Shorticles
Jottings and notes that I have written down quickly because I have not have time to deep dive into the topic to write up one of my articles yet, and thoughts I have had or things I have found that I wanted to share.
I am also recovering posts from my old versions of the site and adding them here. Most are short articles and fit better in here than the main articles section - that‘s everything pre 2023.
Commenting was with Disqus but it all went horribly wrong so for now please ping me comments on Mastodon.
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Sort ordering for your Fathom Analytics accounts
on Tue, Feb 10, 2026 ~ Shorticles Web
How to sort out the order of shortcut keystrokes in Fathom Analytics to suit haow you want them to work -
Alternate main heading and title in 11ty templates
on Sat, Jan 17, 2026 ~ Shorticles Eleventy SEO
I wanted a way to display a h1 tag that was different from my title tag -
Creating Cloudflare redirects
on Wed, Oct 8, 2025 ~ Shorticles Web Eleventy
How to manage redirects on a Cloudflare Pages site using a _redirects file — notes from migrating directory structure in an 11ty build. -
Apple OSX Messages full stops emoticon bug
on Sun, Jun 15, 2025 ~ Shorticles Web Tech
When macOS Messages throws a wobbly—what broke, how to spot it, and the quick fixes that calm the chaos, with a wink for sufferers of Apple’s little quirks. -
11ty Git Commit Messages
on Sat, Dec 14, 2024 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
Stealing Angie's Commit messages for my 11ty needs ensuring that I have a more robust method of tagging my commits so that they can be easily differentiated. -
11ty upgrading node in netlify
on Tue, Oct 15, 2024 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
Simon Cox fixes a failed 11ty build on Netlify by identifying a mismatch in Node versions, updating config settings and documenting the troubleshooting process. -
Newspaper style layout for my content
on Sat, Sep 14, 2024 ~ Shorticles Web Eleventy CSS
Simon Cox experiments with a newspaper-style layout using CSS columns, grayscale filters, and a custom design to replicate the feel of vintage newsprint. -
Home network set up changes
on Sun, Aug 4, 2024 ~ Shorticles Home
Simon Cox details his home network upgrade, replacing powerline adapters with Devolo Magic 2 for better coverage and performance throughout the house. -
The cobbles of Mousehole
on Sat, Jul 13, 2024 ~ Shorticles Web News
Simon Cox shares a scenic view of the charming mythical cobbles of Mousehole, capturing the essence of this picturesque Cornish village in a brief snapshot. -
11ty collections tag links
on Sun, Mar 17, 2024 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
Adding tag links to Eleventy posts for better topic navigation and solving an issue with multiple tags by iterating through them to create proper links. -
Tracking 404 broken links with Fathom Analytics
on Sun, Feb 11, 2024 ~ Shorticles Web Eleventy
How I set up Fathom Analytics to track 404 broken URLs so that I could redirect those links to the correct page. -
Cleaning up the 11ty config
on Sun, Oct 29, 2023 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
Learn how to organize your 11ty config file by creating separate plugin files. Improve maintainability and readability of your Eleventy project structure. -
11ty draft posts
on Fri, Sep 1, 2023 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
Setting a post to draft in 11ty while writing -
Solving a date display issue in 11ty templates
on Fri, Jul 7, 2023 ~ Shorticles Eleventy SEO
Fixed a date display issue in 11ty templates by applying the toDateString to format update dates properly to comply with Google’s sitemap requirements. -
11ty image shortcode best practice
on Tue, Jun 6, 2023 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
Simon Cox outlines how to properly set up and use the 11ty image shortcode, fixing issues with high-res sources, spacing in markdown, and rendering bugs. -
Netlify prerender cache
on Sun, Jun 4, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web SEO
Crawling a newly changed website on Netlify can bring you incorrect cached results! -
Stanton Coach chassis progress
on Tue, May 23, 2023 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Designing a chassis for an OO9 Stanton Coach — weighing up kraft board, etched brass, and 3D printing before settling on the obvious answer. -
Cloudflare Pages error with 11ty build
on Mon, May 15, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web Eleventy
Troubleshoot Cloudflare Pages errors with 11ty. Set Node version in Environment Variables to resolve build failures and deploy successfully now today. -
Interaction to Next Paint, the new Core Web Vital
on Wed, May 10, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web SEO
INP, Interaction to Next Paint is no longer experimental and is due to be included as part of the Core Web Vitals by March 2024. -
Alternative to Google Analytics
on Wed, May 10, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web
Why I switched from Google Analytics to Fathom Analytics — GA4's 16-month data limit was the tipping point, and this indie Canadian tool fills the gap. -
The HTML Neck Tag — Where Should Broken Head Scripts Go?
