Coleman Web - Anthony Coleman’s Personal Website

I thought it might be a good idea to link to the results of Speed tests that I do on my ISP PlusNet. I am subscribed to their Pay As You Go 2MB service on a BT network contention of 20:1 (and on their end 30:1!). The service has seemed a little off at times recently, and I’ve not been happy with some of their actions over the previous months. PlusNet used to get my 100% recommendation but I’d had to say that has fallen to about 80% for now.

ADSLguide Speed Test results for today.

To see all other speed test results click here.

Anthony

More Open Source news! OpenOffice.org 2 has (finally!) been released. This is the free to use office suite includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation creator and a database program.

OpenOffice.org 2.0 is an open, feature-rich multi-platform office productivity suite. The user interface and the functionality is very similar to other products in the market like Microsoft Office or Lotus SmartSuite, but in contrast to these commercial products OpenOffice.org is absolutely free.

(From the OpenOffice.org website.)

If you decide to download, use the OpenOffice.org BitTorrent service so as to help with distribution.

ADSLguide is a website that I regally use. It features the latest news in the UK broadband market, has reviews of related consumer hardware and a UK internet service provider comparison service which lets you quickly compare various offerings. The site also has a popular message board service, with forums for a wide range of related subjects (some not related to UK ADSL) and individual forums for a wide range of UK ISPs.

Also on the website is a ‘Beginners Guide’ to ADSL, ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ section and a very useful ‘Speed Test’ service.

Anthony

I’ve got more photos online from my summer in Canada earlier this year. I’m still working on the descriptions to go with the photos but you can view the photos now!

My Photos (Link changed - Please go to ‘Photographs’ on the main menu)
Anthony