A better way to browse

Firefox
has been my main web browser for some time. Before that I used it's
parent Mozilla. This was partly due to frustration with Internet
Explorer and mostly to have a common browser for Windows and Linux.
It's also supposed to provide safer surfing by stopping nasty things
installing on your PC.



I just read this article
that gives a few hints on using Firefox and picked up some new stuff
about searching. I already knew most of the stuff about using tabs as
they are one of my favourite features. I also use various extensions
including All-In-One Gestures that allows more control from the mouse.



I've found very few sites that really need IE, although some do work better with it.

Trimming my invitations

I've now got nearly 30 contacts on Multiply. There's a few others who I
invited ages ago who have never joined, so I have now revoked their
invitations as they may not be interested in ever joining or even
reading my posts.



If anyone does want to join then go ahead and then add me as a contact or drop me a line if you need help.

Madagascar

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Animation

Another barrel of laughs from Dreamworks. They always seem to go for jokes rather than the subtle storytelling of Pixar.

It's the story of a group of animals in a New York Zoo who end up on the island of the title and find that the 'wild' is not all fun. There's a nice side plot featuring a group of militant penguins.

The animation style is deliberately toy-like, perhaps to make it easier to produce all the merchandise, but the general standard of animation is of the usual high standard.

There's a few film references for the adults to find.

The kids enjoyed it, but it's a little light for adults.

London explosions

If you haven't heard, there have been a series of explosions in London
this morning. The first reports were of a power surge causing
explosions on the tube. There seem to have been a number of casualties
at several stations. No reports of deaths so far.



Then reports starting coming in of an explosion on a bus. The pictures
I've seen show a double decker with the top half largely missing.
Again, no details on fatalities.



Now they are saying Al Quaeda (?) are involved. Someone has said there were 20 dead on the bus.



I'm working at home and so am monitoring BBC News TV. The internet news
is being a bit slow as everyone tries to get details. Mail me if you
are having problems getting news and feel free to add any reliable information you have.



ITV saying 20 dead



Tony Blair made a statement saying he is flying back to London, but the G8 will continue. Not sure what he can really do.



Reports say 6 blasts altogether on buses and underground. 90 casualties, 2 deaths
at Aldgate station. All public transport in London is out of action for
now.



15:30 Latest report from the police is at least 33 people confirmed
dead. There will be a lot more who will suffer from their injuries for
the rest of their lives.



Some personal thoughts over at Bag of Spoons

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Science
Author:	Bill Bryson

I'm shifting reviews onto my site at Bag of Spoons and reserving Multiply for family news and pictures. I'll post links from here when I think it's of interest.

Please feel free to add your comments to anything here. It's nice to know what you think. I'd also like to see people posting more of their own content to make this site more useful.