Stop that chariot

Police call for remote button to stop cars. The idea of the police being able to stop cars at will is a good one, in my utopian ideal of most people not offending, and therefore not worrying about this. But as a hacker, I know I could buy a piece of kit within weeks...

Newham pulls out of OSS trial

Newham has pulled out of trials of OSS desktop software. It makes sense, given the scale of the work required, but isn’t great news for those of us who’d like to see some sort of trial go ahead.

Tom Peters’ slides

You can read Tom Peters’ Slides online. Nice idea, as you are unlikely to be able to understand the slides without going to a seminar and having the slides available might make you more likely to attend a seminar.

RoyalMail does tax returns?

Apparently the Royal Mail is offering a service that lets you fill in tax returns online. Somewhat bizarre, but worth checking out, given that the IR’s one doesn’t work for me at present.

Kite photography

High-flying camera club showcases some kite photographers. Nice hobby if you have the time.

Book on XForms

O’Reilly XForms Essentials on the web. Worth understanding these things for LAWs, among others.

Sort out your blog

Tantek has a pile of good ideas for making your blog more semantic which include including what to do with anchors to show you how tricky it can be to get it right. If he’s right!