on Tue, May 9, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web Humour
Poking fun at the mythical HTMLtag—where semantics meet silliness, standards collide with satire, and web nerds nod knowingly at a cheeky non-element. -
Railway Modellers Club site
on Wed, Apr 26, 2023 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Simon Cox introduces myrm.club, a site to showcase model railway layouts with dedicated pages, focusing on discovery and simplified project browsing. -
Lightning Strikes
on Mon, Apr 17, 2023 ~ Shorticles Misc Home
Lightning strikes not far from us knocked out a lot of the villages comms. -
AI making some astonishing leaps
on Thu, Mar 23, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web Tech
A look at AI's rapid progress in early 2023 — ChatGPT-4, Google Bard's live URL access, and Midjourney v5's photorealistic image generation. -
GSC Page with redirect issue
on Wed, Feb 22, 2023 ~ Shorticles SEO
Are you getting a GSC alert 'Page with redirect' where you added a redirect? -
11ty conditional canonical
on Mon, Feb 13, 2023 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
How I created a conditional canonical tag in my 11ty nunjucks base template. -
Making my Stadia controller work on bluetooth
on Thu, Feb 9, 2023 ~ Shorticles Misc Tech
Google Stadia shut down in January 2023, but you can still use the controller — here's how to unlock the Bluetooth for use with any device. -
Remove 404 file from sitemap.xml in 11ty
on Mon, Feb 6, 2023 ~ Shorticles Eleventy SEO
How to remove your 404 file from you mxl sitemap. -
Webmentions
on Sun, Feb 5, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web Eleventy
I have added webmentions to this 11ty build. -
Netlify CMS
on Sat, Feb 4, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web Eleventy
Somehow I have managed to add the Netlify CMS to the site. -
DandD Character Generator
on Sat, Feb 4, 2023 ~ Shorticles Misc
Simon Cox built a D&D character generator in Basic, gradually improving it over the years to enhance gameplay and support his evolving tabletop adventures. -
11ty starter video
on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 ~ Shorticles Eleventy
The video tutorial I started with. -
11ty inline minified css
on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 ~ Shorticles Web Eleventy
Minifying css for 11ty sites. -
Shorts are back
on Thu, Feb 2, 2023 ~ Shorticles SEO Blogging
I have decided to bring back my small blog posts that I previously called Shorts. -
Uploading images outside of Perch CMS default resource directory
on Fri, May 11, 2012 ~ Shorticles Web
Moving images outside of Perch default folder - how I did it… -
Aperture tidy up
on Mon, Jan 2, 2012 ~ Shorticles Misc Tech
I spent some of the weekend tidying up my photos in Aperture. -
ExpressionEngine custom log-in page
on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 ~ Shorticles Web
How I customised the ExpressionEngine log-in page for a more on-brand experience. -
I never met Steve Jobs
on Thu, Oct 6, 2011 ~ Shorticles Misc Tech
My thoughts and reflections on the influence of Steve Jobs on me. -
Preventing deep linking
on Tue, Nov 9, 2010 ~ Shorticles Web
Why preventing deep linking is both technically misguided and bad for the web — exploring the W3C's position and the real reasons IT teams panic about it. -
Brighton Model world
on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Loxley Barton Falls narrow gauge layout heads to Brighton Model World, 15–17 February at the Brighton Centre — four 009 layouts on show. -
Bachmann re-motoring kit
on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Fitting Nigel Lawton's Bachmann re-motoring kit — straightforward instructions, fiddly soldering, and the worm removal that broke two jewellers' screwdrivers. -
Withywindle mill wins ExpoNG Pizza challenge
on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 ~ Shorticles Withywindle Modelling
Withywindle mill won the ExpoNG Pizza challenge. -
Withywindle mill in Narrow Gauge Modeller December 2007
on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 ~ Shorticles Withywindle Modelling
Withywindle mill in Narrow Gauge Modeller December 2007. -
Loxley Barton Falls at The Norwood Club show
on Sun, Nov 11, 2007 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
The 009 model railway Loxley Barton Falls made an appearance at the 2007 Norbury & South London Transport Club's exhibition on the 10th and 11th November. -
Loxley Barton in Narrow Gauge World!
on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Loxley Barton made an appearance in Narrow Gauge World!. -
Amberley 2007
on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Loxley Barton made an appearance at Amberley 2007. -
Withywindle Mill progress
on Wed, Jun 27, 2007 ~ Shorticles Withywindle Modelling
Early progress on the Withywindle Mill narrow gauge layout — landscape built using the FRocks foam and filler technique, with rubberised horsehair hedging. -
Withywindle Mill - the pizza layout
on Thu, Apr 26, 2007 ~ Shorticles Withywindle Modelling
A new layout - Withywindle Mill is a pizza layout, small and round.. -
Japanese L Type industrial locomotive
on Tue, Dec 5, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Recent purchase of a tiny loco from Japan. -
Warley 2006 - Pagham Harbour
on Mon, Dec 4, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Exhibiting Pagham Harbour at Warley 2006 at the NEC — an enormous hall, great operating sequences, and very good company from the Dutch narrow gauge contingent. -
ExpoNG 2006 narrow gauge modelling nirvana
on Sun, Oct 29, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Probably the best narrow gauge modelling show in the world. -
Expo Narrow Gauge 2006 tommorow
on Fri, Oct 27, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Tomorrow is probably the best narrow gauge modelling show in the world. -
Croydon MRS 2006 show
on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Relive the Croydon MRS 2006 show—layouts, loco lore and modelling craft; the bustle, the banter, and that warm whiff of ozone from well-behaved controllers. -
Croydon MRS 2006 show 7th and 8th October
on Tue, Oct 3, 2006 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Loxley Barton booked for the Croydon MRS 2006 show. -
Ruston Hornsby painted photo
on Mon, Oct 2, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Completion of the Ruston Hornsby project. -
Ruston Hornsby painted
on Sun, Oct 1, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
On the way to completion of the Ruston Hornsby project. -
Ruston Hornsby narrow gauge kit
on Sun, Aug 27, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Completion of the build of the of the Ruston Hornsby project. -
Amberley Museum Railway Steam Gala 2006 — Exhibition Report
on Mon, Jul 10, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling Trips
Exhibiting at the 2006 Amberley Museum Railway Gala — new display stand, switching to Greenwich couplings, and winning the GDNGRS Cubic Challenge. -
Muse Shepherds Bush Empire 28 June 2006
on Fri, Jun 23, 2006 ~ Shorticles Trips Music
I won a pair of tickets to go see Muse at a special fan club only gig at the Shepherds Bush Empire -
You can lead a horse to water...
