Alan Williamson

Alan Williamson's output as a Java Champion, Blog-City Architect, BlueDragon Creator, Author, Speaker and Internet Guru

"If nothing else works, then a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through."

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Comments (1) • Monday, 10 March 2008 • Tagged: free email . reminder . data rape . privacy . • Category: Technical . Commentary .

Who wants Hillary for president? Jack does!

A couple of very funny Jack Nicholson YouTube videos have popped up endorsing Hillary Clinton as president.

Comments (0) • Tuesday, 4 March 2008 • Tagged: hillary clinton . jack nicholson . video . • Category: General . Commentary .

Grand Prix Snooker Final: Fu vs. O'Sullivan

The final of the 2007 Grand Prix Snooker at Aberdeen see's Ronnie O'Sullivan play off Marco Fu. Its a tense match so far, with no clear winner yet!

Comments (0) • Sunday, 21 October 2007 • Tagged: snooker . marco fu . ronnie osullivan . • Category: Reviews . Commentary .

Legal Email Signatures - Fight back

Ever received an email with a paragraph or two attached to the bottom of it detailing what you can and can't do with the email? Accept it no more. Send them an invoice straight back for the time, cost and distress! Fight back.

Comments (2) • Tuesday, 10 July 2007 • Tagged: email . signatures . legal notice . • Category: General . Commentary . Blogging .

Going to London - Train is 474% more expensive than Car

Driving to London from Scotland is going to work out 474% cheaper than taking the same journey in the train. So does the government really want us in the trains. Of course not. Drive and be proud!

Comments (0) • Tuesday, 3 July 2007 • Tagged: train . virgin trains . car . • Category: General . Commentary .

John Higgins knocks out Ronnie O'Sullivan in spectacular fashion

Ronnie O'Sullivan gets knocked out of the world snooker championship in style by John Higgins. Out gunned at every opportunity, O'Sullivan had little hope but to watch.

Comments (0) • Wednesday, 2 May 2007 • Tagged: snooker . • Category: Commentary .

PodServe moves to a paid-for exclusive service

PodServe moves to a paid for model signaling plans to stay around. Not every modern internet company has a land-grab mentality with a view for selling out to a Google or a Yahoo. Some like us, want to provide an honest service for an honest charge.

Comments (0) • Friday, 23 March 2007 • Tagged: podserve . blogging . web20 . • Category: General . Commentary . Blogging .

The new spam frontier - selling on eBay

Sold anything on eBay lately? How was the amount of eBay message spam for you? Time to fight back.

Comments (0) • Tuesday, 13 March 2007 • Tagged: ebay . selling . auctions . • Category: General . Commentary .

The guilty "Road to Hell" purchase

What does a 16year old that has just left home and has had nearly a thousand pounds deposited in his account do? He spends it of course!

Comments (1) • Monday, 12 March 2007 • Tagged: university . chris rea . road to hell . • Category: General . Commentary .

Shoes, Porn and MP3 players -- Is the UK becoming a nanny state?

As I read various stories I am becoming increasingly concerned that our government is taking the lowest denominator and treating us all like we can't make decisions. Three stories in the last week has me concerned for our freedom of choice.

Comments (0) • Monday, 4 September 2006 • Tagged: civil liberty . freedom . uk . mp3 . nanny state . • Category: Commentary .