Cheap and convenient phone calls from the UK to the EU

August 8, 2011
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There are many options for cheap phone calls abroad. You can use Internet communicators (like Skype) or “cheap phone call” cards. Both options are very cheap but I find them very inconvenient. In the first option I have to have an Internet connection, in the other one, I have to phone some special number, enter [...]


The advantages of spraining your ankle

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August 7, 2011

Spraining your ankle means you can’t play sport. This is good because sport is pointless and dangerous and must be avoided at all costs. Spraining your ankle means you have more time for activities that do not require walking. These include worthwhile pursuits such as reading the whole Internet, sending silly emails and setting up [...]


Polish trains vs polish airlines on long distance domestic journeys

August 6, 2011
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When you have to travel on a long distance in Poland it is possible that you might scrub your travel plans after realizing how tiresome it can be. Traveling by car is very expensive, traffic jams are a part of polish road system not mentioning the lack of proper motorways. Coaches are not fantastic neither. [...]


Visiting a doctor in the UK

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August 5, 2011

Go here to find a doctor: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/servicesearch.aspx I don’t remember what ID you need to take; I would take all ID cards and proof of home address and of where you work. I’m sure you don’t need all this but best to be safe. When you get there you’ll have to fill in a form [...]


How to choose a laptop

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August 4, 2011

If I were you then I would decide on budget and screen size and then go to www.dabs.com and www.ebuyer.com and the Dixons refurbished site and find all laptops that fit the following criteria: – Made by Asus or Toshiba – Your chosen screensize – Within your chosen budget – At least 2GB RAM – [...]


Happy Russian air assault troops

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August 3, 2011
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Possibly the most bizarre spam email I’ve received. It doesn’t even have a link to click. Why are they happy? Is it the anniversary of their formation? Are they all drunk? Are they about to descend upon us from the skies? This is important.


Versioning databases

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August 2, 2011

I have a create script for the database. The last line in the create script sets the database version (this is stored in the system keys table). The program has a database version constant that has the same value as the version number in the create script. I have an update file per database version [...]


Planing cheap and optimum route for a journey

August 1, 2011
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Cheap? Optimum? Those both words are very relative. Is 50GBP expensive? I would say yes if you have to pay this amount of money for a return train ticket from Worcester, UK to London, but I would say that it is ridiculously cheap if you get return plane ticket to Girona, Spain. Also optimum adjective [...]


Me and the Alexander Technique

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July 31, 2011

Use www.stat.org.uk to find a local teacher and go to a few lessons to see what you think. Mine were £24 for 45mins. Lessons are one to one. My teacher said she did group classes but it was only for people who couldn’t afford proper lessons and they’re nowhere near as effective. The whole lesson [...]