Toms View of the World

As Satnav has become more pervasive and the mapping improves year on year, have you ever wondered how they actually create the map data you load onto your device.

Well, this excellent article on PocketGPSWorld explains all - suffice to say, there’s no substitute for getting out there in a van full of technology and driving…

another day, another phone call, another screw-up…

Today’s call to NTL/Virgin Media to find out what happened on Saturday revealed that my TV Box had been reconnected (again) rather than being picked up. I’ve rescheduled the pickup (again) and have had to go through the whole “disconnections” process again - so hopefully, this time, they’ll get it right.

I don’t hold out much hope that they will…

Anyone know how I go about finding out if the BT line to the house can be reactivated, and what broadband speeds I could expect over ADSL?

If you can read this, the site migration to the new hosting is complete.

Thanks to Tom at NCS for the hosting!