Well, make you own mind up but as ever, it seems there are plenty of things no-one is acknowledging… Take a look at this post on the EU Referendum site for information. The bottom line: a question as to whether the current government merely wants to introduce road toll charges to bolster the gulf in [...]
Archive for February, 2007
February 22, 2007
POLITICS: The real reason labour are pushing for road tolls?
By benfrain in Personal, RantFebruary 22, 2007
TV: Heroes – the jury is out…
By benfrain in PersonalI read a snippet about this US show a while back in a writing magazine so when I saw that the SCI-FI channel was showing the première this week I decided to check it out. Now, the fact that it was on ‘SCI-FI’ was a little worrying. I assumed the only frequenters to that channel [...]
February 9, 2007
TECH: Always win that auction on ebay
By benfrain in Tech-tipIt’s a common scenario. There is something on ebay you really want. There is no ‘buyitnow’ so there are two possibilities. 1. You stay in for the items final hour as the clock ticks down, poised to make that well timed bid and then shuffle uncomfortably in your chair clicking ‘refresh’ every remaining second to [...]
February 8, 2007
FOOTBALL: England – get some stability in the line up!
By benfrain in Personal, RantHaving watched the Spain Vs England friendly last night (quite rightly won by Spain) it seems obvious to all but McClaren that there needs to be some stability in the squad. McClaren should decide on a formation (4 4 2 would be favourite but whatever), pick a core of 15-16 players and get them playing [...]
February 5, 2007
WRITING: Digital Video tutorial in shops
By benfrain in WritingThe final instalment of my tutorial series on DVD Studio Pro and Compressor for ‘Digital Video Magazine’ should be in the shops now. It’s part 6 of 6 and covers final burning of a project.
February 5, 2007
WRITING: Great TV/film writers podcast
By benfrain in WritingAnyone who is interested (or actually is) writing for TV or film would be well advised to check out the ‘Sam and Jim goto Hollywood’ podcast. It’s been going a couple of years now and follows these two guys who gave up their ‘normal’ lives to try and make it as writers ‘out there’ in [...]
February 4, 2007
TECH: An easy ‘contact us’ script for websites
By benfrain in Tech-tip, Website DesignA lot of folk want a simple ‘contact us’ form for their website. Historically there have been lots of relatively simple CGI scripts that could handle this such as FormMail.pl. However, these have two problems nowadays. Firstly, they are far more complicated than they need to be (the eyes of many novice web masters glaze [...]