on Fri, Jun 16, 2006 ~ Shorticles Misc
Last night on the very quite train home (during England’s match) my train was passed by the Brighton Express. -
Content stealing
on Wed, Jun 14, 2006 ~ Shorticles Web
TIs someone stealing your content? You probably don't know. I just read a piece over on Learning Movable Type that sparked this post off. -
Dashes vs Underscores
on Thu, Jun 1, 2006 ~ Shorticles Web SEO
An ongoing debate about whether it is better to use a dash, or hyphen, in a file name or to use an underscore instead. I used the underscore for many years. -
2 ton iron coal wagon
on Tue, Apr 18, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Soldering together the 2 ton iron coal wagon kit by A Knights Work. -
009 Society leaflet from 1990
on Sun, Apr 16, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Just dug up an old 009 Society leaflet I picked up from Imrex 90 - 16 years ago! -
ExpoNG site now live
on Mon, Mar 20, 2006 ~ Shorticles Modelling
Expo Narrow Gauge site now live. -
Building a Narrow Gauge Water Tower Using Scaloox Blocks
on Sun, Feb 19, 2006 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Building a narrow gauge water tower using the Scaloox modular stonework system — a first test of this brittle but flexible kit-building method. -
Javascript SymWinOpen function pain
on Fri, Dec 23, 2005 ~ Shorticles Web
This one really bugged me. I was trying to validate some code I had uploaded to a staging area on a site and it would not validate back on my PC running CSE HTML Validate. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Picture in Railway Modeller
on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Loxley Barton Falls featured in Railway Modeller, Narrow Gauge World January–February issue, and the 009 Society's 009 News magazine. -
Itsu bean and hijiki lunch roll
on Tue, Nov 8, 2005 ~ Shorticles Misc Life
This year I have been eating a lot more Japanese food - mainly because I really like it but also because its good quality food. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Finished model photos
on Sat, Oct 29, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Simon Cox shares final photos of the Loxley Barton Falls layout before ExpoNG 2005, capturing the moody, industrial Victorian tone he envisioned for the model. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Winner Cubic Challenge Expo Narrow Gauge 2005
on Sat, Oct 29, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Exhibiting Loxley Barton Falls at ExpoNG 2005 Cubic Challenge. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Showing at ExpoNG today
on Sat, Oct 29, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Exhibiting Loxley Barton Falls at ExpoNG 2005. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 07
on Tue, Oct 11, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Locomotive No. 07 for Loxley Barton Falls — a freelance Hunslet 2-6-2 based on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway loco rescued from Sierra Leone. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Waterfall and stream detailing added
on Sun, Oct 9, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Building out the waterfall and stream on loxley Barton Falls. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 06
on Sun, Oct 2, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
The sixth narrow gauge kit I built. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Lock Gate in place
on Sun, Oct 2, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
This weekend I have finished painting the lock gates. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 05
on Thu, Sep 29, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
The fifth narrow gauge kit I obtained. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 04
on Thu, Sep 29, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
The forth narrow gauge kit I started. -
Loxley Barton Falls progress photo gallery
on Tue, Sep 27, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling Gallery
A photogallery of progress of my 009 layout. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 03
on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
The third narrow gauge kit I built. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 02
on Sat, Aug 20, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
The second narrow gauge kit I built. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 01
on Sat, Aug 20, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
The first narrow gauge kit I built many years ago. -
Loxley Barton Falls - A new 009 layout
on Sat, Aug 20, 2005 ~ Shorticles Loxley Modelling
Follow my progress modelling a 009 narrow gauge railway exhibition layout built for the 2005 ExpoNG Cubic Challenge. -
rel nofollow suits commerce users of Google
on Fri, Jan 21, 2005 ~ Shorticles SEO Blogging Web
Commercial users of Google have finally been given a way to reduce the amount of Blogs clogging up their search results. -
Happy new Year 2005
on Sat, Jan 1, 2005 ~ Shorticles misc
Paula and I celebrated the new year by ourselves, first time ever I think and a good experience! Just after midnight we went out to the back of the garden to watch all the fireworks around Croydon. -
Earthquake Tsunami donations
on Fri, Dec 31, 2004 ~ Shorticles Life News
When Paula and I were in New Zealand in November there was an earthquake of 7.2 offshore to the SW in the Tasman sea. The Boxing Day tsunami that followed was devastating. -
Radford Wallis pedicure
on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 ~ Shorticles Life
I just received a tube through the post at work from a company called Radford Wallis. Thing is I don't recall having ever dealt with them so my suspicions were aroused. -
Muse Earls Court 20th December 2004
on Mon, Dec 20, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
We are off with our good friends Liz and Chris to see Muse at Earls Court tonight - they are supported by SoulWax and the Zutons! -
The gym towel saga
on Thu, Dec 9, 2004 ~ Shorticles Life Humour
Very recently I decided that I should start going to the gym again as I was getting a little tubby here and there - and promptly got embroiled in a towel saga. -
Parking Mad
on Sun, Dec 5, 2004 ~ Shorticles Croydon Opinion
I'm hardly back for a few minutes and I discover that in my absence the Croydon Parking issue has raised its ugly head again. -
Around the world in 18 days - images
on Sat, Dec 4, 2004 ~ Shorticles Trips Gallery
I have finally got all of our Around the World in 18 days trip photographs online. They are split into four albums - Los Angeles, Fiji, New Zealand and Singapore. -
Home
on Thu, Dec 2, 2004 ~ Shorticles Trips
We're home! Just been round the world in 18 days. Shattered but happy and very very chilled. Paula and I will be doing a full write up of our travels through LA, Fiji, New Zealand and Singapore. -
Vote Oscar on Rock School
on Fri, Nov 12, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
Those outside of London may not have heard of my favourite radio station XFM. The breakfast show's Christian O'Connell has organised a competition for under 18s to send in covers of songs. -
Veterans of a fucked-up world
on Thu, Nov 11, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
The Dead Milkmen are rehearsing for the forthcoming Dave Schulthise tribute concerts in Philadelphia. Dean sent me links to a citypaper.net article about their rehearsals. -
New comment spam technique
on Tue, Nov 9, 2004 ~ Shorticles Blogging Web
I had recently been getting some odd comments to this site and it's not just me - Ben and Dave have as well. I checked out the domains and there are no websites and no clues from the registrations. -
UI9 + 2
on Sun, Nov 7, 2004 ~ Shorticles Blogging Web
Getting nice and silly now! -
Texas Holdem Poker casino betting spam
on Sat, Nov 6, 2004 ~ Shorticles Blogging Web
I got comment spammed a lot today by someone trying to promote their Texas Holdem Poker casino site. I spent 10 minutes dealing with the spam that was trying to boost their search rankings. -
The 2004 USA elections
on Wed, Nov 3, 2004 ~ Shorticles News
There is loads of web coverage this year of the US election so I will pick out a few British feeds in the hope that those in the USA will read some balanced reporting. -
Silktide Sitescore website test
on Fri, Oct 29, 2004 ~ Shorticles Web Standards
I reported the link to Sitescore at Silktide yesterday and wanted to do a fuller report today having been through the service a little more. -
Google world word domination plans
on Wed, Oct 27, 2004 ~ Shorticles Web
Just had an email from Google telling me that they are adding a new service into the search engine - you will now be able to search inside printed books. -
Around the world in 18 days
on Tue, Oct 26, 2004 ~ Shorticles Trips
I surprised Paula last night with a little present for her birthday in November. We are off to LA, Fiji, New Zealand and Singapore for a holiday. -
Feedburner
on Sun, Oct 24, 2004 ~ Shorticles Blogging Web
I have just added my RSS feed to Feedburner because of the amazing variety of options it allows for feeds. -
Shaun of the Dead
on Wed, Oct 13, 2004 ~ Shorticles Film
I purchased Simon Pegg's Shaun of the Dead on Monday night and Paula and I watched it last night. I really wanted to go and see this at the cinema. -
Train times blog
on Tue, Oct 12, 2004 ~ Shorticles Blogging Web
I have decided to add a second side blog to the site. This one is about my daily train journeys to Canary Wharf and back. -
Google bares one at me!
