I recently managed to get the server for my work web site upgraded to handle PHP and MySQL. I am used to MS Access databases and so MySQL was quite new to me and I found the administration of the database through MyPhpAdmin quite foreign. I searched for some free MySQL admin tools and found …
Crashed my bike this morning, as usual with these things it was all very avoidable but nevertheless inevitable. I cycle along the busy A91 to work each day, which in itself is quite hazardous, but the accident happened in a much safer place. I had arrived at work at the University of Stirling and was …
I’ve been cycling for over 40 years now…I remember my first 2 wheel bike, my mother took me into town to buy it and because we didn’t have a car and couldn’t get on the bus with it I rode it all the way home and my mother walked. Over the years I’ve cycled round …
For some time now I have been involved with a local charity here in Clackmannanshire called ClacksNet. The main purpose of ClacksNet is to assist local community groups and organisations create a web presence for themselves. Rather than doing all the work for a group the idea is to train them to do it. We …
This is the latest endeavour by the web standards project (WaSP). A strange title as I have never thought of browsing and an activity which generated emotions. Nevertheless this is an attempt to show the vast majority of people using MS Internet Explorer that there are other, better, nicer, cleaner…..alternatives out there. I posted my …
I’ve just completed upgrading all my machines, both at home and at work to the latest versions of Firefox and Thunderbird. I’ve been using them both for quite some time now and I’m really impressed. I also decided to try out some of the extensions and themes available. One Firefox extension I’ve used for ages …
In case anyone is wondering the flag on my posts is the Scottish saltire. I replaced the union jack, the flag of the UK for the saltire as it is the national flag of Scotland. The UK is not, as many people believe a country but is in fact a union of 3 countries, Scotland, …
My long time (over 15 years) partner Michelle and I finally got married. We decided long ago that we wanted something a bit different for our wedding, and that’s just what we got. We tied the knot at Calanais standing stones on the Isle of Lewis in the outer Hebrides. We were on the island …
The name originates in Normandy from the Chateau d’Adam at Brix situated between Cherbourg and Valognes. The ruins of this 11th century fortress built by, and named after, Adam de Brus, can still be seen. Robert de Brus followed William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy to England in 1066. One of his relatives, Robert de …
HAROLD the Black King of Iceland ~1066- 1087 GODRED Crovan Godred Crovan Haroldson, King of Man, Godred reigned sixteen years, died in the Island of Islay, left three sons. 1. Lagman. 2. Harold. 3. Olave or Olaus, a child at his father’s death and was succeeded by his eldest son. On the other hand his …