Musings & Rants

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 reading something a bit closer to the English language. If you use a frontend [...]

After what seems like forever, quite possibly the multi-format game of the year is here! The hugely anticipated, new instalment in the ground-breaking Grand Theft Auto series has landed and is going to be the game to tear gamers away from Call of Duty 4.

Historially, public holidays in Britain are called “Bank Holidays” as they are days when banks are officially closed and therefore (traditionally) other businesses would close as they could not operate. Bank and Public Holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland The expected dates of bank and public holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern [...]

Since my earlier post on Willie Harcourt-Cooze’s chocolate exploits proved so popular I thought it would be appropriate to post up some of the recipes mentioned in the Channel 4 TV show including the much sought-after, Venezuelan Black Chocolate truffles! All of these Venezuelan Black recipes are currently available on the Channel 4 website, however [...]