on Wed, Oct 6, 2004 ~ Shorticles Humour
I use Google Alerts quite a bit, a most excellent tool, but today I had reason to change one of them from 'as it happens' to 'daily report' - I was getting too many alerts on one particular subject. -
All iPod owners are thieves
on Tue, Oct 5, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech News
Barmy Steve Ballmer from Microsoft has decided to shorten his stay on planet sensible by claiming that all iPod owners are thieves. -
Vodaphone trying to put a mast in South Croydon
on Wed, Sep 15, 2004 ~ Shorticles Opinion Croydon
So why do Vodaphone need to put a mobile telephone mast at South Croydon Railway Station? Everyone I know gets a good signal from Vodaphone in the area. -
Brandchannel interbred
on Thu, Sep 9, 2004 ~ Shorticles Opinion Web Standards
Recently brandchannel.com reviewed a commercial web site that I have spent the past five years dramatically improving. The site now conforms to WAI AA standards and is fully CSS driven. -
2004 Annual Garden Party
on Sun, Aug 29, 2004 ~ Shorticles Gallery Garden Home
It is 1pm and in two hours our annual Garden party starts. We have nearly everything ready and Paula has just gone to get the food. -
CSS Cookbook
on Tue, Aug 24, 2004 ~ Shorticles Reading CSS
CSS Cookbook by Christopher Schmitt arrived yesterday and I plowed through it last night. This is a good book that will appeal to both new CSS dabblers and hardened cynics alike. -
Branson abseils down Canary Wharf tower
on Tue, Aug 24, 2004 ~ Shorticles News
I have just spotted Richard Branson abseiling down the North East corner of Number 1 Canada Square - the Tower with the pointy roof at Canary Wharf. -
Commenting fixed on this site
on Wed, Aug 18, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech Blogging Web
Earlier on today I realised that I had not got around to finishing off the commenting on this site properly. I had fallen asleep at the keyboard one night and forgotten to finish what I was doing. -
Secret Ying Yang club
on Tue, Aug 17, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech Web Standards
I noticed something interesting when I was using Bloglines this morning - both Eric Meyer's site and Mark Pilgrim's use the same favicon. Is it like a secret mark of the web standards in-crowd? -
Web Developer Firefox extension
on Mon, Aug 16, 2004 ~ Shorticles CSS Web
If you design and build websites, one of the best reasons for changing your browser to Firefox is the Web Developer extension developed and provided free by Chris Pederick. -
Lost in translation
on Mon, Aug 16, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech Blogging Web
In the last build of my Blog I had a side panel that allowed users to translate the entire site into a number of languages. The idea was that I could reach out to more people. -
burningcar.net spamming my site
on Fri, Aug 13, 2004 ~ Shorticles Opinion Blogging Web
Someone has tried to post a comment on my site that was a full html advert for some kids micro scooters - essentially a site map of burningcar(dot)net sitting inside my comments. -
Meme too! or Count meme in!
on Wed, Aug 4, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech Blogging Web
There's an interesting experiment going on to test how ideas (memes) zip around the internet. The idea is to post a blog entry and get others to post the same entry. -
Meme 2 - get your blog up those charts
on Wed, Aug 4, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech Blogging Web
Nova Spivack has produced a second version of his Meme project already. If you are reading this and have a blog please do join in. -
Everest gets 6 inches higher, on average
on Wed, Aug 4, 2004 ~ Shorticles Humour News
It looks like researchers have discovered that the lack of oxygen suffered by climbers at altitude can be counteracted by Viagra - hence the cheeky headline. -
The Bug - digital radio
on Thu, Jul 29, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music Tech
I bought a Bug digital radio last night and it's fab! Excellent sound quality, great reception and a brilliant little design. -
Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi on DVD
on Thu, Jul 29, 2004 ~ Shorticles Film
I pre ordered Zatoichi a while back and we watched it last night. Paula was not sure she wanted to see this film but ended up thoroughly enjoying it. It's about a legendary blind sword master. -
USA cheat strips team of Olympic gold
on Mon, Jul 19, 2004 ~ Shorticles News
Those naughty athletes are up to their tricks again! Any little thing to give them that edge so that they are winners at any cost. -
Southern Electric - Broadband from your socket
on Wed, Jul 14, 2004 ~ Shorticles Opinion Tech
Broadband through your electrical socket! Brilliant! I have been waiting for this for years. But what a terrible user experience I have just had. -
Shitaji-Mado
on Sat, Jul 10, 2004 ~ Shorticles Garden Home
I have finally got around to finishing off the machiai by installing the missing wall complete with a shitaji-mado - a built-in bamboo window lattice. -
How to self spot attention deficiency
on Thu, Jul 8, 2004 ~ Shorticles Humour
Just did a Google on how to self spot attention deficiency because I am worried that I never concentrate on anything for very long normally. -
Site templates
on Tue, Jun 29, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech Web
I have actually spent a little time tonight looking at the site templates and have removed the home page templates temporary table layout having fixed on a CSS layout scheme. -
RMT on strike again
on Tue, Jun 29, 2004 ~ Shorticles Opinion
I see that Bob Crow of the RMT has resigned from the Transport for London Board. What a childish move. How is that going to help his members and the travelling public? -
Urs Meier destroys England's hopes
on Fri, Jun 25, 2004 ~ Shorticles Opinion
Those that read this column regularly will know that I'm more of a rugby fan than football but I do support England when they play big football matches - and last night we was robbed. -
Cracking the Da Vinci Code
on Mon, Jun 21, 2004 ~ Shorticles Reading
I purchased my copy of the Da Vinci Code and then came across Cracking the Da Vinci Code by another Simon Cox - the editor of Paranormal magazine. -
A cliche gone up in smoke
on Sun, Jun 13, 2004 ~ Shorticles Humour
England's dramatic defeat to France in the European Cup has put paid to the old and well worn football phrase 'it's a game of two halves'. -
Hunger Artists - Cruisin' in Zargon
on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
The Hunger Artists have released their near legendary album Cruisin' in Zargon online. -
Zurich Premiership Final 2004
on Sun, May 30, 2004 ~ Shorticles Gallery Trips
I went to English rugby's Zurich Premiership Final with my chums. Excellent day out at Twickenham where there were also three supporting matches. -
Lower Garden Area Re-vamp
on Sun, May 30, 2004 ~ Shorticles Garden Home
There's not been much going on in this area, but since we put out a new raised platform this whole area has come alive for us. -
Albunuelas Spain May 2004
on Wed, May 26, 2004 ~ Shorticles Trips Gallery
We have just returned from 8 days in Spain. We were based in the little mountain village of Albunuelas, South of Granada, with mules, lemons, tapas, sun, snow and relaxation. -
Dynamic CSS (DCSS)
on Fri, May 7, 2004 ~ Shorticles CSS Web
Dynamically altered CSS is something I have had going around in my head for about three years. Ever since I built the original Simon and Paula Garden website I always wanted to change the CSS depending on the context. -
Bopspam right on the head
on Fri, Apr 30, 2004 ~ Shorticles Tech
It's not that often a really good online service catches my attention. However last night I signed up to the Bopspam service and so far it's been brilliant at filtering spam. -
Google cries for Harry and Saint George!
