WINDOWS 8
WINDOWS 8 When I first tried using Windows 8, I wrote “Don’t worry, I’m not going to do a page about Windows 8. That would be like trying to train goldfish to herd sheep. Microsoft has lost the plot, so here’s a few random pictures and links” But over time Windows 8 computers became increasingly […]
WINDOWS 7
WINDOWS XP
WINDOWS 2000
WINDOWS 2000 2000 was well designed, stylish, and worked well with old computers. It wasn’t as full of annoying security and pop ups as 7, and the default install was mostly OK so you didn’t have to spend much time setting it up. Contrary to popular myth most recent programmes can run on it, and […]
PEAK OIL
Another con-job, but more confusing than global warming Up until around 2005 I believed some of the peak oil stuff myself. Many years ago I read “Small is Beautiful” by EF Schumacher (1973), and that book had influenced my thinking. But later I came to realise that “peak oil”, just like “global warming”, “the war […]
VITAMIN C
Megadose Vitamin C therapy A book that provides a great introduction is “Vitamin C the Real Story” by Steve Hickey and Andrew Saul Another really good book is “Primal Panacea” by Thomas Levy An excellent one of the original books by Linus Pauling is “How to live longer and feel better” (1986) More information is […]
COFFEE – THE ARTIFICIAL ENERGY YOU PAY FOR LATER IN FULL
Americans drink over one hundred and forty-six billion cups of coffee per year. Coffee plays a prominent role in the culinary and cultural landscape of the US and many other countries. Whether imbibed in the form of endless watery refills at greasy-spoon breakfast joints, or as a custom latte grabbed on the way to work, […]
VEGAN FREE CARROTS
MEATY CARROTS ARE A BIG HIT A Welsh butcher is selling meaty ‘carrots’ made with minced pork because he is so fed up with vegans naming food after meat, and they are a huge hit with customers. Tom Samways, 36, from Cardigan, Wales, used pork mince to make the ‘carrots’, his recipe is finished off […]


