Published documents by Dominic Donaldson

2009

Home entertainment has come a long way over the past twenty years. Those of us of a certain age might still refer to \'taping\' and \'videoing\' but it\'s probably some years since those terms actually had a literal meaning in our homes. Nowadays we\'re more likely to be talking about hard drives and discs than VHS and tape. If you take the time to read a few home cinema reviews in any...

Top Interior Lighting Tips Using Candles And Lamps Published on 27/01/2009

As an interior designer, I love to create the right atmosphere through colour schemes, textures, lighting and space. The major parts of creating the right room for a client come down to clever decorating and furnishing, but it is often the smallest details that truly give the right feel, imbibing the room with a personality and making it unique. My favourite thing to play with is the...

Corporate Events Just Get Bigger And Better Published on 27/01/2009

Times change and what was once considered cutting edge becomes the norm and what once amazed us now barely registers. Such is life. You can see evidence of it everywhere. A walk down any high street will show you how much effort companies put into advertising their products. As each year passes their efforts become more and more extreme, just to get our attention. But being better, bigger...

Defeat Cyber Crime By Shielding, Shredding And Scanning Published on 27/01/2009

Security has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years. The days when a good sturdy lock and chain were enough to keep the thieves at bay are long gone; now you\'ve got to deal with cyber crime. The digital element, which is now such an important part of everything we do, has meant there are other things we have to guard against. From paying a bill to buying a birthday present everything is...

How Short Term Car Insurance Can Open Up A World Of Travel Destinations Published on 27/01/2009

There was a time when large areas of the country used to down tools and stop work. Not for any sinister or unscrupulous reason, that\'s just what used to happen when large industries that were concentrated in specific locations around the country took their summer holidays. It seems like a long time ago now. The idea of vast swathes of the working population all taking a two week break just...

How To Use The Right Cookware For Creating A Culinary Delight Published on 27/01/2009

They say that a bad workman blames his tools, but a good cook relies on quality cookware. Whether you are a Delia or a Jamie, having the right tools for creating a culinary masterpiece is essential. Here we offer up a few ideas for delicious dishes based on the basic cookware that can be found in most kitchens. Stockpot The stockpot is a great kitchen all rounder. Soups and stews,...

London Jobs Offer Opportunity To Beat Recession Published on 27/01/2009

We have all been warned about the current economic downturn and the consequences of this on the employment prospects of everyone in the developing world. But as the UK, America and Europe slip into a worldwide recession, we aim to take a positive look at the employment available for those seeking London jobs. Maybe the internet revolution can save the capital\'s workforce from joining the...

Blast From The Past Gaming Reviews Published on 27/01/2009

I have a confession to make; I have managed to avoid the gaming revolution despite being a child of the seventies. I grew up through the era of the Atari, the Spectrum and the Commodore; There were classics such as Pac Man and Space invaders, and although I did my bit and had a few goes, I wasn\'t one to be reading gaming reviews and swotting up on the state of the art graphics of asteroids in...

The New Look Country Club - Essex Shows The Way Published on 27/01/2009

Nothing is as it seems. Mobile phones that are digital cameras, watches that are MP3 players and even trainers that are computers designed to tell you how much exercise you are doing. Everything today seems to have more than one use. And it\'s not just products like phones that have to do more than one thing at a time. At work we seem to be doing the work of two people just to keep our heads...

Up, Up And Away - From Hot Air Balloons To Digital Aerial Photos Published on 27/01/2009

Photography has come a long way since Niepce and Fox Talbot first starting fixing blurry images to glass and metal plates in the 1800s. They could never have imagined the way photographic images fill our world today or the number of ways that the camera and the printed images it produces have been used. Most people now carry a camera around with them all day; it\'s built into their mobile...