Monthly Archives: February 2007

Update on ADSL

Posted on 26/02/2007 by admin

I have written about the performance of ADSL ( or broadband as this connection is commonly referred ). I am particularly concerned that often people sign up to services from which they expect to get “up to 8 Meg” etc….. … Continue reading →

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Fraserburgh Art!!!

Posted on 25/02/2007 by admin

I have mentioned this before! I came across a reference to art in Fraserburgh and wrote about it a few posts earlier. However, when I visited Fraserburgh to day I took my camera with me and recored it myself. The … Continue reading →

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How did the mystery weekend go?

Posted on 21/02/2007 by admin

Well it was a really fine weekend. First surprise was that we were traveling in a Grand Voyager. Comfort for all six passengers. The above pic was taken at the summit of Glenshee not far from the Ski Centre. The … Continue reading →

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Mystery holiday

Posted on 15/02/2007 by admin

Well, Here I am sitting at home on the Thursday morning having a light breakfast! This is unusual for me as I would usually be some where in the central belt – but this is a special weekend. Its the … Continue reading →

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Art at Fraserburgh harbour

Posted on 12/02/2007 by admin

My first summer job when still a school pupils was to work as a ships painter at Fraserburgh harbour. I was reminded on this when I came across the following web page Click Here to see some art from Fraserburgh … Continue reading →

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CPT Fraserburgh – Factory

Posted on 12/02/2007 by admin

My last post set of on a Google quest to see what had happened to the Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Company. I found the following link which take you to the Fraserburgh Heritage Centre where there is an exhibit of the … Continue reading →

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"One hand for you and one for your master"

Posted on 12/02/2007 by admin

As I left the office tonight, I had a conversation with a colleague. I thought that she seemed to be rather stressed. I related the following story. When a student I worked during my summer holidays in various engineering factories … Continue reading →

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To Skype or not to Skype

Posted on 12/02/2007 by admin

I had cause to look into Skpye in a little more detail recently. There is no doubt that this is one of the real success stories of recent time. The growth in use of the product certainly demonstrated that people … Continue reading →

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Web publishing from home

Posted on 01/02/2007 by admin

I have been having a discussion with a colleague about setting up a web server on a home LAN. I have done this and thought it might be useful to record the main configurations needed. My router is also a … Continue reading →

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