Tue 9 May 2006
If you wanted to know what PC software you really need, this is a good a place to start as any. With the top 100 downloads, not only will it use up your download bandwidth, it’ll get you most of everything that’s either interesting, useful or both!
Anyway, have a look, and see what you might have missed.
100-downloads.com | Top-100 essential downloads of free software & freeware for Windows XP
Sat 6 May 2006
If you’re into Linux (and even if you’re not)Â take a gander at this cool cartoon that expounds its virtues!
Thu 4 May 2006
I’ve been using WordPress to drive my website for a short while now. The ease of use, the ability to customise the page layout, and the great page themes are all fabulous. In addition, there’s a recent feature to add a dynamic sidebar via customisable widgets.
Seeing as how I also use Coppermine to drive my photo album, I decided to create a very simple widget to display a random image from the Coppermine in the sidebar.
To get hold of the widget, and to get updates, go to my widgets page.
Mon 1 May 2006
Google have released yet another great program – this time for simple (and not so simple) design and layout of 3D ideas – a sort of laymans CAD, but easy to use. It’s called SketchUp and it’s available for free – take a look!
Tue 25 Apr 2006
If there’s one thing a girl likes, it’s a bit of public space to play in. Especially if it goes round and round or up and down. If fact, just about anything that can be thought of as a baby style fun park!
Tue 25 Apr 2006
Originally uploaded by rob_oddy.
Liz and baby Isabelle enjoying lunch. It’s always nice to cath up with some old friends (and some new little ones!) even if only fo a sort while.
Thu 6 Apr 2006
Laura is rapidly heading for her first birthday. That means we’re preparing for an invasion of the small, and moving all breakable objects further out of reach. Expect chaos and mahem – will therefore have a late start and then head off to work to avoid the ensuing chaos of the party! As Laura is now table surfing quite happily, I suspect that whatever gifts we put out will be identified and tracked down in ultra-quick time. Anything new in the house is considered fair game, especially if expensive, black or electrical. Brightly coloured plastic just doesn’t cut it with the modern baby I’m afraid.
Fri 20 Jan 2006
I have finally managed to work out how to publish this site’s details on RSS. Just use this link 
http://oddy.net/wordpress/wp-rss.php
Tue 7 Jun 2005
A day in the country. This is what happens when you go away for the weekend. Somebody puts you in a sling, and stands in a field looking for cows.
Mon 2 May 2005
It’s been three weeks now, and apart from the 2am and 5am wake-up calls, it’s not been the complete disaster that we were expecting. As long as you follow the basic rules – feed, clean, regulate – then everything seems to be ok. I suspect we’re basking in an ocean of ignorance, but I’m quite happy to be in bliss for now!
On a side issue, it still feels pretty strange. On occasion, whilst sits down doing something, you’ll look round and discover that an absent minded friend or relation has left a small baby here by mistake – and then the hind-brain kicks in, and says “No your’s silly ”. I’m still looking for the instruction manual that the hospital should have given us; until then we’ll just have to guess….