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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Firefox and Camino on Mac OS X – cannot use Myspace, Gmail, ebay etc.
I’m hoping if anyone has the same problem and finds this post, that they know of a fix.This has me stumped – I have Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2, and was happily running Firefox 2.0.0.12 Suddenly, I was getting error … Continue reading
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Network rail fined – director gets knighted plus bonuses
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/2008/02/network_rails_record_fine.html What’s the point of fining Network Rail a record £14m for its “monumental foul-up” on the west coast main line over New Year? The official justification from the Office of the Rail Regulator is that the fine marks the … Continue reading
Tony Singh – national hero
From BBC News… A shopkeeper has said he is “relieved” to not face a murder charge after a man who tried to rob him was stabbed to death with his own knife. Liam Kilroe, of Billinge, Merseyside, was wanted by … Continue reading
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www.unlockcentral.co.uk scammers – do not use
One simple rule: do not use http://www.unlockcentral.co.uk/ – they are scammers. Consider yourself warned!
Myspace scam phishing warnings
I’ve seen a huge proliferation of the following two scams on my Myspace page. The first involves the sentence: “hey have you seen this blog that it was about you? its bad stuff, click on the link to check it … Continue reading
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Fat Bastard
That’s the nicest thing I can think of to call this selfish bastard: It was a call-out too far for the firefighters of Falkirk. They may rescue cats up trees, but when two fire engines and 10 firefighters were called … Continue reading
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Cheap Montana Sauvignon Blanc wine until Sun 21st Feb in UK
In the UK? Here’s a way to get one of the world’s tastiest wines, Montana, for £4.43 instead of £7.50 if you do this before Sunday 24th Feb 2008: Go to http://tesco.com/ and add 9 bottles of Montana Sauvignon Blanc. … Continue reading
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Home office stuffs up and loses data yet again!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7253989.stm The failure to check DNA data from 4,000 serious crimes abroad for more than a year was “catastrophic”, Tory leader David Cameron has said. Prime minister Gordon Brown confirmed that 11 people involved had gone on to commit offences … Continue reading