You’d think that setting yourself up with one of the free mapping api’s from the likes of googlemaps, OpenSpace or Multimap would be a doddle, and I suspect for most people it probably is.  Just submit the url of your website, enter a few details about yourself, tick the old T&C’s box and hey presto, Robert’s [...]

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Seems my local Council is keen to ensure us Council Tax Payer are getting the best possible return on Council-funded Leisure Activities including our local Gyms at Applemore, Lymington, New Milton and Totton.  According to their flyer that was tucked in with the local free paper we can buy 10 month’s membership for the price [...]

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I was intrigued to stumble across the Solent AIS site the other day, which apart from streaming live VHF marine radio traffic from the Solent also provides online live mapping of commercial shipping.  Each of the balloons is clickable to reveal details about the ship with the page updating every 60 seconds so you can [...]

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Ever wondered how many charges you laptop battery has taken during it’s life and/or perhaps you need a clearer indictation of your battery’s  lifespan? Two little freebies that reveal this sort of info in a clearer fashion than your operating system: For Windows users there’s a utility called BatteryBar whilst for OS X users click About This Mac [...]

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