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Covid-19 Test Blues
Earlier this week I received an invitation to have a Covid-19 test and this is my story. For the last couple of months I’ve been logging my symptoms on the Covid-19 App and recently I checked my emails to find an invitation to have a Covid-19 test. … Read the rest
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Fix those post-Christmas blues with an Amazon Kindle eBook freebie and do something positive!
January is always such a bleh month here in the Northern Hemisphere, so to as a change from thinking you should go to the gym or do something that involves going outside, do something worthy and grab yourself copy of Securing Your Email From Prying Eyes.… Read the rest
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A New Book Release: Securing Your Email From Prying Eyes. Book 1 – Using Gpg4win on Windows
You may remember that around 6 months ago I posted a quick how-to for Gpg4win called Protecting your emails from prying eyes. From looking a various comments made around the web, I realised that a lot of people were getting stuck trying to use it. … Read the rest
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Internet News Channels – World Wide Internet TV (WWITV)
During my moseying around the internet looking for interesting TV channels to watch on my travels, I found the Netherlands based World Wide Internet TV (WWITV) website. It claims to list over 300 different internet TV channels that you can watch. … Read the rest
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Internet News Channels Part 7 – Iran’s Press TV
Part 7 of my news stations you can watch while travelling series. This time it’s Iran’s Press TV. Press TV is based in Iran and primarily reports on issues in the Middle East and North Africa with at least half an hour a day of Iranian news.… Read the rest
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Internet News Channels Part 6 – Al Jazeera
This is part 6 of my news stations you can watch while travelling series. This time it’s Al Jazeera Al Jazeera broadcasts from Qatar but you wouldn’t know it. Its focus is the Middle East and they’re probably the best for the range of international news but for domestic news, you’ll be waiting a long time.… Read the rest
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Internet News Channels Part 5 – Japan’s NHK World
Here’s Part 5 of my news stations you can watch while travelling series. Today it’s Japan’t NHK world NHK World is another paid for subscription but it does have a small live broadcast insert on its homepage. If you click on the 512k radio button you’ll get a pop-out that is more viewer friendly.… Read the rest
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Internet News Channels Part 4 – China’s CCTV
Here’s part 4 of my news stations you can watch while travelling series. This time it’s the Chinese broadcaster CCTV. China’s CCTV has changed from an international broadcaster of their domestic rolling news station to creating a US focussed international station. … Read the rest
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Booking your travel using Bitcoins
You may be aware that the virtual currency Bitcoins is becoming more popular as more people use them. There’s at least one pub here in London that takes them (the Pembury Tavern) and The Old Shoreditch Station cafe that also takes them. … Read the rest
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Internet News Channels Part 3 – EuroNews
Here’s the third part of my news stations you can watch while travelling series. This time it’s Euronews. I can’t always get Euronews to play on the app and when it does it doesn’t rotate to landscape view so it’s not as much of a favourite as the others but the range of reporting means it should be on your list to check out. … Read the rest
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Internet News Channels Part 2 – BBC World
BBC world is subscription only, so unless your hotel has it, you won’t be able to have access to it. I’ve always been unhappy that even with a TV licence I couldn’t access it here in the UK. The BBC is the BBC and while it may appear more impartial than other stations, it does toe the government line. … Read the rest
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Travelling Around the World of Internet News Channels
I haven’t been travelling much down the last few months, a couple of daytrips does not a trip make… So since I’m here in London and kicking back in the sunshine, I thought I do a series of posts that run through of the various English language rolling news TV networks that are around.… Read the rest
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Cayova – A new social media site
There’s a new social media site in town and it’s called Cayova. It appears to be based on the Google+ design but has one important difference, it gives you the ability to manage your privacy when visiting websites. It’s UK based and allows you to block the cookies that track your browsing history or you can allow them access and Cayova will charge the companies a fee, part of which it will pass onto you. … Read the rest
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Closing the book
Alexia first stumbled inworld on the 28th of August 2006. Second Life had only been open to free accounts for a couple of months and from the moment she stepped inworld the human behind her has been in turns entranced, frustrated and amazed by what she saw and those she came into contact with. … Read the rest
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Amazon Kindle Freebie Time – The Independent Traveller’s Guide to Tropical Getaways – This weekend only
This weekend, Immersive Digital and Amazon Kindle eBooks give you a chance to download a copy of the Independent Traveller’s Guide to Tropical Getaways for free. The promotion lasts from 8am BST (UK) Saturday 18th May until 8am BST Monday 20th of May and I’d really appreciate some reviews or feedback, either via Amazon or drop me a line here.… Read the rest
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The Independent Traveller’s Guide to Tropical Getaways – out now!
I’ve just had my third eBook published by Immersive Digital Publishing. I didn’t bother telling you about the second because it has nothing to do with travel. The Independent Traveller’s Guide to Tropical Getaways lists my 6 favourite tropical hideouts that I’ve discovered as I’ve been traipsing around the world. … Read the rest
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Get a taste of Cambodian Travel for Free: grab The Independent Traveller’s Guide to Cambodia on Kindle
I’ve just released my first Kindle eBook. It’s called The Independent Traveller’s Guide to Cambodia. It’s a travel guide aimed at independent and solo travellers, whether newbies or old hands. Everyone has one of the big guides like the Lonely Planet or Rough Guide that are packed full of everything you need to know (I have a shelf full of them, I’d never do a major trip without one these days) and this is designed to give you a more personalised look at travelling around Cambodia.… Read the rest
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Musings
Today marks 5 years since I first decided to enter Second Life. This was my first post on the subject all those years ago, at that stage I’d been inworld barely three weeks. Real Life (RL) bands play, people buy land and build houses, become merchants or sell their skills, live happy fulfilling lives… and all of this is true.… Read the rest
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all. I hope your Yuletide season is filled with love and laughter.
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Gallery & Shop Reopening
I’ve been releasing my art under the shop name of The Art Thing for the last 18 months or so and my other non art things under the brand NDC for years, I’ve kept both brand names but now with the redesign they inhabit the same space. … Read the rest
