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An email to Dell Customer Services

Hi, I'm emailing as suggested to provide feedback on the customer service I received when I called in last week (Friday 9th April). The issue I had was that a laptop I had ordered was delivered DOA (I was unable to power up or charge the laptop). I went through some technical tests with the advisor (Priyanka) and she…

'Song For Someone' Lyrics

I can't stand the feelings Running, jumping screaming 'round my head Everything stops in a moment Taking in the weight of what he said Every step I take leads back to you Every second I wait doesn't bear to losing you I don't think I ever told you Just how grateful I was for you Three years gone, it seems so long…

A letter to Orange Customer Services

<div>Hi,</div><p /><div>A couple of weeks ago (14th) I called in to Orange to ask for some information about the Dolphin 30 package with the HTC Hero after having looked at it on your website. The deal was £24.46/month for 24 months with 600 minutes, umlimted texts and 500Mb/month internet…

Chilli Con Carne

This makes quite a dry chilli, perfect for use in wraps or with nachos. Ingredients 2 large onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 heaped teaspoon hot chilli powder Olive oil, for frying 500g good quality lean beef mince 1 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp dried oregano ½ tsp dried marjoram 400g tin…

painting the house red

After waiting patiently for the new Redhouse website to get launched, it seems to (again) not work in Firefox and is built soley using Flash. You can see it here: www.redhouseweb.net. So, I thought I’d have a shot at building a CSS based version myself and see if I can get myself into the search rankings. You can have…

Converting Access Database to MySQL

This was something that I was struggling to find decent info on but eventually managed to get it working. So, here’s how to do it: 1. Create your database in MySQL Open up MySQL Front or whatever MySQL administration software you use. Add a new database (in MySQL Front, right click on the data list on the left hand…

BBC’ed (again)

Got another picture published on the BBC website. This time it’s of Starstudded78 at the last My First Cult gig at the Palace Theatre in Killie. Now I just need to try and get a 3rd pic on there…

Missed

In just over 3 weeks, I’ve lost two of my family - my Uncle Danny and my papa. It’s not really sunk in yet that I’ll not get to speak to either of them again but I’m sure it will in time. I feel sad about it all, of course, but, looking at these photos, I keep remembering all the good times we had - trips to the…

web design for bands

That’s me launched a new site to try and generate some business to, in turn, allow me to eat and fund my lust for gadgets. The site is aimed at unsigned bands in particular but is open to anyone. The site’s at www.webdesignforbands.co.uk if you want to take a look.

final countdown

The last couple of weeks have been half blurred with working on the My First Cult website. Still a bit hit and miss on whether it’ll be ready to go live on Friday but here’s hoping. It’s a massive project so will be quite chuffed if I manage to pull it off by myself. I’ve even manged to resist the urge to play some…