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The Weir: 80s Night Photos

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Naked Wines: South Africa

I was lucky enough to be invited to Naked Wines’ latest tasting for customers at One, Alfred Place (a lovely venue) last night. I had the chance to taste some of the existing South African range (Arabella, Bruwer Raats) but there were also many new producers showing off their ranges. Photos to follow, and my simple scores [...]

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Family server setup

Introduction: I’ve had a home-built server sitting in my flat for a while now but have never got round to setting it up as much more than a personal networked storage device. I was then hit by some very strange memory/motherboard problems which cropped up during my exams, so it’s taken me a while to get things [...]

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• Please visit my Flickr page HERE for my photos from Polo in the Park at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham. London won after a tense final versus New York. #
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• Threshers/Wine Rack offer 40% off Champagnes and wines | UKWinesOnline Another 40% off promotion, until 13th April! #
• Quick fixes for common Linux problems | News | TechRadar UK Some useful tips here. #
• I've been playing around with Lovely Charts and have created a very pretty diagram of my network setup, including not only the setup in my flat but also all Hamachi-connected clients....really rather useful when I have one of those "what is THAT" moments. You can see it HERE. #
• Matthew’s Top 50 South African Wines 2009 | Matthew Jukes A good list from Matthew Jukes and it's nice to see not only the Graham Becks but the Raats Original Chenin Blanc 2008 on here at #4. It's a real find and is available in the UK from Naked Wines.Jancis Robinson had this to say about it: The Raats Original Chenin Blanc 2004 is drinking beautifully now. Its full, opulent nose followed by a surprisingly tight palate constructed from four different blocks which bring calcareous, granitic, quartz and decomposed Table Mountain sandstone elements to the party. I’d enjoy this wine any time over the next 12 to 18 months. Just what she said!Also recommended is #19, the unusual but successful Porcupine Ridge Viognier/Grenache Blanc 2007, available from Oddbins. #