So, that’s it for analogue broadcast television transmission in the United Kingdom.

The switch from PAL 625 line transmission to DVB-T across the UK was completed on 25 October 2012 when the analogue signal was switched off at the Divis transmitting station in County Antrim.

The switchover also saw the closure of all broadcast teletext services, including the BBC’s Ceefax.

So, goodbye analogue TV transmission – it was good whilst it lasted!

I went on the TUC organised A Future That Works march with the BECTU contingent on 20 October 2012.

I went to meeting number 16 of the WordPress London local group on 18 October 2012, held at the Google Campus.

The presentations included:

• Jack Barham gave a interesting talk on building a mobile theme to use with your existing WordPress site.
• Rachel McCollin gave an illuminating presentation on getting started with WordPress web apps.

After the meeting it was beers at the nearby Masque Haunt.

WordPress London meets on a monthly basis – many thanks to Keith for organising the gathering.

If you’re not based in London, see if there’s a WordPress local group near you on the WPUK wiki.

The exemplary Field Music.

I went to meeting number 15 of the WordPress London local group on 20 September 2012 held at Skills Matter.

The subjects covered included:

• Jonny Allbut looked at rapid WordPress theme development through the use of such methods as building child themes using open source frameworks such as Wonderflux.
• Graham Armfield outlined practical tips for captioning YouTube videos

After the meeting it was, as usual, beer at the Sutton Arms.

WordPress London meets on a monthly basis – many thanks to Keith for organising the gathering.

If you’re not based in London, see if there’s a WordPress local group near you on the WPUK wiki.

ThinkPad range of laptop PCs is twenty years old.

It is, without doubt, a design classic.

I currently own a ThinkPad X60s (pictured), which has run for years without a problem.

Jack Schofield outlines the story behind ThinkPad laptops, originally an IBM brand, but since sold to Lenovo.

I went to meeting 14 of the WordPress London local group on 21 August 2012, held at the Google Campus.

The presentations included:

• James Devon gave an interesting talk on debugging your WordPress website, concentrating on PHP debugging.
• Ngaire Ackerley gave a thought provoking talk on bridging the gap between design and development as it relates to WordPress.

After the meeting it was beers at the nearby Masque Haunt.

WordPress London meets on a monthly basis – many thanks to Keith for organising the gathering.

If you’re not based in London, see if there’s a WordPress local group near you on the WPUK wiki.

Thames Barrier at 1455 on 16 June 2012.