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Connecting VOIP to the PSTN
If you want to connect your softphone to the public switched telephone network then you will need to use an internet telephone provider. You can find a list of them here.
Google Adwords Apility MySQL Structure
I’ve just finished creating my first attempt at an apility mysql schema for googles php adwords api.
Petrol Prices and Google Maps
Found a new google map mashup with this UK site that shows you the cheapest petrol stations and plots it on a google map.
Vegetable Oil as Vehicle Fuel
It would seem that it is in fact perfectly legal to burn sunflower oil (or any other vegetable fuel) in your diesel engine in the UK, just as long as you declare to it to Customs and Excise and pay the correct duty on it. Even with paying this duty you can still be saving up to 25% on your fuel bills. Check out this website on Vegetable Oil as Vehicle Fuel which tells you all about it.
Good use of Google Maps and BBC Backstage
This has to be my favourite use of Google maps and BBC backstage to date: Google Maps – BBC Travel News.
jpg to ASCII and tables
Found a cool site to allow conversion of jpegs to ASCII and table images IMG2ASCII version 2.0
Google maps go hybrid!
Google maps has launched a new feature, the “hybrid” button. Now you can see satellite maps with certain roads overlayed on top. Amazing! Check out an example on this Farnborough house prices page at OurProperty.co.uk. NB You need to click the “View Map” link.
Bush wobbles on bike
Just as Britain was receiving news that London had won its olympic bid, George Bush was out on his bike in the grounds of Gleneagles when he crashed into a police officer. Apparently the fall did not alter his schedule, and he later dined with the Queen. So Bush has wobbled on his bike, but will he wobble on commitments to reducing poverty and saving the environment? That remains to be seen.
The Map Guru
I have to say that Barry Hunter is the map Guru! Check out his site Nearby.org.uk, which has pretty much everything you could ever need for uk maps.