Archive for December, 2005

mmm.thorntons.co.uk

Posted on December 20, 2005 ~ Filed Under Web ideas

There are ads on the tube at the moment the grab my eye every time I see them. Thorntons, the chocolate makers, are promoting their website for Christmas with an interesting url. Instead of www.thorntons.co.uk, they’ve used a sub domain to make mmm.thorntons.co.uk. A really easy, witty way to get their message across. I’m surprised […]

Civil Partnerships: This wasn’t meant to happen to me!

Posted on December 19, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture, Diary

Today is a very good day indeed. Civil Partnerships have begun to kick in in a big way, with publicity and outrage and, finally, legal recognition for same sex couples. I love it!
Of course, the last few months have been a bit of a nightmare in their way. After years of saying how much […]

Sarah’s remedial snowboarding sessions

Posted on December 19, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

This summer Sarah went to New Zealand for a family reunion and some remedial snowboarding. Poor Sarah isn’t as good at snowboarding as me and has a habit of trundling down the mountain, crawling from side to side with a grin on her face. The grin is good, obviously. When she finally catches up with […]

Reload source in Firefox

Posted on December 2, 2005 ~ Filed Under Web ideas

I’ve been using Firefox for about a year now and hate those days where I’m on someone else’s machine and stuck without tabs in Internet Explorer. I downloaded v1.5 as soon as possible and have been enjoying the new possibilities.
I’ve just discovered something that has made me ridiculously excited. I tend to use php […]