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Today, I would like to send you elsewhere. Mainly because I have nothing to say. First destination, Geek bling bling, or how to make your computers look good. I recommend this to DIY enthusiasts like Iain and sad techos like Ciaran. [courtesy of Slashdot] Next, this day in music. This site lists musical anniversaries for [...]

Courtesy of Mark Pilgrim let me introduce you to Googlism. Fire up the page, type in the phrase of your choice and – voila – a precis of what the web, or rather the web as viewed by Google thinks of it. I tried a couple of variations on my name, "Andrew Todd" gave me [...]

The migration is almost complete. The keen eyed amongst you may have noted the subtle changes that show my work. For the slow, the address of this page has changed to http://www.andrew-todd.com/diary/. There is one more immediate change that you may have noticed. You can now add comments to this diary. Lordy. Be gentle with [...]

With the impending migration I am going to stop using Francis Dunnery lyrics as titles on this page. Its not as if anyone noticed, anyway. On the news front. Mark Waugh has quit international cricket. Only the dud could jump after he was pushed. The only sadness I feel at this news is for viewers [...]

I had to add an entry just so that the changes that I made to my diary template would propagate. Say hello to Uncle Baldy in the links panel on the left.

We are mobile again. Thanks to Bobo’s brother Giles we are now the proud owners and drivers of an Alfa Romeo 145. Pictures to come soon, but it goes well and will do us a treat. We are very happy. Unlike Britain, where today has been a bit of a nightmare. Our own experience of [...]

I bought the latest Saint Etienne album, called Finisterre, at lunch time. The first line of the first track is "Have you ever been to a Harvester before?". Well it tickled me anyway.

Whilst I am talking about music, the new Beth Orton album Daybreaker is an absolute corker. The first couple of listens are a bit dissapointing, but after a few plays it just clicks, a series of sublime tunes topped off with a lovely voice. Of course, your opinion may vary but this is my vanity [...]

I recently bought the new Beck album, mainly on the advice of the lovely people from Q. I'm sorry folks, but I just don't get it. Its dull, insipid and uninspiring. I have tried, believe me I've tried, but repeated listenings have done nothing to change my opinion. Its quite surprising because I usually find [...]

The English, UK spellchecker in Microsoft Word recognises "Kylie" but not "Kylix". Just thought I would mention that. Today I has mostly been listening to Marillion. By the way, you cannot imagine how hard it was to find a Francis Dunnery lyric to title this post. Time for a new plan methinks.