Monthly Archives: March 2008

March 2008 Round-up

Posted on Monday, 31st March 2008, 9:00pm by Les

I’m still being consistent, so here’s another fascinating end of month report that you can read instead of all the daily nonsense. Or not. Weight March 1: 211.6 pounds (15 stone 1.6 pounds, 96.0 kg) March 31: 217.2 pounds (15 … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who – The Five Doctors (25th Anniversary Edition)

Posted on Monday, 31st March 2008, 8:39pm by Les

DVD-buying Doctor Who fans may well be thinking they’ve entered a time warp of some kind. Yes, this has been on DVD before, but in a very different form. Back in 1999, the BBC was just beginning to test the … Continue reading →

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Weight Report – 31 March 2008

Posted on Monday, 31st March 2008, 8:11pm by Les

Weight: 217.2 pounds (15 stone 7.2 pounds, 98.5 kg)First the good news: I’m lighter than I was yesterday. Now the bad news, I’m heavier than I was a week ago. Or indeed two weeks ago. Or four weeks ago. I’m currently … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who – Voyage of the Damned DVD

Posted on Monday, 31st March 2008, 12:02am by Les

I don’t normally recommend the single disk DVDs of Doctor Who, given that they’re a bit lacking in extras and 5.1 sound mixes, but I made an exception and bought this one. The contents are the 2007 Christmas Special, which … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who – The Complete Third Series DVD

Posted on Sunday, 30th March 2008, 11:17pm by Les

Yes, I’m really late with this one, but at least I’m getting it in before the next series starts. I’ve already muttered at some length about the individual episodes, so this is more about the extras and the presentation than … Continue reading →

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High-speed Googleage

Posted on Sunday, 30th March 2008, 10:37pm by Les

OK, I suppose I knew that Google’s index is updated constantly and with remarkable speed, but I was quite alarmed by its speed today. I posted my bit about the PTI Europe credit card oddness at around 17:50 today. A … Continue reading →

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Big Banking Boo-boo

Posted on Sunday, 30th March 2008, 5:51pm by Les

Like most people, I keep a reasonably close eye on my bank and card transactions. My current account offers the quite useful facility to download transactions directly into Microsoft Money[1], so I generally know what’s going on. So when I … Continue reading →

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Weight Report – 30 March 2008

Posted on Sunday, 30th March 2008, 1:38pm by Les

Weight: 217.4 pounds (15 stone 7.4 pounds, 98.6 kg)Humph. No change since yesterday, which either means I’ve turned into a bloat monster, or my weighing scale is stuck.[1] Or it’s been confused by the clocks going forward. Yes, that’s it!! My … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who – Series Four

Posted on Saturday, 29th March 2008, 7:16pm by Les

Just a quick public service announcement: Doctor Who is back next Saturday! That’s Saturday, 4 April 2008. BBC1, and quite possibly HD for people who have such things. Please check listings for exact times. This will be described as series … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.5 is out

Posted on Saturday, 29th March 2008, 4:26pm by Les

Yes, after much coding, testing, fixing, changing and all the other fun stuff, the WordPress developers have released a shiny new version of my favourite blogging platform. The new version features a new look, which comes with a choice of … Continue reading →

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