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The Slab is Complete

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Brian

Well it has taken 2 weeks from blockwork complete to getting the slab poured.  The rain has been relentless and really slowed us down.  We got to last Friday Morning and Eddie suggested he would have to cancel the concrete … Continue reading →

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Started at Last

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Brian

Well we have started on the plot at last and between rain of Noah’s Ark proportions we have managed to get the Foundations complete.  I bought a time lapse camera a Brino Garden Watch which is good but played up … Continue reading →

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Default Application in Ubuntu Lucid

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Brian

It is always the simple things that seem to annoy. I’m still using Lucid (10.04) quite happily but was unhappy with the PDF reader.  I discovered that Foxit (my widows preferred reader) does have a Linux version though it seems … Continue reading →

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KeePass2 on Ubuntu 10.4 (Lucid)

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Brian

I have been trying all weekend to get KeePass to run in Lucid. It seems the problem is that 2.18 is not compatible with Mono. I eventually tried this method which failed with 2.18, but worked with 2.17.  I have Mono … Continue reading →

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Plans are in

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Brian

Yes the plans were registered on the 25th.  If you want a peek try this link http://planning.westlothian.gov.uk/WAM133/showCaseFile.do?action=show&appType=Planning&appNumber=0763/FUL/11  

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