Vigay.com : Miscellaneous Bits 'n' Bobs

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WELCOME TO MY EMPORIUM OF MISCELLANEOUS BITS 'n' BOBS

This section of my website is home to various interesting tidbits and miscellaneous information that I've written or collected, and which I've decided to share with people.

If you have any queries or are looking for something specific, please contact me or use the search engine at the top of the page.

As you can see, I quite like compiling lists of 10 things on certain topics. Creating lists are quite a good way of seeing things in perspective, and also for inspiring further discussion - because no one ever agrees on the same ten things.... hehe

If you want to see what the most popular articles on this website are, have a nose at the top 30 articles page.

To keep up to date with my various ramblings and thoughts, please visit my online weblog and to take part in discussion join my online forum.

Privacy & Personal Freedom

ID Fraud - 10 ways to prevent ID fraud and protect yourself.
Personal Privacy - 10 ways to keep your personal privacy and anonyminity.
Chip and PIN Cards - 10 Reasons why you should boycott Chip and PIN cards.
ID Cards - 10 Reasons why you should refuse to accept a national ID card scheme.
Movement - 10 things to say to the police if you're stopped and asked where you're going.
You may also want to browse in my Security & Privacy section.

Philosophy & Literature

Between the Lines - A Question of Balance?
Poems - A selection of my favourite poems.
Positivity - Ten steps to positive thinking and successful living.
Speeches - A selection of efficacious speeches.

Live Music & Band Promotion

Humour & Satire

Things you should have done before GW Bush's Inauguration - It's too late now!
Cold Callers - 10 games to play with marketeers who insist on cold calling you....
Guide to spotting common people - Wildlife spotting for everyone! Is it a joke though?
Sick, offensive or naughty jokes - I have no time for political correctness! In fact, I'm positively against it!
Steps Towards Personal Growth - Advice for spiritual fulfilment in todays stressful world.

Technology & Internet

Acronyms - A translation table for Usenet, txting and l33tsp33k.
Top Level Domains - A list of country codes for internet domains.

You may also want to browse in my Computing section.

Odds and Ends

Bands - The Top Ten Greatest Rock Bands of all time.
Beaufort Scale - Scale of wind speeds - in English!
Beauty - The Top Ten most attractive women in the world.
Biological Agents - Various warfare agents and how to deal with them.
Cat - The obligatory cat photo!
The Channel Tunnel - An ambitious project, possibly to commence soon.
Collective Nouns - My database of collective nouns - don't ask how this section originated! :-)
Digital Photos - My online photo album.
Lost - Episode guide to the ABC series.
Pancakes - How to make them, and what can go wrong.
Princess Diana Assassination - We investigate the evidence which points to it being far from a tragic accident....
Pilgrimage to The Holy Land - My diary of a trip to The Holy Land in March 1978
Odd Searches - Some of the things people search for on Vigay.com
Ten Items - Various lists of ten reasons for .....
US States - A listing of US state abbreviations, from AL to WY

Interactive Bits

My Web Log - Everyone seems to be doing it these days! See what's being discussed in my online diary/weblog.
Discussion Forum - A discussion forum where people can discuss everything from my RISC OS software to global politics to wildlife.
Wiki - A Wiki script I've been developing.
Vigay.com WebRings - A collection of digital domains, linked by my own Web Ring system.
Top 30 pages - The Top 30 most frequently visited pages on Vigay.com
Biorhythms - Calculate your cycles to see how you're feeling today.
Dead Poet's - A mail list you can subscribe to in order to receive periodic news, views and ramblings.

Subjects available on other sites of mine

Crop Circles - Hoax or Greatest mystery of the millennium? See the scientific evidence, then decide.
Spiritual Awareness - Read "The Celestine Prophecy"? Find out how you can improve your lifestyle, create your own reality and achieve your maximum potential.
True Facts - Conspiracies, suppressed information and what you won't read in the paper.
RISC OS.org - RISC OS News & Information site.
Apple Shack - Apple Mac technical support and links.

Links to interesting subjects on other sites around the world

Free eBooks/eText documents

MemoWare - A huge, searchable database of eBooks.
The University of Virginia Library's Etext Center - 1,800 publicly-available books to download.
The University of Adelaide Library - More than 500 classic works of literature, philosophy, science and history.
Earle Martin's eText library - Some interesting eTexts.

Misc. Links