Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

PDA’s banned at the Alton Towers Resort

The Alton Towers Resort is banning parents from using PDA’s (Personal Digital Assistant) this May half term in a bid to increase quality family time. It would appear from research revealed today that kids are fed up with their parents spending more time reading their emails than having fun with them. Brits work the longest hours in Europe*, meaning that

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Windows Media Center Fiji Beta Testing Underway!

It’s been revealed by unamed sources that Beta testing of Windows Fiji, the next version of Windows Media Center Edition, has been underway for a few weeks now. At this stage it’s not clear just how many beta testers are on the program at the current test phase and if the program will expand into a larger audience any time

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Russia Today joins the Livestation global news network

Livestation welcomes Russia Today as the latest addition to their selection of 24 hour global news channels. Russia Today is the first English language news channel to present the Russian point of view on events happening in Russia and around the globe. Graham Pitman, CEO and Director European Television Guild, who handles Russia Today distribution commented, “We joined Livestation as

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My 10 mile Jog from Sittingbourne to Chatham

Here’s an accomplishment for myself to remember, this Tuesday gone it was such lovely weather, that I decided to get my shorts on and do something I’ve always thought about doing. I decided to walk, jog and run from Sittingbourne to Chatham, an approximate total distance of 10 miles. It was quite wearing as I hadn’t prepared myself for it,

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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for April 2008

2296 different keyphrases were used to find my site in April 2008, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage.   2296 different keyphrases Search Percent vtunnel 1949 22.4 % vtunnel myspace 407 4.6 % sites like vtunnel 351 4 % windows 239 2.7 % vtunnel website 206 2.3 % jurassic park

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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for March 2008

2092 different keyphrases were used to find my site in March 2008, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage. 2092 different keyphrases Search Percent vtunnel 2365 25.8 % v tunnel 319 3.4 % vtunnel myspace 237 2.5 % o2 xda orbit 2 review 217 2.3 % windows 215 2.3 % sites

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Wow long time no blog, that’s not like me!

Don’t worry people, I’m still here! 😀 I know I haven’t wrote a blog post since last month, 6th of April 2008, when I wrote about how I witnessed a car crash on the M2, but I’ve been seriously busy with so much stuff, some bad some good and some excellent: Getting myself a Girlfriend! Sorting out Car Insurance Claims

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Witnessed a car crash on the M2 yesterday!

Yesterday I was driving down the M2 London bound. When just after the Medway Services I saw a car (about 2 cars in front of me) come swerving off the motorway and smashing straight through a boundary fence hitting a tree. I was one of the first to stop straight away alongside the motorway and rushed off to the accident

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Reading and Leeds Music Festival 2008 Official Lineup Announced!

Finally it’s that time of year again when the Reading and Leeds Music Festival 2008 Official Lineup has been Announced (or at least it’s supposed to have been by now) along with the sale of Reading and Leeds ticket. But what’s your thought’s? Are you going? Are you trying to refresh the offical website or ticket sites but failing to get anywhere? (happend last year) Have