ev-vents

Started a new blog

2007-05-28T00:28:00.001+01:00

Here's an interesting blog, collecting news on Eva Herzigova from all over the web: http://ispy-evaherzigova.blogspot.com/

Aberdeen FC mailing list now on google groups

2006-11-23T17:18:00.000Z

The Aberdeen FC mailing list is now on google groups. It mirrors the existing Aberdeen FC mailing list.

All posts to the existing list will be reflected on the group pages. Any posts to the group will be reflected on the mailing list. In theory you shouldn't be able to tell the difference whether something was submitted via the old list or the new group.

I'm hoping the new interface will attract new members but it will also be interesting to see if any old timers move to the new interface.

Empire Stores Sexism

2006-07-30T17:11:00.000+01:00

I'm still bemused by a mail I received from Empire Stores yesterday. A few months ago I ordered an extra digisender from them for the bedroom. They were a good bit cheaper than anyone else I could find. Thanks for that, end of story or so you'd think.

Then yesterday I got a promo mail from them saying they'd picked out some ladies clothing especially for me and were sure I'd enjoy wearing it. I would get it free with my next order.

Well Empire Stores you can bugger off. I haven't worn women's clothes since I was an alter boy 25 years ago and I'm not about to start doing so now.

Here's the mail I sent them...

I was surprised and more than a little annoyed to receive a promotional mail today from empire stores that seems to imply that I enjoy wearing women's clothing. Now I don't care if it is delicately embroidered around the collar and sleeves and available in sizes 10-20, I don't wear ladies' kaftans. Even when they are made from ultra soft Melange Single Jersey Cotton.

So when you say you've come up with something that I'll simply love wearing or relaxing in, I'm afraid you have been wasting your time. Perhaps you meant my wife or perhaps you have been listening to scandalous and inaccurate rumours regarding my nocturnal habits. Or perhaps only women are allowed to be customers of empire and I somehow was allowed to order a piece of very reasonably priced home electronics off your web site by mistake.

In any case, you have lost a customer. Please close my account.

Yours sincerely,

Evan Welsh (ex-customer ref )

Come on Google, catch up!

2006-07-18T23:40:00.000+01:00

Finally the twins blog has been indexed by google!

Still waiting for the AFC Mailing List pages to show up though. Come on Google!

Sitemaps

2006-07-01T09:39:00.000+01:00

I created these sites a couple of weeks ago:

Evan's blog
Twins' blog
Aberdeen FC mailing list
Evan's google pages

But as of today only the first one is showing up on google. So, this morning I've added sitemaps.

Just created basic text files with lists of urls for the googlepages sites. Neither is at all complicated.

Had a bit of a blank trying to do the same for the blogs since it doesn't look like you can upload files. A quick search on google found this useful article. Turns out it takes RSS feeds so I just submitted the atom.xml files.

Let's hope it works.

Aberdeen mailing list web pages moved

2006-06-21T22:33:00.000+01:00

I can't easily edit the pages in their old site so I've moved them to Google Pages. The new address of the Aberdeen Football Club mailing list is http://aberdeenlist.googlepages.com/.

The look is different but the content is pretty much unchanged apart from removing a few broken links. I'll try and find some time to bring it up to date.

Btw I also briefly looked at Google Groups in case it would make sense to move the list itself. First impressions are it wouldn't be a suitable replacement but I'll give it a closer look some time. I would of course poll the list for opinions before embarking on such a move.

Aberdeen Mailing List

2006-06-18T12:03:00.000+01:00

Adding a link here to the Aberdeen Mailing List web pages because I noticed they don't show up on Google.

This surprised me because they've been around a long time but actually maybe that's probably the problem. They haven't been updated for about 5 years! Google probably thinks they're stale and has removed them from the index.

I'll see if I can remember how to update them when I get a chance.

New Universal Remote

2006-06-18T11:32:00.000+01:00

Got my new universal remote yesterday. It's the Harmony 885 (right) and it replaces my old Kameleon One For All 6 (far right).

First of all it has a charging station so I no longer need to get the screwdriver out to change the batteries a couple of times a week.

Secondly it's really easy to use. The Activities based functions are very straightforward and useful. Just select Watch PVR and it switches on the TV (on the right input), the Sky+ box and the amp and switches off everything else. The feel is much nicer too. It's nice to press real buttons again.

Thirdly it controls all my kit, which is currently: Toshiba 32WLT66; D-Link DSM-320RD; Sky+; Dreambox 7000-S; PlayStation 2; Sony STR-DE495P. Sky HD is due the week after next.

Customization is a breeze compared to the Kameleon. I think I still have some more to do to get it to do exactly what I want but that's half the fun, isn't it?

If you're in the market for one then I highly recommend it. I got mine from Komplett for £129.

Read more about it at AV Forums.