Nice summary of the Georgian situation

Looks like Russia has played Saakashvili like a Punch and Judy show. Bad on Europe and the other powers for not keeping him in line / being behind him when he needed it. [Update: the big picture has got there as well – brings home some of the what and where, if...

Getting contacts into Google (contacts)

It has taken a while to work out what to do with Google contacts (which I want to be the central store for my contacts). Having various attempts at sync cause massive duplication (up to 6x in the end) I went back to a known good set from a couple of months ago.The...

Bhutan crowns a new King – The Big Picture

Insanely good photos. I find it extraordinary that I could even contemplate taking their equal. That’s what a clever Japanese brain in a camera means for me.Bhutan crowns a new King – The Big Picture – Boston.com

Turkish rug selling

We did want to buy a rug in Tunisia, so the sales pitch wasn´t so directly counter to our intentions, but even so, they did most of the same things as in this great write up. My favourite counter was when they asked us to buy a second rug: I said "I´d...

Whole host of great headlines

I´m glad that Moray´s analysts are so otherworldly. Otherwise the opportunity for great headlines confusing the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the other kind of MILF would be too good to miss.

Time to move my broadband

I think it is time to make the change – what else are they doing but not telling us about. I have recommended Fast to others and they seem happy.

Congestion charge good or bad?

Finally, some reasoned reporting on the CC. Surely congestion being at the same levels as 2003 is a remarkable story on its own, but the fact that fewer cars are coming in and that the level of congestion is down to building and road works means that we should call it...

Solar corona

Multiple images of the eclipsed sun showing its corona. Reflected light from the earth shows the near side of the moon as well.

Whole host of great headlines

I’m glad that Moray’s analysts are so otherworldly. Otherwise the opportunity for great headlines confusing the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the other kind of MILF would be too good to miss.