplace but the two that will probably be familiar and useful to the average person are the in-car Satellite navigation unit, such as the Tom-Tom or Garmin Streetpilot. These are fairly simple to use units that a driver can use to navigate to a destination by the sho... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK The issue of a national service requirement in Britain: 2 of 6
There is no doubt that a year or two of military training and discipline would be of huge benefit to certain of the youth of the UK who at present have never known any kind of discipline or have never learned any kind of self awareness of self respect. Military service does give people this kind of benefit. Many know nothing ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Boating & Sailing Captains: Preparing your passengers for an emergency: 1 of 3
Preparing your passengers for an emergencyThis kind of preparation should take place during the planning phase of your voyage.Get to know the people you are taking on board your yacht. When you charter a yacht the owners will want to know that there is a reasonable chance of them getting their expensive vessel back in one pie... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends The basics of Internet surfing for beginners: 8 of 22
The basics of web surfing.The net is a tool that allows many millions of computers to interconnect and share information.The thing that puts people off is the jargon.If the items were explained properly in plain language, surfing the net would be no more complicated than a trip to the library.The key to finding the informatio... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Is Al Qaeda growing stronger despite global anti-terrorism efforts?: 12 of 30
Yes, they are getting stronger. Here in Britain there have been two recent attempts to cause terrorist incidents, they were different to the usual attacks in that, instead of being committed by uneducated easily-led gullible young muslims, these were organised by educated people, people who had sworn to protect life. This rea... More..
Arts & Humanities > Museums & Galleries (Other) Museum etiquette: How to behave when visiting an art museum: 7 of 16
Humorously!After all, art galleries and museums can be dry stuffy places, where people wander around whispering reverentially.If you see a piece that catches your eye, let others know about it. A yell of "Hey Jack! Have you seen the jugs on this one!?" will let the curator know that you really appreciate his or her taste and ... More..
Personal Finance > Taxes Should you be taxed for using the Internet?: 12 of 26
How can you tax a global entity like the internet? Who has the right to levy such a tax? If the US government tried to tax me for using it I would ignore them, they have no jurisdiction here.If Gordon Brown and his slimey cronies latched onto the idea UK ISPs would simply move offshore.Thankfully, the internet is not govermen... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Process (Other) Do great writers rely more on effort or insight?: 30 of 61
This comes down to the old adage about "Writing about what you know"As a semi pro writer of blogs and articles about IT I would find it very difficult to produce an article about a subject that I had no knowledge of, these types of articles come under the "Effort" category and don't, as a rule, turn out as well as the pieces ... More..