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Archive for June, 2008

MySQL search and replace

Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in web, work | No Comments »

It's something that can have you pulling your hair out in frustration but the solution is so simple. Finding (and replacing) text in your MySQL database tables has almost become a past time of mine recently, converting a foreign database into ...

Say “nr” to HP Sauce!

Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in entertainment, me | 1 Comment »

This was something I wanted to write about a while ago now but for some reason, never got round to it.  In case you missed possibly the biggest news to rock the UK food industry since they stopped making Wispa ...

No town centre fun for Peterborough

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in peterborough | No Comments »

The results of the Peterborough ET's recent night life survey is in and the results aren't that surprising when it sometimes feels that the only people that are vocal with their opinions are those that don't really have anything good ...

Wiked Curry

Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Posted in curry monster | 2 Comments »

Spotted on the wall outside my local curry takeaway was this witty retort to what looks like anti-meat protesting. I wonder why with a city, country and world where millions of people are happily munching away on pieces of lamb, ...

Happy Birthday Peterborough.net

Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in peterborough | 1 Comment »

It seems only yesterday when I first stumbled on the Peterborough.net community website and forums, sitting in my shared student house in Oxford, most probably eating a chicken kebab from the nearby Oxford Kebab House (in Headington if you were ...

Drinking Mojitos at CoCo Peterborough

Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in peterborough | No Comments »

Getting a cheap drink in Peterborough is easy, but getting a good drink in a venue with a bit of atmosphere has until recently been a bit more of a challenge.  In a town full of clone bars like Yates/Weatherspoons, ...

More petrol vs diesel

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in automotive | 1 Comment »

A couple of days ago I wrote about the increasing cost of fuelling a car and whether the petrol / diesel price difference really is worth it any more. Since then I've spotted an article by Autocar magazine stating that the ...