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How to save money

February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Below are five tips that should put you on the right path to saving money.
Set up standing order to savings
By automatically shifting the money into your savings account, you will reduce the tendency to spend it, knowing that you will have to transfer the money back into your current account in order to do so.
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Short tips on how to annoy junk mail marketers

October 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This is a short tip on how to annoy junk mail marketers.

Complain on the company’s website, if they have one
Send the freepost envelope back with nothing in
Return mail addressed to “The Occupier” with the phrase “Not Known At This Address”

I would be interested in hearing your comments on how to deal with junk mail.
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New straw man poll available

September 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m interested in what browsers people are using, so please answer the question below. Its for a good cause.

What browser are you using to access this site?

Safari

Opera

Firefox

Internet Explorer

Add an Answer

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Sidebar updates

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments

I have added to the sidebar a list of items in Google Reader that I think are worth highlighting or sharing. Please let me know if you find any other sites or posts that are worthy of attention.
Edit: I have actually removed it, as it looked rubbish compared with the rest of the site. I [...]

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How to leave a good comment, and lasting impression on someone’s site

June 26th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Much has been written on this subject, not all of it good. I thought I would chime in with my tuppence worth. There are three main rules to follow if you comment on this site, which will avoid your comment getting relegated to the spam folder, deleted, or worse, laughed at then one of the [...]

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Getting to comment on other people’s giraffes, like blog posts

June 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Here are my top three tips for getting people to comment on your site. If you think of any others I would be pleased to hear them, and possibly even take your comment on board. Anyway, here they are, even though you must have heard them a million times before, or rather read them. If [...]

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Getting Things Done

May 26th, 2007 · No Comments

This book has been a great read, although I do not necessarily agree with everything that is written.
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Electronic Gadgets that are worth having (part 1)

May 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Linksys NSLU2UK Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives
The NSLU2UK is a fabulous piece of kit that is ideal for those with an external hard drive that want to share said hard drive over a network. It runs Linux so can be easily updated to include such software as a media server for itune, [...]

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Nokia N95

May 24th, 2007 · No Comments

I have just got hold the new Nokia N95, via ebay!
I have to say, its a pretty useful gadget. The inbuilt GPS can sometimes be a bit lacking, and the phone can sometimes be a bit slower than I’m used to, but overall its a winner. Here are a run down of the features.

GPS built [...]

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What do you think of the current site layout?

May 24th, 2007 · No Comments

What do you think of the current site layout?

Awful

Average

Better than before

I like it - a lot

Add an Answer

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