“A kind of weblogged almanac of assorted interests to keep my hand in with writing, SEO, design, ads, analytics, Gen’ AI and other technologies…”

  • SEO Progress

    Another new keyword in 1st place on Google UK last month.. I love it when a plan comes together! There is a growing number of people who believe that SEO is a con – this…

  • Office 2011

    I finally made the move to office 2011 after using 2008 for waaaay too long and I have to say it is definitely worth it. Despite having 2008, I didn’t use entourage, the mac version…

  • Retro photo styles

    Some nice tutorials on this site for finishing photo’s with some retro effects – there’s the ‘dark processed lomo‘ effect and the ‘Cool retro analog effect‘. Had a crack with this pic of me airborne…

  • Basic, Creamy Risotto

    serves 6 This is a great recipe for making risotto. You want it to be smooth, creamy and oozy, not thick and stodgy. stage 1 Heat the stock. In a separate pan heat the olive…

  • Onion Gravy

    Great for sausages! Ingredients 2 medium onions, peeled and thinky sliced 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 750ml beef stock 4 tsp corn starch/corn flour 4 tsp…

  • Lemon Salmon

    Ingredients Salmon fillets Lemon Thyme New Potatoes Your choice of Veg – Asparagus / green beans etc). Method. You can use frozen fillets for convenience – place on baking foil and drizzle with a little…

  • Salmon & Cherry Tomato Couscous

    Ingredients Salmon fillets Smolked Paprika Couscous Freshly grated ginger Lemons Garlic Oil Red Onion Method Place couscous in a bowl with some smoked paprika, stir and then add grated ginger, pour over boiling water About…

  • SkullCandy (SkullCrappy?) headphones

    The saga continues: So eventually after much debate, I was eventually sent a replacement for my crap SkullCandy headphones that kept electrocuting me (really not fun, and then, to top it off, they died)… they…

  • Penne Rosse

    Ingredients (for 4 people) 500G Dry penne pasta 400G Beetroot (chopped) 75G Mozzarella 50G Spring onions (white parts only) Extra virgin olive oil Salt/Pepper 2G Fresh Oregano 80G Salami Milano (thinly sliced strips) Method In…


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