In Gordon Brown’s pre budget report last week there was some interesting information on likely changes to the IR35 legislation. And it seems they’ve finally worked out the group of people they want to catch, which is people who work through limited companies for a single employer, who enjoy permanent status, perks, benefits and so on. … Continue reading Gordon Brown’s PBR gets Smarter on IR35
Custom Google Toolbar Buttons
Today saw me giving custom google toolbar buttons a stab, in this case I figured I’d write a button to go to and search Google Docs & Spreadsheets. The API documentation is available here. [http://www.google.com/tools/toolbar/buttons/apis/howto_guide.html] There’s nothing particularly taxing about it, the XML for my button can be seen below, the only difficult bit was … Continue reading Custom Google Toolbar Buttons
Tenacious D
Saw Tenacious D at the MEN in Manchester last night… Absolutely fantastic, although I did feel old, most people I saw seemed to be late teens.
Quantum [smelly] beings we are…
Found on Slashdot… “A controversial theory that proposes that our sense of smell is based not on the shape of the molecules that enter our nose but on their vibrations was given a boost recently when University College London researchers determined that the quantum physics involved makes sense. The theory, proposed in the mid-1990s by … Continue reading Quantum [smelly] beings we are…
Sauce Reader Test Pt II
So, I managed to get Sauce Reader (SR) v2.02 working, except that each time it synch’s with the server, I get a message box up saying “Error(0) invalid type cast”, I click OK and it continues. Seems to work OK, but it’s very annoying, so I’m trying this blog out with SR v1.10 (this one … Continue reading Sauce Reader Test Pt II