on Fri, Apr 23, 2004 ~ Shorticles News
At last! Google.co.uk have recognised that us English have a patron Saint as well - a special St George's Day logo has appeared. -
New Horizon - Kick's third album
on Mon, Apr 19, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
Chris Jones the guitarist of Kick gave us a digipack of the band's latest offering, New Horizon. And what a great album it is. -
Elo Elo Elo! Whats all this then?
on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 ~ Shorticles Opinion
I left home early on Monday morning to go to an offsite meeting and lo and behold what do I find on my way to the railway station? A car transporter full of police cars. -
Nannerth Fach 2004
on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 ~ Shorticles Trips
We spent a relaxing week in Nannerth Fach in the Wye valley in mid Wales at the end of February 2004. It snowed quite heavily during the week. -
Dave Blood - gone but never forgotten
on Sat, Mar 13, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
Dave Schulthise, aka Dave Blood, bass player of the Dead Milkmen, my friend Dean's band from Philly, has been found dead having taken his own life. -
Rip off designer water and sex letters advertising cars
on Wed, Mar 3, 2004 ~ Shorticles Humour News
Two marketing mess-ups this week - Coca Cola using public tap water to produce its expensive designer label Dasani, and a car advert featuring subliminal content. -
Small and Delightful 2004
on Sat, Feb 21, 2004 ~ Shorticles Gallery Modelling Trips
We went to the Small and Delightful Narrow Gauge West show in Shepton Mallet for me to indulge in a bit of narrow gauge modelling at its finest. -
The Brits 2004
on Tue, Feb 17, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music Rant
As I write this I am watching the Brits which seems to have grown huge over the past few years but this year has brought in a massive amount of American stars. -
The Darkness Lees Cliffe Hall 8th Feb 2004
on Tue, Feb 10, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
At long last we got to see The Darkness, live at Lees Cliffe Hall Folkestone after the gig was postponed from last year. Vic Reeves turned up plus entourage. -
Cheap CDs? Not likely!
on Thu, Jan 22, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music Rant
CDWOW have settled two weeks before the court case that the BPI brought against them for selling parallel imported music CDs - which means higher prices for consumers. -
millionVALVE
on Tue, Jan 13, 2004 ~ Shorticles Music
I have had three tracks by millionVALVE on my iPod since November 2003 and every now and again they just pop up when I am playing a full shuffle. Excellent band. -
Tim Berners-Lee gets a knighthood
on Wed, Dec 31, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech Web
Tim Berners-Lee, the English chap who literally invented the web while working at CERN, has been honoured for his work in the Queen's new year Honours list with a knighthood. -
Merry Christmas 2003!
on Fri, Dec 26, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Life
Merry Christmas to all our visitors from Simon and Paula! We hope you are having as good a time as we are today. -
England's World Cup Parade images
on Mon, Dec 8, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Gallery
Images from the Rugby World Cup Parade through London. -
Office Cleaners
on Tue, Dec 2, 2003 ~ Shorticles Opinion
Every other day when I get to work the cleaners have cleaned my desk. This is great except that they move everything on my desk to do the cleaning and don't put it back where they found it. -
Train Drivers strike actions
on Mon, Dec 1, 2003 ~ Shorticles Opinion
So here we go again the Tube drivers are about to go on strike again because of fears of safety - which means more people travelling by road which has a higher death rate than the railways. -
Rock Opera of the year - Muse live at Wembley
on Fri, Nov 28, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
Last night Paula, Chris, Liz and I went to see what I consider to be the rock opera of the year - Muse live at Wembley. What a fantastic night! -
England win the World Cup!
on Fri, Nov 21, 2003 ~ Shorticles News
What can I say! The greatest sporting event of my life - yes better than that soccer event in 1966. England have beaten Australia to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup. -
Istanbul gets bombed
on Thu, Nov 20, 2003 ~ Shorticles News
There have been several massive explosions in Istanbul this morning in the most crowded districts. The British Embassy has been targeted. -
Nice Titles!
on Fri, Nov 14, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech Web
The more observant and regular visitors will have noticed over the past few days that interesting floating boxes pop up if you hold your mouse over a link - using an advanced DOM technique. -
The Kilt is a women's skirt cry the EU Bureaucrats
on Tue, Nov 11, 2003 ~ Shorticles News
EU Bureaucrats classified the kilt as a women's skirt and then had to back down as a ferocious Scottish nation turned on them. -
Is Bush about to launch a Middle East Strike?
on Mon, Nov 10, 2003 ~ Shorticles News
Large numbers of military aircraft have been heard flying over Scotland. The last time this happened was in the build up to the Iraq war earlier this year. -
BlueJacking Mob
on Fri, Nov 7, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech
In the small hours of this morning I had a great idea for a BlueJack event that would be useful as a commercial competition or for a product, record or book launch. -
Bluejacking
on Wed, Nov 5, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech
Have you been BlueJacked yet? BlueJacking is the latest craze for those with Bluetooth enabled mobiles and consists of sending an anonymous message to someone within range. -
Rocket gang send Gerbil into space
on Tue, Oct 28, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc News
A shopkeeper was horrified when a group of teenagers sent a gerbil to its death by tying it to a firework. -
Sports and Drugs THG
on Fri, Oct 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Rant News
Suddenly sport is about to change, big time - all sports. Why? Because someone has invented a way to detect a drug used for enhancing ability. -
Concorde's final supersonic day
on Fri, Oct 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Trips
24th October 2003 - a sad day for aviation as it is Concorde's last commercially operational day. Three flights will be landing in succession at 16:00 at Heathrow today. -
Review of The Darkness gig Folkestone 20th Oct 2003
on Mon, Oct 20, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Music
I was hoping to be writing a report on a fantastic nights gig at the Lees Cliffe Hall in Folkestone with The Darkness headlining. -
New baby and it's platinum
on Tue, Oct 14, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech
Well I treated myself and purchased a new PC for all sorts of reasons. I decided this time I wanted a machine that could run graphic intensive games properly. -
Knickers to the Darkness
on Tue, Sep 23, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Music
Reports are coming in that the Darkness played a superb sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom -
Philadelphia In Love
on Sun, Sep 21, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
Today I am doing a review of Philadelphia In Love, the new video compilation from The Dead Milkmen. It's a great DVD with a neat history of the band on video. -
So thats how R2D2 did it!
