Garland Brothers and the golden age of hobby electronics


Does anyone reading this remember Garland Brothers on Deptford Broadway? When I was about 11 onwards, I became interested big-time in what my Dad did as a hobby – Electronics. He had studied radio maintenance in the RAF as a National Service recruit and it led to a lifetimes interest in radio and electronics. In…

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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye


It’s never a good idea to have your blog open whilst listening to music. Maybe it’s just me, but you suddenly feel you need to tell the world about that amazing track you just listened to! I saw Jools Holland and his band many years back, at the Royal Albert Hall. The one act that…

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G6AFY = 33


It’s 12pm on 14th February 2015 and G6AFY is exactly 33 years old today! On this day in 1981 I pressed that PTT and spoke with Les, G8MKU who was all of 100 yards away. A wonderful hobby.

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Sleepers


Sleepers are, I imagine, not something one comes across much these days. Not the old wooden ones at least. Sleepers were of course the heavy chunks of wood that ran the length and breadth of the country below our train tracks. They sat perpendicular to the rail line and supported it. I see they have…

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Danny Dunn Invisible Boy comes true!


So, I am seeing something I dreamed of as a lad come true in my lifetime. As a 9 year old, I read a book from my primary school library that had a great and lasting influence on me. It was called Danny Dunn Invisible Boy and was part of a series of books about…

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Tastecard www.filmology.com on your bank statement? Don’t cancel your debit card!


A word of warning… if you buy Cineworld vouchers via Tastecard, when the transaction appears on your bank statment, it will show www.filmology.com. If like me you can’t think what that transaction is and tap that address in, it is just a dodgy looking affiliate links site. That immediately put my fraud antennae up and…

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I love Logitech!


I find Logitech a superb brand, one I always go for if I have a choice. I bought one of their K750 Solar powered keyboards last year. I was just after a decent keyboard, the solar feature is not that important to me. But the keyboard is the best I have ever had the pleasure…

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10cc


Just wanted to say, if you have the chance to see 10cc live, take it.

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Lost boy finds his Mother after 25 years using Google Earth


What an amazing story. If you were involved in the creation of that amazing resource, it must be a wonderful feeling to read stories like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17693816

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Outlook 2003 loses large portions of sent emails


Yeah I know Outlook 2003 is out of support now, but for those who still use it… Users were noticing that when they sent longer emails, large chunks of the emails were not sent. That is they were truncated at some seemingly random point in the text. It came to light when recipients were replying…

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