Hosting Woes
Background Back in September, I wrote an article about moving this very blog from blogger.com to self hosted wordpress. I recommended Letshost hosting in Ireland because I had used them before. Well, recently I was
Eau de vie in Cognac
We left Saint-Émilion on a beautiful Wednesday morning and headed north for less than two hours to get to Cognac. We arrived at lunch time so headed to a supermarket to grab some bread and
The Rolling Vineyards of Saint-Émilion
We left San Sebastian on a wet and miserable Monday morning. It was even a little chilly due to the rain. I had high hopes for the Bordeaux region of France which is known for
Avoiding Pointless Pintxos in San Sebastian
Walking around the streets of the old town in San Sebastian, you can't help but wonder about the whole pintxo thing. They are everywhere, almost every bar is packed full of plates of random pieces of
Migrating From Blogger to WordPress
Last week, I decided to move this blog from Blogger to Wordpress. Here's the thing, I have been using Blogger on my main blog (taleofale.com) since 2008 and have thought about migrating to full
IT as Portrayed in Movies and Television
Why is it that in movies and TV shows, the hacking or general IT stuff is so diabolically bad? Is it too much to ask producers or whoever is in charge of this sort of
What’s With Walking Poles?
Perhaps it's just my ignorance on the subject but these seem like the most pointless thing ever to me. What are they for? The only use I can determine for walking or hiking poles is
Bored at Work Experiments
Tick tock, tick tock. Time moves ever slowly towards 5pm when you have nothing to do in work. I might as well be that bored kid looking out the window, hoping that the rain will
Phantom of the Opera
I have loved the music from Phantom of the Opera since I was a teenager and in particular, the Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford renditions. In fact, I have most of Sarah's albums as well as