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January has not been a particularly busy month for internet earnings, I have done a few cassettes and that has yielded about £70, plus a few affiliates and blog posts giving a gross income of around £90, I paid out a little over £6 on postage and paypal fees, hence a total income of £84.52. I have also had a refund of £120 from the water company for overpayment of our direct debit, but in other news, I have lost about £140 on a savings plan (cheque for £120 and statement showing a loss both... Read Full Story

With the weather we are currently having, I have to say that Summer, barbecues and gas grills seem an awful long way away. Nevertheless, it is a good time to start thinking about plans for the garden. Our new (for 2011) garden swing has taken a bit of a pasting over the Winter, so I am already costing up new swing covers for next year. Some of the larger playthings have not weathered particularly well this year, so hopefully we can get away with 'losing' some of them this year - although to... Read Full Story

I guess that New Year is one of the most popular times to think about 'popping the question', I am indeed one of the many who took advantage of New Years Eve (many years ago now..) to get engaged. When it came to the rings or wedding bands , we went for simple traditional gold bands in 18ct gold, but the choice goes far wider than that. Although I don't think I would ever be personally comfortable with a diamond ring for a man, I could quite happily have gone for a 'white gold' ring instead... Read Full Story

The first month has been a busy month for me off-line, and reasonably busy on-line too. I have completed a few cassette to CD conversions, and although paid-posting was very quiet, opportunities are just starting to appear again. I don't 'chase' paid posting as much as I used to, and often don't have time to follow up every opportunity. For that reason, I was excited to hear about 'oxamedia' a service that posts dynamic ads similar to adsense, but after setting it up, I found that the button... Read Full Story

The long drawn-out proceedings finally ended when Beckham signed a two-year extension to his MLS contract at LA Galaxy. Over the next two years, David can apparently expect $15m from The Galaxy, and they will no doubt be happy for him to make himself available for the 2012 Olympics in London. Read Full Story

Although the worldwide economy is experiencing difficulties across all types of industry, some industries such as medical and municipal will often be less effected by economic strictures. The growth in infrastructure may well slow down a little, and a few jobs may be lost, however, in the main, some industries remain relatively unaffected although it is true to say that the armed forces seem to be taking more of a hit that usual at the moment in terms of 'rationalisation' and consequently... Read Full Story

This year, my daughter was allowed to choose an instrument to play at school. Although I have played piano a little in the past, I was hoping she would choose acoustic guitar lessons , because guitars are relatively inexpensive and very portable (unlike pianos...). However, she decided to follow in my 'footsteps' and chose piano/keyboard instead. The 'upside' of choosing piano is that I can help her quite a bit in the early stages, but I have not quite given up on the idea that she may... Read Full Story

2012 has so far been a quiet month for online activities, but that is more than made up for by how busy I have been offline with my regular job. It is nice to have a break over Christmas and the New Year, but I could do with a few things that would give me a boost to my Paypal funds... Although I have pretty much decided that the laptop restoring idea is not going to make much profit, I do have a lot of spare parts, some of which I may be able to use to make up a few working laptops with a... Read Full Story

With Thierry Henry back on the bench for Arsenal, the very day after Paul Scholes came out of retirement - The Beckham boys are back in the terraces watching the latest FA cup story unfold, this time to watch Arsenal take on Leeds at the Emirates. Arsene Wenger has also gone public voicing his belief that Beckham could play in the Premier League again like Henry, it was with Arsenal that Beckham trained in one winter break before the World Cup campaign started. Wenger expressed his admiration... Read Full Story

For the modern office, and even for the modern home, document management can be a crucial process. A combination of scanning software and file organisation can help to successfully store and recall documents without needing physical folders with reams of paperwork. My home scanner can produce PDF documents with character recognition which makes searching easier - every document that comes into our home (bills, statements, insurance certificates etc..) are scanned and then destroyed. They are... Read Full Story