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Why Would You Customise Your Software Published on 11/08/2008

Custom software development has been created for many different reasons and it is this that has made it unique from other software such as purpose built software. The custom software comes into its own because it is unlike any other software in that it is not mass produced like other software to be sold to millions of users. Instead, is custom built to suit each user's needs and...

What Have BMW Done For Mini? Published on 11/08/2008

BMW are one of the biggest car makers in the world and are one of the 'big three' car makers in Germany, the others being Mercedes and Audi. In 2001, BMW took over one of the most iconic car makers from the 60 and 70's -Mini. Once they had bought the company they went back to the drawing board and decided to create their own car based on the original Mini. The original mini was famed...

The Not So Ingenious Side Of Industrial Design Published on 10/08/2008

When it comes to industrial design, there has been some of the best inventions the likes of you and I would never dream of. From engines and machinery to vehicles and everyday stuff that makes life so much easier, such as can openers. However, there are people that sit and come up with ideas that call themselves geniuses, designers, inventors and it makes you wonder how they ever got this...

Are Your Brad Pitts On Full Beam Published on 10/08/2008

Fun puppies, bristols, chumbawumbas, melons, jugs, devils dumplings, baloobas, baps, airbags or bee stings. There are a million words to describe the woman's breast and all go to show the fascination that people have for them, male and female. Many women think that their breasts just aren't big enough and a breast augmentation is on the list of 'to do's'. They see it as the be all and end...

How To Make An Entrance In Style Published on 10/08/2008

The chauffeur car hire market keeps on growing over the UK with more and more private companies joining the already competitive market. This method of travel is considered a luxury with a chauffeur driving you and your passengers to events or parties across the country. This is due to the large amount of companies scattered around all parts of the UK including Sussex and London. Due to the...

What Puts A Watch In A Luxury Class Published on 10/08/2008

In the past people have always bought watches to tell the time and this was the case with the first ever watch created. The first pocket watch that was created by Peter Henlein. It was a very big step in technology and allowed a person to measure the time from your wrist or pocket. This was ingenious because instead of people having to find a clock to find the time they just had to look in...

Is Whiplash A Minor Injury Published on 10/08/2008

Sometimes when we look through the news, it can seem unbelievable the amount that is paid out to people in compensation claims and the pendulum has swung from people suffering in silence to a much wider problem of the fear of compensation claims. This has led to many public events being cancelled and high insurance premiums to cover the risk of people claiming. The size of payouts really...

Bournemouth To Become Surfers Paradise - Good Reef Published on 09/08/2008

When it comes to surfing, those people who are really serious about it will travel half way round the world in pursuit of catching the best wave, of achieving that trick with their surfboard that they have been hankering after mastering for a lifetime. This can be a costly sport. It's not like you can pop down to your local pool or beach and improve your surfing abilities with practice. It...

The Scourge Of The Pregorexics Published on 09/08/2008

Gone are the days when being pregnant was an excuse to eat for two. Women that had spent much of their lives on diets gave themselves over to the brooding and nesting instinct and allowed themselves to sit back and nurture the new life growing inside of them. Of course, there were those who did this in the extreme and became excessively overweight to the point of endangering their offspring,...

The Very Last Thing You Can Do For Your Family Published on 08/08/2008

Funerals are never cheap. A really basic affair will start at 500 pounds but the average funeral will cost 2,000 pounds upwards. This is not something many of us want to consider but if we don't, then who will? The burden of funeral arrangements and costs will fall on the next of kin if we shuffle off this mortal coil with no prior arrangements in place through a will and this all comes at a...