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Written by Tom Beharrell
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Sunday, 22 July 2007 |
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One of the most frequent ways of navigating the web is to search for something on Google, and navigate through the first few links to find the best match to what you're looking for. Frequently this means launching the first link, hitting back, trying the next link, etc. Because pages frequenly have redirects, even the step back to Google can take longer than necessary. I searched for a long time for a way to get a Google search engine running within Firefox's sidebar (on Ubuntu Linux). This used to be built into IE and Mozilla back a few years ago, but seems to be missing from Firefox. There isn't even an extension to get this working. I have finally found a solution. I noticed that bookmarks can be set to open in the side bar. This is a great first step, however Google doesn't present itself very nicely in the sidebar, it's way too bloated with all the advertising and requires lots of horizontal scrolling. Then I remembered the Google Mobile version. This is designed for a small screen, however the downside of this is it converts the pages you link to also into Mobile versions for a small screen. I found the perfect version though, at www.google.co.uk/pda - it presents links cleanly in the sidebar and opens them in their original versions in the main page. So to summarise, create a bookmark (say on your Bookmark Toolbar) to http://www.google.co.uk/pda and hit the checkbox to open it in the sidebar. Then, you can do a Google Search from the sidebar, see all the results and open them one by one into the main window. Perfect! |
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Written by Tom Beharrell
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Tuesday, 27 February 2007 |
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Global warming is a dramatically urgent and serious problem. We don't need to wait for governments to solve this problem: each one of us can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things. It's the only reasonable way to save our planet, before it is too late. Here is a list of 50 simple things that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon: some of them are at no cost, some other require a little investment but can help you save a lot of money, in the middle-long term! |
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Written by Tom Beharrell
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Thursday, 01 February 2007 |
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Railway Centre is one of my new projects. It is a railway community; a social networking forum (web 2.0 or what!  ) that can provide a central focus for the railway enthusiast and preservation movement. Rather than being just 'Yet Another' forum, it is a hub that incorporates functionality similar to Yahoo Groups, but also allows individuals and organisations to have their own areas in the site. These are controlled by each owner or group, and can evolve independently yet retain connections within the site. One unified community! Currently there are sites emerging within Railway Centre for the Met Cam Railcar Group (formerly the 692 Group before the purchase of another vehicle) and the Derby Lightweight Preservation Group. There is also a 2nd generation DMU gallery, containing a unique collection of photographs by Malcolm Clements taken over the past three decades. The Railcar Association is the definitive 1st generation Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) technical resource, and this also sits within Railway Centre. Parts of Railcar.co.uk that are currently difficult to maintain will be transferred into the Railway Centre giving the ability for many people to contribute and help maintain its content - this was not possible with Railcar's original "MS Front Page" localised design. Suggestions for improvements are very welcome, and new people are always encouraged to join in. Visit Railway Centre to find out more! |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 17 February 2007 )
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Written by Tom Beharrell
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Friday, 01 September 2006 |
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In a little-noted article printed in early August in the Armed Forces Journal, a monthly magazine for officers and leaders in the United States military community, retired Major Ralph Peters sets out the latest ideas in current US strategic thinking. And they are extremely disturbing. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 01 September 2006 )
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Written by Tom Beharrell
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Monday, 13 March 2006 |
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It really annoys me that the UK government is trying to expand the airline industry as much as they can, hiding the fact that UK Taxpayers are effectively subsidising airlines to the tune of £300 per person every year [1]. The UK airline industry receives an effective subsidy of £9.2 billion a year [2] because airlines pay no tax on fuel used, virtually no VAT and benefit from duty free. Other taxes such as income tax therefore have to be higher to subsidise the aviation industry. [1] www.foe.co.uk Average calculated thus:- £9.2billion effective subsidy divided by number of UK tax payers, 29million
[2] Aviation Environment Federation report : 'The Hidden Cost of Flying',
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