on Thu, Sep 18, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech
Two separate innovations are about to take the humble monitor to a new dimension - the Fog Screen and the Heliodisplay both use projection onto mist or dry fog. -
Rock is officially back!
on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
Sales of Rock music have beaten the pop market for the first time ever. Rock has 31% of the market and pop only 30%. -
David Blaine is inane
on Sat, Sep 13, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Humour
When David Blaine hit our small screens I was fascinated and intrigued. Now he is trying to emulate Harry Houdini by living in a box above the Thames for 44 days. -
The Webb Brothers release Mrs Moriarty
on Sun, Sep 7, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
Having seen the Webb Brothers do a superb set on Wednesday I hiked over to their website to check them out and discovered that they have a single out tomorrow - Mrs Moriarty. -
Multibabel
on Sat, Sep 6, 2003 ~ Shorticles Humour Web
Just come across a great site - Lost in Translation. It takes a word or phrase and uses Babelfish to translate from English into Japanese then back to English then Chinese then English and so on. -
OKGO - so we did…
on Thu, Sep 4, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
Paula and I went to the OKGO gig at the Electric Ballroom in Camden tonight courtesy of Xfm - I won the tickets on the Adam and Joe show last Saturday. -
Toyota produce worlds first self parking car!
on Tue, Sep 2, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech News
Toyota have put on sale the world's first self parking car. You drive alongside a parking space, stop and press a button - the car then manoeuvres itself into the space! -
Adam and Joe to star in The Return of the King
on Tue, Sep 2, 2003 ~ Shorticles Humour
British comedy sensations Adam and Joe are thought to have been secretly filming for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. -
Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman
on Sat, Aug 30, 2003 ~ Shorticles Reading Web Standards
If, like me, you design web sites this is possibly one of the most important books I have ever read about the subject - Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman. -
Best show on the radio today
on Sat, Aug 30, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc
Adam and Joe are sitting in for Ricky on XFM today and are doing a very good show so far. -
Garden Party images
on Thu, Aug 28, 2003 ~ Shorticles Garden Home Gallery
We have had images from Dad as well as our own so there is a good mix. They can be found in the Gallery. -
Our Annual Garden party!
on Sun, Aug 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles Garden Home
Today is our third annual Garden Party. We had the first one to celebrate rebuilding the garden and had so much fun that we decided to do one every year. -
The Dead Milkmen release Now we are 20 in September
on Tue, Aug 19, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
I received a pre release copy of The Dead Milkmen's new album Now We Are 20 from Dean today. I'm quite excited as there is a quote from me reproduced in the sleeve notes. -
Spam Scams
on Thu, Aug 14, 2003 ~ Shorticles Opinion Web
I have read a lot about the 419 Nigerian email scams and have received three in the past two years but this morning I received two new scam emails in my inbox. -
London Flash Mob
on Thu, Aug 7, 2003 ~ Shorticles Flashmobs
I was there at the first London Flash Mob! What great fun that was! I have written an article for Flashmob.co.uk about the event. -
Don't make me think
on Wed, Aug 6, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech Web
Steve Krug is bringing his usability workshop Don't Make Me Think to London on the 5th September! If you have not heard of Steve he's the thinking man's usability expert. -
Right time
on Sun, Aug 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles Opinion
Just been to the Red Bull Flugtag in Hyde Park - over 200,000 people according to the policeman on one of the many closed gates. -
Man killed in tiny train crash
on Sun, Aug 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles News
Bitter news that a train driver was killed on one of the best run railways in Britain - the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway in Wales. -
Flashmob.co.uk
on Mon, Jul 28, 2003 ~ Shorticles Flashmobs Web
I have put together a new Flashmob site dedicated to events in the UK - Flashmob.co.uk. -
Flashmob London
on Sun, Jul 27, 2003 ~ Shorticles Flashmobs
I read about Flashmobs and thought what a crazy but brilliant idea. A Flashmob is where an apparently inexplicable mob of people gather for a few minutes, something occurs and then they disperse. -
FavIcon installed
on Thu, Jul 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech Web
I finally got round to adding the favicon back into the site. I used to have one a long time ago but it was pants. -
Hollywood propaganda and shoes
on Wed, Jul 23, 2003 ~ Shorticles Film
Hollywood are bringing out a set of trailers to be shown in cinemas to combat file sharing of movies - showing the human plight and suffering of the carpenters and stagehands. -
Permission to Land
on Mon, Jul 21, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
Over the past few months I kept hearing a bizarre but brilliant song on XFM and it grew on me. So much so that I just went out and bought the album - Permission to Land by The Darkness. -
Iraqgate
on Thu, Jul 17, 2003 ~ Shorticles News
It looks like a scandal to rival that of Watergate is now brewing over the US intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq. -
Absolute rubbish!
