DialaGeek Car Now Runs On Used Chip Fat (Bio Diesel)

Just filled up with Biodiesel for the first time today from www.mckeownbiofuels.com in Bedminster (behind the Hen & Chicken on North St). Here's how it works. Used cooking oil is collected across Bristol and processed onsite. The processing involves filtering to remove all the food particles, then any water is removed. The next stages are a little involved here's a link to the Wiki page if interested It is dispensed from a normal petrol pump, and they fill it up for you, a bit like some old time garage. The current rate is £1.29 a litre inc VAT, so a bit more than the current pump prices, but you do have the comfort of knowing you're not burning a fossil fuel. They currently are not processing card payments, so cash is required, they do provide a full VAT receipt though. This recycled cooking oil method of fuel production seems sustainable on a small scale, just until all the used oil in the region has a home. After the first tank of fuel has done through you are advised to change your fuel ...

The UK Small Business Cloud Computing Toolkit

. These are online tools I've been using for a while now and have found I can't do without them. They all integrate with each other and as a system I've found it works really well. . . For Online Accounts: FreeAgent . I started off with Quickbooks and while that is very good at some things, I found I got lost in accounting detail and more importantly I was not doing the most important thing of keeping a close eye on my overall figures and chasing invoices quickly enough  i.e. getting paid, the most important thing after good customer service. FreeAgent will make sure you know who has paid you and will chase those who haven't. It will also do a rough calculation on how much self assessment tax is due at one time, good for putting enough by, and this info is right in the home page of the program. You upload statements from your bank, (a small file with all the transaction details, most online banking does it) and tally every purchase and payment in from your business account, including attaching receipts to the payments, Then you know where you are at any point, which saves a ...

How to let your children view only child friendly websites

The problem with letting the kids use the computer, apart from the sticky fingers is making sure they don't see anything that is not age appropriate. You're sat with them looking at bmx videos or cartoons on YouTube, then the phone rings/door goes/sibling falls over,  you come back and he's clicked on the handy next video suggestion.... Here's where this great little piece of software comes in, it is called Kido'z, not a great name but a really good program, It is a free program you install on your computer (works on Mac and PC) and creates a method for viewing only pre screened child friendly websites and YouTube videos. To start off with you visit the Kido'z website (see the Kidoz link at the bottom of this page) and click the download link Next you will be prompted to install Adobe Air and the program, Adobe Air is safe it's a bit like flash player. There wil be a pop up box asking if you want to open or install Kidoz, just click Install or open (install on ...

How To Create a Great Looking HTML signature in Google Apps

The one thing Google Apps is missing is the ability to do is put live links and logos in your email signature, Not any more... Now here's the simple workaround, this works for Mac or PC First you need to be running Firefox Then install this simple add on for Firefox called Wisestamp https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8206 Click on the link and select Add To Firefox You'll need to restart firefox once installed, Once firefox is restarted, look for the small stamp icon in the bottom right Firefox Click on there to configure [caption id="attachment_63" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Configure Wisestamp"][/caption] Once configured, this will put the HTML Signature into every email automaticaly, this also works for Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL There are also example signatures you can add, just click on the Signature Example link to the right of the edit box. Many thanks to the people who created this Add On  http://www.wisestamp.com/ Hope this helps Gildas Jones

How To Create Long Memorable Passwords

I often get asked questions on basic Internet security, so I thought I’d offer a few bite size tips to make security simpler. One area you can improve security greatly is by the use of secure passwords. A secure password is a string of random characters such as ‘H)n%yLf]0Ht”‘ that includes symbols, uppercase and lowercase letters, and numbers. Trying to remember separate random passwords or even one for all your online accounts is virtually impossible. HOW TO CREATE LONG MEMORABLE PASSWORDS -Creating Passphrases- This is a method I’ve found to be very effective which uses a sentence instead of random characters. Instead  of  ‘beano123′  (the  dogs  name  and  a  few  numbers),  try ‘takingbeanoforawalktoday123′ or even better, ‘longerpasswordthantheoldBeano123′ This method can be extended to other phrases. Maybe you have some goals you’d like to attain in the near future for example: ‘Giveupsmokingafternewyear2009′ or ‘100%Fitterthanlastyear’ To increase the security of this method you can use bad spelling or made up words. You can also add in other characters such as % ” ? @… You won’t be asked to repeat it so you can put what you like for a phrase, song lyrics, quotes. The funnier or more outrageous, the more likely you are to remember it. -Best practise with Passphrases- To  be  fully  secure a ...