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Not sure whats going on with TextAmerica when using Mozilla 0.7. I created a Moblog earlier on today (http://markallans.textamerica.com) for use with Sarah and my new UK website (http://uk.markallanson.net/). Any TextAmerica webpage that is longer that one screen has no scroll bars and does not allow you to scroll. Is it just me that is experiencing this behaviour?
Seems to work fine if I fire up IE though.
I have moved all travel / UK related stuff over to a new weblog co-authored by both Sarah and Myself. If you just want to keep track of what we are doing in the UK, then the best place to check would be the weblog Sarah and Mark in the UK. I will not be posting any more travel related stuff to this weblog.
So, i will repeat this, for anyone only wanting to check out travel related stuff, things written by both Sarah and Myself, then you should visit http://www.markallanson.net/uk.
Here it is, a photo gallery of the new flat.
Sarah and I are heading down to Devon this afternoon. Hope everyone has a great Xmas and New Year. Don't expect any posts from me until at least the 29th.
Seeya!
I just downloaded and installed WinAmp 5.01, in an effort to compare CPU usage with iTunes. iTunes uses (on average) a ghastly 15-20% of CPU when playing my ripped tracks (Ripped in iTunes), WinAmp on the other hand uses (on average) about 5-7% of CPU). This is on a 1.2Ghz Pentium-M CPU with 384mb RAM.
Here is the contact information for the new place:
Home Address
First Floor Flat
11a Marine Avenue
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex, SS0 7PS
England
Phone Numbers
My Mobile Number: (44) 0796 333 1616
New Home Number: (44) 01702 354 133
Remember if calling from international, you need to drop the zero's on the front.
I have put up a new photo gallery showing pictures of the room(s) that Sarah has been living in for the last 2 months. Pretty small stuff!
On another note, I have moved into our new flat. Theres been a lot of lifting, a lot of shifting, a lot of cleaning and a lot of mopping, but its finally beginning to look like a home. I will take some photos of the place soon and put them online. We have a fully stocked kitchen, but are still without much furniture, we went to IKEA to buy some stuff but they were sold out of /everything/ that we wanted to order (A sofa, bed and armchair), so we are going to have to wait for the new year before putting in any furniture.
Here are our movements over the xmas / new years break(s).
Now -> Wed 24 @ 4pm, At home
Thursday 25th -> Sunday 28th, Down south in Devon with my family for Xmas
Monday 29th -> Wednesday 31st, At Home
Thursday 1st -> Sunday 4th, Down south in Devon for my cousins (Victoria) Wedding.
I will put up a photo gallery of the new appartment before we leave.
If you read my last post regarding Intellisense makes you lazy, the test in question was for Accenture website (UK Website) Technology Solutions. I was required to do a .NET test online to gauge my .NET knowledge. Seeings as I didn't hear back from Accenture I was resigned to the fact that I had been passed over for a position, so you can imagine my surprise to get a phone call from Accenture's HR Department (whilst driving a hire car through busy UK peak hour traffic, no less) requesing a first round telephone interview.
I've been doing prep work for the interview this morning, reading the Accenture website (UK Website) etc. I have no idea what the aim of the interview is, whether its to gauge my personality or technical ability (which I would think is not easy to do over the telephone).
Wish me luck!
I just completed an online technical assessment for a job that I recently applied for using .NET technologies. One thing that I have learnt from the test is that Intellisense makes you lazy. The test asked some quite specific questions regarding individual classes that I couldn't remember purely because Intellisense in a way removes the need to remember specifics about individual classes.
Needless to say I'm not confident with my test results. I will find out soon enough.
I'm extremely dissapointed that Justin Wilson was not signed to Jaguar Racing for the 2004 Formula 1 season. It seems like a raw deal to me, Leaving Minardi mid-season to join Jaguar after the dumping of Antonio Pizzonia, then left high-and-dry by Jaguar Racing for the 2004 season.
I hope he finds another ride for the 2004 season, though I doubt he will be able to find one.
Droool.. Can my budget stretch this far??? :)
Here is a gallery of wallpaper quality pictures, and here is the best picture. If you are in the UK, grab a copy of this months Fast Car magazine for a feature on an awesome modded one.
I decided that for Sarah's birthday in December that I would book us into Jamie Oliver's Restaurant, Fifteen. Can you beleive that they are totally booked out for dinner until the end of January 2004! (See at the bottom of the page)
Time to think of somewhere else to go.
If you are between 16 and 25 (inclusive) and living in the UK and havent heard of the Young Persons Railcard then make yourself aware and get one. 1/3 savings on travel throughout the UK, it costs 18 pounds for the card but its worth its weight in gold, its going to save me about 759 pounds on an annual travelcard from westcliff-on-sea station through the to the underground, plus it saves me 20 pounds every time I travel from london to devon. Bargain!. Check it out.
After sifting through some absolutely terrible flats and houses, Sarah and I have finally decided on a place to live. It is in Westcliff-on-Sea, an area roughly equivalent to a suburb, just west of Southend-on-Sea. We are near the sea front, although not with a sea view. Time to walk to the beach would most probably average about 5 minutes as you have to go down a long flight of steps and a path to reach it. The beach isn't much to speak of anyway, its not white sand, just grey sand (maybe even shells / pebbles, we haven't ventured onto the beach yet).
There are some movie theatres about 5 minutes walk away, a number of hotels and pubs within 5-10 minutes walk away (in fact the nearest pub would be about 30 seconds walk to the end of the street away, but its inside a hotel so i'm not counting that one :) ) . We are about 5-10 minutes walk from the Westcliff train station so the commute into London shouldn't be too hard, just expensive :(.
The flat is a first floor flat, with cedar wood flooring through the hallway and living room, bathroom, kitchen (with included washer/dryer, fridge/freezer), large sunken master bedroom and reasonable sized second bedroom, so if anyone wants to visit, you're most welcome! The flat is recently renovated as well so everything looks brand new and is in excellent condition.
I have also added a new photo gallery in the pictures section, under United Kingdom, 2003. I took a trip to Windsor Castle after a mistake with Air Emirates cargo division left me with a hire car for a day and nothing to use it for. I did a tour of the castle and got to view the state rooms inside. Amasing stuff.
Stay tuned for some pictures of the house over the coming weeks. We should be able to move into the flat in 2-3 weeks time, hopefully before xmas.
On another note, I changed the pictures gallery around so its a bit easier to navigate, the picture narrative is now at the top of the screen, and navigation buttons have been placed at the top to. Look out for more changes to make it a bit easier in the coming weeks.
I know how frustrating it is to find good quality free fonts, but if you are into typewriter style fonts, and want to browse about 300 different types from old style broken typewriters to the just plain wierd typewriter then check out the Free Typewriter Fonts Website. I have been sitting on this link for about 12 months but only just figured it might be helpfull for others. The typewriter style font I use on this website is 1942 Report.