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IT, Wifi nd Mobile

Beware which way the wind blows.

Total UK electricity power demands are made available by the National Grid. A Live control panel can be seen here. These figures are a real eye opener and should be made compulsory reading by lobbyists and politicians. They highlight how … Continue reading

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Devastating report on Wind Farm performance

A new study by Prof. Hughes (Univ. Edinburgh) makes grim reading for DECC and  government plans for expanding wind farms in the UK. The study analysed the actual electricity generation figures from wind farms both in UK and in Denmark. … Continue reading

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DotNetNuke

For my work here I have been getting into DNN as a content management system and portal builder. Some observations: It is not at all easy to install and configure. Here there have been problems with Vista and IIS 7.0. … Continue reading

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Addis Adaba

I arrived yesterday and am staying in a room at the Hilton. Today I went to sign the rental car agreement and buy some things, and then went for swim in the pool. The weather is sunny but not as … Continue reading

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