Category: old blogging

I’ve been using FileZilla, an FTP client, and I have to say that I’m very very impressed indeed. Previously, I’ve always used WS_FTP, albeit a very ancient version, and found it to be rugged and reliable. But now that I’m on a PC running Win XP Pro, I thought I should make the effort to upgrade to something more modern (and preferably freeware/shareware). FileZilla is excellent – it has a lovely intuitive interface and seems very easy to use, with all the basic FTP features that I need, plus a whole bunch that I might never use. And it has that other great quality of being a small program.
I know that I don’t normally write about software here, but this is good, so I felt moved to recommend it to you.

radio grayblog fans will be delighted to learn that I’ve started to put my mind to an update of the playlist, with a number of new tracks. Don’t expect anything to happen quickly, just be aware that an update is in the offing.
Mind you, I should really be spending time on PFE’s website.

Really rather good music and video here. via flabber.nl. nsfw.

He disappeared. But he’s back. Vaughan has moved. Update your links. Full details here. Message ends.

Well, the weather forecast was crap – a dismal day was predicted, and at the moment we have blue sky, white fluffy clouds and warm sunshine. The forecast will not have helped our business at the nursery this weekend, as it is our "picnic weekend" when we invite customers to visit the nursery, see our field full of Iris plants and have a picnic on the lawns – an event that is, as I am sure you’ll understand, somewhat weather dependent.
Can’t imagine that the Meteorological Office will compensate us.

Iraqémon.

Beer tonight with Paul F, Kearn, Gary, other Paul, Hamish, Ruth and Lucy.
My thoughts are so far away that you wouldn’t believe.

Having said what I just did about not getting a break, I note from my Nectar points statement that I have enough points for a return flight from Heathrow to Amsterdam. I’m tempted to use it. Sooner rather than later.

It is mad here at the moment. The nursery is featured on the front cover of the magazine of the local newspaper, so it is somewhat busier than normal, although the poor weather has negated some of the positive effect of the publicity. In addition to all that, I’m trying to find time for PFE – as of next week, I’ll be dedicating time to it properly, as I will only be working part time for the nursery.
I really could use a break. I was working until nearly midnight last night, installing software on the laptop (HomeSite, PaintShopPro, Filezilla – all for building and managing PFE’s website) and transferring files from my home desktop (need to do the same here in the office). When I finally went to bed after doing some washing up and sorting out some laundry, I pulled a book off the shelf to read. I woke up at 1am with my face pressed into the page. When I woke up this morning, I’d slept through 40 minutes of Sara Cox (no mean feat!), and felt like the bed was completely enveloping me – it was really hard to get out, I was so tired.
But there is still no chance of a break at the moment, so there’s no sense in moaning about it.

I bet the Nottinghamshire cricketers are cheesed off about this.
UPDATE: Apparently, the BBC automated scorecard system can not cope with the substitution, according to an email I got from BBC Online’s cricket editor, and so Kevin Innes’ maiden century is missing from the Sussex scorecard, which is a shame.