on Tue, Jul 15, 2003 ~ Shorticles Opinion Croydon
Every Monday morning, early, I am woken by our two cats diving for cover under the bed. It's half past six in the morning and the dustbin men, or Domestic Waste Operatives, are outside. -
Pittock.net
on Tue, Jul 8, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web Family
Pittock.net is now live and the forum is in place. I encourage Pittock family members who visit this site occasionally to go and register on the forum. -
Pittock reunion 2003 Friday
on Fri, Jun 27, 2003 ~ Shorticles Family Trips
Pittock reunion day 3 - Castle Coombe and Stourhead. -
Pittock reunion 2003 Thursday
on Thu, Jun 26, 2003 ~ Shorticles Family Trips
Pittock reunion 2003 day two - Bristol and Wells. -
Pittock reunion 2003 Wednesday
on Wed, Jun 25, 2003 ~ Shorticles Family Trips
Day one at the Pittock reunion - Bath. -
Pittock reunion 2003 Bath
on Tue, Jun 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles Family Trips
The Pittock Reunion happens every two years and always in a different location - this year it was Bath. -
Phone and PDA convergence arrives at Cox hall
on Mon, Jun 23, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Tech
Just purchased a new Palm Tungsten W - that's the one with the phone built in! I am writing this entry on the Palm right now and will be able to update the website from nearly anywhere. -
The hat fish newspaper alarm clock game
on Thu, Jun 19, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc
Elaborate head wear and an aquatic animal with a periodical and a timepiece thrown in for good measure - whatever will they think of next on this media management course? -
Microsoft drops Explorer for Mac
on Wed, Jun 18, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web
Microsoft have announced that they will no longer develop new versions of their web browser Internet Explorer for the Apple Mac - what are the implications? -
Yobs set ferret alight
on Mon, Jun 16, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Humour
Local headlines sometimes just unintentionally make you laugh! Spotted on the Croydon Advertiser web site - Yobs set ferret alight. -
U turn as Head of parking gets towed out
on Mon, Jun 16, 2003 ~ Shorticles Croydon Opinion
Roger Woodward takes an early bath but is he just being thrown to the lions? -
The Ying and Yang of commuting
on Wed, Jun 11, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Life
I had a very bizarre trip into work today. I got a seat on the train and the heating was off. Nobody walked past me in a bad mood. It was simply a perfect commute. -
Radiohead TV goes live
on Mon, Jun 9, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music Web
Radiohead TV has gone live at last with what may prove to be a very interesting web experiment. -
Moveable Type 2.64
on Sun, Jun 8, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web
Just upgraded the content management system to Movable Type 2.64. This entry is more of a check to ensure all is ok than a real blog entry. -
Commuting
on Tue, Jun 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Rant
The last couple of weeks have been almost enjoyable on the trains. I have been able to step onto the train and get a seat and there has not been anyone standing in the carriage. -
Text Pipe
on Sat, May 31, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech Web
It is not often that I get very excited about a piece of software but this week I unearthed an amazing bit of code - Text Pipe Web solved a huge problem for me and saved me hours of work. -
New garden water feature
on Mon, May 26, 2003 ~ Shorticles Garden Home
I have installed a new water feature in the garden at the back in the raised bed. Paula and I visited the Ideal Home Exhibition in March where they had several fantastic stainless steel water features. -
Grub it out!
on Sat, May 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles Tech Web
Fed up with Google? Grub.org was launched earlier this year and it is a network distributed web crawler - an alternative search engine. -
All my own work
on Sat, May 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles Garden Home
Planted these allium christophii last year as bulbs and just look at them now! Lots of other bulbs on their way too. -
Kathleen Godfrey 1911-2003
on Fri, May 23, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Family
Paula and I attended my gran's funeral yesterday. A sombre affair but a good turn out and some hearty singing followed by some hearty reminiscing and drinking back at Barnfield. -
Radiohead new minisite
on Thu, May 22, 2003 ~ Shorticles Music
I have been a big fan of Radiohead for years and they have just set up a new mini site RADIOHEAD.tv which should be interesting when it launches. -
New York day 5
on Mon, May 19, 2003 ~ Shorticles Trips
Well I hit the Internet Cafe on 5th Ave today as I was getting digital withdrawal. Last night we all went to a very nice little Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village. -
MA Course relevant links
on Tue, May 13, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc
Relevant links for my MA course (put here for my convenience!) -
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense - Web Realities
on Thu, May 8, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web
This is a description of my new short. -
Gary Kurtz talks
on Thu, May 8, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Film
Our lecture got diverted tonight as we went along to a talk by Gary Kurtz, producer of American Graffiti, Star Wars and Empire Strikes back, The Dark Crystal and many other films and projects. -
Microsoft plans toilets with Web access
on Wed, May 7, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web Humour
This is a description of my new short. -
wma189
on Tue, May 6, 2003 ~ Shorticles SEO Web
I was getting a lot of traffic due to some spammers -
Not well :(
on Sat, May 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Life
I have had a really really sore throat since tuesday. -
What kind of thinker are you?
on Fri, May 2, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc
This is a description of my new short. -
Peyps online diary mentions Deal today
on Thu, May 1, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc
The diary of Pepys mentions a trip to Deal for the ale today -
Induction day
on Wed, Apr 30, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Life
Thoughts on Media Management MA induction day -
I've got to Zingo home
on Tue, Apr 29, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Tech
There's no need to search in the cold and rain for a taxi! Zingo finds the nearest available cab. -
Apple iTunes 4
on Tue, Apr 29, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Tech
Thoughts on iTunes 4’s streaming features and Apple’s Music Store, praising home Wi-Fi playback but frustrated that music purchases weren’t available in the UK. -
Topic Icons
on Mon, Apr 28, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Web Blogging
I have just added John Addis's excellent MT addon that allows me to add little images to each item's category. -
Digital blunders - Fraudster's mobile bungling gives him away
on Mon, Apr 28, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Humour
I find some solace in these stories about criminals who are stupid. -
Altered Carbon – Richard K. Morgan
on Mon, Apr 28, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Reading
This is a description of my new short. -
Simon Cox meet Simon Cox
on Sun, Apr 27, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc
I did a search around the web looking for any references to other people names Simon Cox. -
Private Ryan beats the retreat
on Fri, Apr 25, 2003 ~ Shorticles Croydon Rant
Ryan has had to do a major U Turn on the parking policy as Croydon’s retailers are losing money -
SARS - how will London cope?
on Thu, Apr 24, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc News
Bioterror plans could be used to fight SARS. -
Boogle
on Wed, Apr 23, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web Rant
Very disappointed today to open Google UK to find no St George's Day banner. -
Weblogs.com
on Mon, Apr 21, 2003 ~ Shorticles News Web Blogging
Weblogs.Com - Recently Changed Weblogs. -
No frontiers!
on Mon, Apr 21, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc
This is a description of my new short. -
Dinner next door
on Mon, Apr 21, 2003 ~ Shorticles Trips
We have been invited next door for a sumptuous dinner. -
Web site undergoing more changes
on Sun, Apr 20, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web Blogging
I am moving the cms over to Moveable Type. -
Spring has sprung
on Sun, Apr 20, 2003 ~ Shorticles Home Garden
Despite the lack of entries here we have been doing a lot to the garden over the winter. -
New Forest break
on Sun, Apr 20, 2003 ~ Shorticles Trips
We have been away, walking for a couple of days in the New Forest staying overnight. -
Pittock Reunion Schedule of Events
on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 ~ Shorticles Trips Family
The schedule of events for the Pittock Reunion 2003 -
Pittock Reunion events info
on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 ~ Shorticles Trips Family
There is so much to see in and around Bath and we hope we have found something to suit everyone. -
Masters
on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Life
Finaly got my start date through for my part time Master of Arts Degree in Media Management. -
Movable Type moves to Simoncox.com!
