Jem's field notes

So, okay, I already exceeded my own expectations and this is the 5th day in a row that I’ve managed to post for NaBloPoMo. One might assume that I would take this as a lesson against cynicism but that would be far too sensible. Instead, I’ll just create another lame ‘bet’ (Nov 9th) in an… read full entry »

It doesn’t matter what religion you follow, what your culture is or even your geographical location, I think most of the world treats Sunday as the ‘day of rest’. Most businesses are closed, shops have reduced opening hours and so on. In England, Sunday is also very widely seen as the day when all the… read full entry »

I originally heard of the The Simpsons Game through Mitu’s entry on the subject and, being the fan that I am, immediately stuck the Nintendo DS version on pre-order via GAME. I was actually surprised at my own level of anticipation, as the previous entries in the market featuring the lovable family that I’ve played… read full entry »

As a great many of you were confused by my post on Google’s PageRank update late last month I thought I’d put together a very basic guide on what it is, and what it can mean for you. If I get chance I might even write a follow-up on how to improve yours (got to… read full entry »

Don’t make structural changes to database on live server. It’s not wise.

I’ve decided to ‘unofficially’ take part in NaBloPoMo. When I say unofficially, I mean I don’t intend to sign up to the site or any special communities. This is for two reasons: 1) because that sort of social-networking and distraction is unwanted contact with other people (I know, I’m an antisocial twat) and 2) because… read full entry »

My Dad has been over since Saturday so I’ve been spending time with him. Not enough time/energy to blog, but will update ‘properly’ or at least with something interesting later on this week. Probably Thursday, after I’ve got back from work and the piles of client correspondence and e-mail that has been collecting in my… read full entry »

This comment was not left by me. If you want to link-drop, at least have the balls to use your own name, idiot.

I originally wrote this as an ‘Asides’ but as I’ve had chance to catch up on a few blogs and see the fuss this is causing I thought I’d chuck in my tuppence worth properly. Seems like on the 26th October, Google did a toolbar PageRank update. A few big names in blogging have been… read full entry »

Apart from being incredibly relieved because I now have a week off work to chill out and forget about e-mail problems, deadlines etc, I have also been quite anxious because today Hex was booked in for de-noodling. For those that don’t live in the world of Jem, it’s otherwise known as neutering or castration. ;)… read full entry »