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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Ends This is not the end, or the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning. I think it was old Winnie’ that said that. Of course he was talking about the war, and the fact that they had reached a turning point. This too, for me is a turning point. Dreamweaver FrontPage Net Objects fusion These are all applications I’ve wrestled with over the years, and there are things about all 3 I like. Trouble is I can’t decide. Dreamweaver is an industry standard, and using it shows you are a true... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Paying Markets Writers Wanted

Hi, Please take a look at today’s offering. Remember: if they are too low paying just use them to build up your Port Folio, then move on! Things are a little slow today. Let me know if any of these are dead leads?---Steve. Editor For Women's Ezine Wanted PlanetJam, one of the leading providers of interactive content to radio stations, is looking for an experienced managing editor for 100 Hats, the online magazine for multi-tasking women. Are you an experienced editor who has a passion for... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Comes around!

There is an old say: everything that goes around comes around. I remember back to when I was studying C programming, and finding that I could not make a penny piece from it. The reason being, that there were very few mutli-national programming houses in rural Rutland. A place where glass in the windows is considered advanced. My next move was to try anything with the basic computer skills, like office work. Once I had exhausted that( about a week) I decided that the most basic computer skill and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Data!

The work with Access and Excel are going well. I’ve based my knowledge on the book data bases I’ve used over the years. One thing which does bother me, is that all my knowledge will amount to nought once I’m in the chair trying to get the job. Will it stand up? Do I know too much? Will I be blinded by my own cleverness? All these things bother me, but next week I have a full 7 days holiday, and intend to get up to speed on all things Microsoft and data. There are dozens of little jobs where I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Birds!

With the news that Bernard Matthew’s Turkey farm had been importing contaminated meat, some sad old truth are rearing their head’s once again. Years ago the British wine industry began marketing what it called: English wine! This was only English in the sense that it was bottled in the UK. The pulp came in tankers from France, where they had been carrying out the same sorry practice with Algerian wine. The industry thought it was a great laugh. The German’s even came clean and said they never... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Mirrors in space

Being a kid of the science fiction 70’s, any crazy idea about saving the planet shouts out to me straight away. (Tinwell in winter) I read an article in the Independent newspaper, which speaks volumes to me. If you are a fan of science fiction, you’ll be familiar with the idea of saving the planet from an outside threat. This could be any planet. In the film: this Island Earth, the aliens who invaded Earth, did so because they need human ingenuity. The reason being, that their home world was... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 5, 2007

shifting!

Another late shift tonight! Trying my best to stuff as much knowledge of Access and Excel into my head as possible. Hope the Writers Wanted page keeps people flooding in. Thanks to everyone who’s read it! Steve. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 4, 2007

Reviewing and the Media!

I listened to the radio this morning, and the round up of this morning’s papers. One thing struck me straight away. None of them believed in what they were doing. What is worse, these were the same people who write the stuff in the papers, that others review. And I thought to myself, what a wonderful job. To sit there and spurt any nonsense off the top of their heads, and get paid tens of thousands of pounds a year. You don’t have to believe in it or understand it, and they pay you anyway. Their... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Bird Flu climate change and the whole damn thing!

With the news that Bernard Mathew’s turkey farm is now infected with the deadliest strange of bird flue, and old spectre has revisited these islands. Personally I think they have brought this on themselves with factory farming. How can it be healthy to have all those animals cramped up together? Sprayed with chemicals and god knows what. At least if they roam free, nature cures many ills with air and sun. After foot and mouth, many farmers believe the Blair government did it to them deliberately... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 2, 2007

My struggle

Get me out of here! I would take any job at the moment if it meant getting out of that awful place. Even for less money. If only the net based stuff would pick up, I could do it. But still. I’m hoping and praying that my plans on bloggit are going to come through. If I can get enough click through’s I might make a bit, which will make up for the poor sales of books on Ebay. One of the saddest ironies is, that blogging and writing are the only things I really enjoy on the web. One of the few... Sign in to see full entry.

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