Year: 2006

  • The world’s happiest country is Denmark

    If you live in Denmark, count yourself as highly fortunate – it has the highest satisfaction with life rating of any country in the world, according to research data from Adrian White, analytic social psychologist at the University of Leicester…

  • TOTP tunes out

    Nostalgia ruled last night as I watched the very last Top of The Pops on BBC2 which we get here on cable TV. The one-hour special included clips from rock legends who were in the shows during the last four…

  • Why the French blog

    The French distinguish themselves, both statistically and anecdotally, ahead of Germans, Britons and even Americans in their obsession with blogs, says the International Herald Tribune. More than three million internet users, or more than 12 percent of those online in…

  • Upgrade to WordPress 2.0.4

    Version 2.0.4 of the WordPress blog platform was released yesterday. I’m planning to upgrade this blog to this latest version during the weekend. Apologies in advance if, for a short time during your visit, you see odd things or some…

  • Thanks for the memory, Dell

    I wrote the other day about my great experience with Dell. I mentioned how impressed I was with their service re my recent order for a memory upgrade. As I mentioned in that post, delivery of the order was delayed…