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  • Web Slideshows in XHTML

    I didn’t even know you could do this, let alone how, but it’s beautifully simple. All you need is the JS file and some mark up in xhtml. The ‘incremental’ class allows elements to be…

  • No more planes (for a while?)

    It wouldn’t be unexpected for this icelandic volcano to carry on erupting for months – this is mother nature after all – and looking at the jet stream forecasts the wind direction won’t change until…

  • Skullcandy In-Ear Electric shocks: not fun.

    Gemma bought me a pair of Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket headphones for Christmas which were gratefully received – they sounded great and they had a mic / button to control my iPhone. A couple of…

  • Apple Tart

    Ingredients For the pastry 250g/9oz plain flour pinch sea salt 125g/4oz unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature 1 tsp cold water 1 medium free-range egg For the filling 15g/½oz unsalted butter ½ tbsp lemon juice…

  • Load Balanced WordPress

    We run two load balanced servers that host our organisation’s public websites and we recently switched to WordPress having used a static site before this. Whilst WordPress offers significant gains in flexibility and functionality, we…

  • 3D TV.. the future?

    Theres a lot of hubbub about 3DTV at the moment – Sony are pinning their hopes on 3D TV as the product that will increase their market share in a market that is getting increasingly…

  • Goat’s cheese and red pepper tart

    Ingredients 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled 3 red peppers, halved 1 tbsp light muscovado sugar 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 75ml Cabernet Sauvignon red wine 1 tbsp olive oil 2 small red onions, thinly sliced 2 x…

  • Spiced vegetable curry

    Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 5 tbsp mild curry paste 400ml can coconut milk 150ml vegetable stock 125g fine green beans, trimmed 1 large sweet potato, cut…

  • Tomato and goat’s cheese tarts

    Ingredients: 375g packet ready-rolled puff pastry Plain flour, for dusting 150g goat’s cheese 250g punnet vine cherry or pomodorino tomatoes, halved 1 egg, beaten with a little water Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling Large sprigs…


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