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2/11/2009
Some of the 'apology' links put in place last year have finally been replaced by links to the appropriate files which are now held on DropBox. There are still some apology links that will be removed when I update the files to which they need to link. Oh for time to actually update/rewrite the site! ... and a new version (v3) of DatMap is currently being tested!

9/8/2008
I have had to put some 'apology' links into various places (Green Sheffield and My Software) since Orange.co.uk have chosen to trash the old Wanadoo SiteBuilder FTP site where I kept several larger download files. In the short term I can only apologise. In the longer term, I will try and find them new homes.

22/7/2008
More bits has been added to the 'My Software' page including ExifInfo, a REALbasic Class for extracting Exif/IPTC Metadata from image files, FileInfo, a utility for investigating file structures and content, and a new version of NupPrint.

20/7/2008
The long redundant Teashop Guide has now been removed from the site. Most of the establishments listed were now either defunct or significantly changed - many not for the better! Some day (perhaps) I will start using the Blog as I originally intended and this will become the new Teashop Guide.

I have also removed the Woodturning pages - apologies to anyone who has come here from the listings of this site in places such as the Google Directories. The pages were now well out of date and (to be honest) I'm not really doing much turning these days.

25/3/2008
A new version of DatMap (v2.2) is now available - lots of little treaks, mainly internal and bug-fixes. Additional on-screen help, and a new option to add an outline to filled symbols.

... and a new version of the ToDoList software

23/4/2007
A test version of DatMap v2 is now available on the 'My Software' page. As with v1, this software produces distribution maps from raw data, but now provides a range of new facilities, including the use of OS NGR Grid References (apologies for the tautology!), additional symbols and other layout options.

19/12/2006
A page has been added to link to copies of two of my papers relating to the 'green' credentials of Sheffield and its surrounding area.

18/12/2006
I have been seduced by the Blog culture, partly as a replacement for the Teashop Guide. A link to my Blog has been added to the menu.

17/10/2006
'My' Software has been split out from 'Misc' Software and NupPrint added. NupPrint is a utility to provide flexible 'N-up' printing of folders of images.

22/06/2006
DatMap and DisMap added to the Software page. Both are utilities for mapping geographical data - full details are accessible from the Software page.

15/11/2005
Family History updated to include information about my personal tree.

15/7/2005
Family History section added. Very much a work in progress.

10/3/2005
New Site let out into the big wide world. Some text is still missing from the Turning galleries, but they are now a bit more sensibly arranged and a bit more slick.

New sections have been added showing misc software and links. They are there for my convenience, but anyone is welcome to use them if they find them useful.