Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

Top 10 Search Keyphrases for December 2006

1261 different keyphrases were used to find my site in December 2006, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overal usage percentage. vtunnel | 4248 | 57.9% vtunnel myspace | 125 | 1.7% websites like vtunnel | 111 | 1.5% sites like vtunnel | 93 | 1.2% vtunnel.com | 77 | 1% https //www.vtunnel.com | 68

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50 things I’ve learned in 2006

Here’s a list of 50 things I’ve learned last year (2006) from a completed blog challenge proposed by Lorelle in which he challenges you to write the 50 things you’ve learned this year. Blogging about VTunnel has brought me lots of visitors to this blog. Newsvine is a pretty cool news site I got to beta test. Blogging is great, but good blogging takes time. The

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Hugh Macleod’s tour of Saville Row London

If you haden’t noticed already, Robert scoble has now uploaded his “Pissed as Newts” tour video in which Hugh Macleod takes us geeks on a tour of Saville Row, London while we were getting pissed as newts! It was pretty interesting being there and seeing how much Hugh knew all about the tailors so you may just want to go ahead and

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How was Christmas 2006?

So hey I haven’t posted here for a little while, what’s everyone been up to over the Holiday Season? I myself have been pretty busy studying and working! Though I have had some days off to enjoy myself. Anybody got anything planned for the New Years, I myself don’t have anything planned this year as I’ve got to pick my parents up from the

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Five Things You Proabably Didn’t Know About Me!

So hey I’ve just been tagged by Miel to tell you all five things about me you probably didn’t know. And though Miel couldn’t decide who to tag so he asked in his post who would like to be tagged, I would just like to say thanks for tagging me as it gave something to think about! Anyhow at first I

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Microsoft Academy Marketing or Technical Programme?

So as most of you probably already know by now, when I graduate from the University of Kent in June 2007 with my BSc Honours Degree in Information Technology, I want to work for Microsoft, more specifically in either the MSN or Windows Live Division! Microsoft is a company that I’ve always wanted to work for because not only are

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Chat with Santa on Windows Live Messenger!

This year families can avoid the lines to see Santa at the mall and spend time at home together chatting with Santa Claus through Windows Live Messenger. Ho, ho, ho! This year there is another way for kids to share Christmas wish lists with Santa Claus. Using Windows Live Messenger, parents can spend time with their kids chatting in real