Archive for July, 2007

FREE Course: CSS Level 1 Week 6

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Week 6 of the FREE CSS Course has just been posted on the Westciv web standards software and learning web site.
Week 5 is also still available if you’re struggling to keep up!
If you’d rather move ahead at your own pace instead of following online, all Westciv courses are also available for purchase at very […]

FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 3

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Week 3 - July 23rd, 2007
Key Run Workout #1:
10-20 minute warm up
1200, 1000, 800, 600, 400, 200 (all with 200m Recovery Interval)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
7 mile run:-
1 mile easy
5 miles @ LT (Long Tempo Pace)
1 mile easy
Key Run Workout #3:
Distance:- 17 miles
Pace: PMP (Planned Marathon Pace) + (45 sec/mile)
All 16 weeks of […]

Tour de France Brit Update

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Today’s 178-kilometre Tour de France stage 12 from Montpellier to Castres was won in a thrilling photo-finish by Quickstep’s Tom Boonen.
On the UK front, Welshman Geraint Thomas finished a creditable 19th, Bradley Wiggins crossed the line 117th, Charlie Wegelius 137th and David Millar three further places back.
Classified 86th overall, Wegelius is the best-placed Brit in […]

FIRST Marathon Training Plan: Week 2

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Week 2 of my training plan has been a bit up and down to be honest. Full details of each workout are over at Run Bulldog Run, but to summarize, I’m (a) still trying to adapt to the intense heat we’re experiencing at the moment and (b) trying to find my cycling legs to maximize […]

Find The Face: The Sequel

Friday, July 20th, 2007

After several blog comments and numerous emails all saying how much they enjoyed the Find The Face In The Coffee Beans post, I thought it would be fun to test my Photoshop skills and come up with my own unique Find The Face illusion.
It’s embarrassing to admit, but I once owned one of the almost-impossible-to-finish […]

It’s not like this back in Cardiff!

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Quote of the day for me from yesterday’s Tour de France stage was the “It’s not like this back in Cardiff!” statement from Welsh rider Geraint Thomas.
Geraint was exhausted after riding for more than five hours in the sun.
“It’s ridiculous. I’ve never really been in it before,” Thomas said. “It’s not like this back in […]

Find The Face In The Coffee Beans

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

The image above combines two things I really enjoy - coffee and illusions. I first stumbled upon the picture at Mighty Optical Illusions and was initially stumped by the question “Can you spot the face in this Where’s Waldo Illusion?”
Apparently there was a hidden “face” amongst the coffee beans, but for the life of […]

Another Incoming Link Generator

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Yesterday I noticed a new incoming link on the Recent Activity section of my WordPress dashboard. On further investigation I noticed Lisa over at Learn English Online (LEO) had very kindly added me to her latest post - a link tag idea that it is sure to generate a few extra incoming links and hopefully […]

FREE Course: CSS Level 1 Week 5

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Week 5 of the FREE CSS Course has just been posted on the Westciv web standards software and learning web site.
Week 4 is also still available if you’re struggling to keep up as I was last week.
If you’d rather move ahead at your own pace instead of following online, all Westciv courses are also […]

iPhone Wallpaper

Monday, July 16th, 2007

I don’t own an iPhone (yet) but if I did, I’m sure I’d be using the iPhone wallpapers created by Greg from Airbag Industries.
Greg has created 27 unique images which can be downloaded individually or as a zip file.
Full details on the iPhone can be found at the Apple Web Site. For the most […]