on Wed, Apr 16, 2003 ~ Shorticles Web Blogging
I have installed MoveableType personal Publishing System onto the site -
Croydon Council Tax and Revenue Budget 2003-04
on Sat, Feb 22, 2003 ~ Shorticles Croydon Rant
Heard a report on the radio today that Croydon is raising Council Tax by 27.5% - the second highest in the country. -
Sarah Cox
on Mon, Feb 17, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Family
It is with deep regret that I have to announce the sudden death of my cousin Sarah. -
Bay Watch
on Thu, Jan 30, 2003 ~ Shorticles Croydon
The council have promised residents that there will be lots more parking bays put into the streets. -
Pittock Reunion
on Wed, Jan 29, 2003 ~ Shorticles Trips Family
For those of the family looking for news on this years Pittock Reunion, I will be putting a new section up on the site shortly especially for this years event in June. -
Winter is upon us
on Fri, Jan 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Home Garden
We have not had any snow or ice yet and only a very little frost. The garden is getting ready for a cold Jan and Feb. -
Problems getting worse
on Fri, Jan 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles Croydon
The Central Zone restrictions are now in force and we immediately noticed a rise in the number of cars - most without permits - parking in our street. -
Happy New Year to everyone
on Fri, Jan 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles Misc Life
Hopefully this year will bring lots of happiness to everyone. We started off in good style by attending Mike and Nancy’s 1950’s News Years Eve cocktail party -
Saving Ryans Privates
on Tue, Oct 15, 2002 ~ Shorticles Croydon
At tonights council meeting there was an emergency debate to pass a motion to individually consult with every central zone resident whether they were for or against the changes to the CPZ. -
XFM hoarding going up over the pond
on Tue, Sep 24, 2002 ~ Shorticles Misc
Just got a mention on the radio… XFM hoarding going up over the pond -
Next Council Meeting
on Mon, Sep 23, 2002 ~ Shorticles Croydon
The next meeting of the Full Council is on Monday 14th October 2002 in the early evening… -
Superb victory for residents spoilt by one amendment…
on Tue, Sep 3, 2002 ~ Shorticles Croydon
A huge number of residents turned out for the Croydon Council Traffic Management Cabinet Meeting tonight. Our lobbying has had a major impact on the Council's plans. -
Proposed changes to parking controls in Croydon
on Sun, Aug 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles Croydon
After the residents and businesses of Croydon successfully fought the first proposals to change the parking restrictions, Croydon Council are now trying to push through dramatic changes to the existing zoned parking. -
New page on parking
on Sun, Aug 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles Croydon
We have now built a page for the action against the parking plans. -
Croydon parking - Council are barking
on Wed, Aug 7, 2002 ~ Shorticles Croydon Rant
Croydon council have decided to put up the cost of residents permits and, rather more importantly to extend the parking restriction times from 9am-5pm to 7am-7pm inclusive of Sundays. -
New look new server
on Tue, Jul 9, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web
I have got my act together at last and started shifting content to a dedicated web space. -
Bit of an exciting weekend
on Mon, Jun 24, 2002 ~ Shorticles Trips
Had a bit of an exciting weekend. -
New Bamboo!
on Sat, Jun 22, 2002 ~ Shorticles Home Garden
ur visit to Coolings Garden Centre found us a stunning coloured-cane bamboo. The garden's blooming beautifully with saxifrage still flowering since April. -
Simon Boden and Minako Hommas wedding
on Mon, Jun 10, 2002 ~ Shorticles Trips
Simon and Minnie's wedding at Oaks Farm, Croydon — traditional Japanese kimono, a Registrar moved to tears, and a tranquil valley hidden in the city. -
Clematis go in
on Tue, Jun 4, 2002 ~ Shorticles Home Garden
I made a small trellis, from bamboo that I had pruned out of the garden last month, which I have dug in with the first clematis up against the fence. -
Black fence
on Sun, Jun 2, 2002 ~ Shorticles Home Garden
We have painted the eastern boundary fence black. We tried to get some more of the black fence paint that we had already used. -
Upgrade to The Gallery
on Fri, May 17, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web
I upgraded my photo gallery with new slideshow features to match the site's design, but sadly had to remove it in 2010. My images are now available on Flickr -
Accessibility links with css
on Tue, May 14, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web CSS
Lots of sites use short catchy 'action' terms to entice people into further sections of thier sites. Here is an alternative method. Accessibility links with css -
Mac Classic OS windows with css!
on Mon, May 13, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web CSS
A couple of Mac sites have complicated tables forming Mac like windows for showing stories. I tried this in css alone and reduce the number of graphics as well. -
It's a start with CSS
on Sat, May 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web CSS
Over the past few years I have become more and more engrossed with Cascading Style Sheets and the benefits they offer to the web. -
CSS rollovers - no javascript!
on Sat, May 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web CSS
I wanted stylish CSS rollover buttons—not just color blocks—so I explored techniques beyond basic JavaScript effects. -
A Misty Morning Walk to Leith Hill Tower Near Dorking
on Tue, May 7, 2002 ~ Shorticles Trips
A misty morning hike at Leith Hill near Dorking made for dramatic scenery, especially heading into Coldharbour. -
New look site!
on Fri, May 3, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web CSS
The up side of being unwell is that I have spent this week delving into CSS. -
Microsoft - Hotmail pain...
on Fri, May 3, 2002 ~ Shorticles Web Rant
Just checked my hotmail account - which I only have so that I can use MSN Messenger because certain friends use it rather than ICQ. -
Japan 2002 A Birthday Trip Full of the Unexpected
on Mon, Apr 22, 2002 ~ Shorticles Trips
Paula surprised me with a birthday trip to Japan — navigating Kanji, finding unexpected cultural echoes of England, and travelling the country by train. -
Family visit
on Sat, Mar 30, 2002 ~ Shorticles Trips Family
Mum, dad, Conor, Lou and Steve are up for the day visiting. -
Flying Visit to Deal for Phils 40th
on Sat, Mar 16, 2002 ~ Shorticles Trips
Down in Deal for a little drink with Phil and Vicky -
The latest webcam images
on Sun, Jul 9, 2000 ~ Shorticles Web
OK Big changes to this page in July 2007! We now have a timelapse webcam picture for you. -
Short posts from Simon Cox
on Sat, Jan 1, 2000 ~ Shorticles
Shorticles is the collection of short posts featuring thoughts, technical tips, and modelling updates, sometimes shared before writing full articles, often not.