Month: April 2025

I can seldom find what I am looking for. Search results are dominated by Amazon, Tripadvisor and high tech impersonal content hubs I have no interest in.

Unwelcome influences.

“…a child that knows will share that knowledge in return for friendship and reciprocity of information, unlike with the ownership of physical things, where they can use force to get what they do not have.

When you “take’ information, the donor doesn’t have to lose it!”

People are naturally curious. We learn by asking questions. Exploring and discovering.

The above quote was taken from an account of an experiment undertaken in a New Delhi slum where street kids were introduced to a computer for the first time. Within six months they had taught themselves almost everything they needed to know. How to use it. How to surf the internet. A resource that has already changed the way we do things.

People are naturally curious. We learn by asking questions. Exploring and discovering and the internet provides us with a means to communicate. A tool with which we can can explore. A resource that has opened doors to opportunities that will add value to whatever we do. Opportunities that can be unlocked simply by sharing our personal experience and know how.

We lose nothing by sharing information and experience. To the contrary there is everything to gain.

Most people make the same fundamental mistake starting out on the net. They get things all mixed up. Back to front, upside down, inside out.

It has to do how one relates. How one uses the available tools.

The internet is a communication tool. Nothing more. A resource that connects a single user to a service provider. Traffic, hits, views. Statistics that become more and more opaque the more detailed and complicated they become.

This is the first mistake people make.

It is irrelevant how much traffic you get. What you want is quality, targeted traffic. In other words users who are searching for whatever you provide. Everything else is noise. A distraction. Superfluous.

Small is sensible. You want to minimise the time you don’t have to waste.

 

 

The “mouth of the Clyde” is a council area in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the historic county of Renfrewshire, which currently exists as a registration county and lieutenancy area. Inverclyde is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders the North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire council areas, and is otherwise surrounded by the Firth of Clyde. It is one of the smallest in terms of area as well as by population. Along with the council areas clustered around Glasgow it is considered part of Greater Glasgow in some definitions,[1] although it is physically separated from the city area by open countryside and does not share a border with the city. The name derives from the extinct barony of Inverclyde conferred upon Sir John Burns of Wemyss Bay and his heirs.

Located on the west coast of Scotland with access to some of the best walking and sporting activities in Europe. There are easy access links to Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as to the Clyde islands of Arran, Bute and Cumbrae. Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow are the main towns offering a huge variety of shops, bars and cafes and an excellent shopping centre at the Oak Mall, as well as. There are great local routes for walking or cycling amongst some stunning scenery. For sports, there are a variety of local golf courses (open to non-members) as well as sailing clubs, outdoor bowling, horse riding and much more. For local attractions, there is the Greenock Fire Brigade Museum, Newark Castle at Port Glasgow, Beacon Theatre or McLean Museum and Art Gallery now known as the Watt Institution. There is also the Waterfront Leisure Centre which includes swimming, flumes, gymnasium, sauna and ice skating and for the more daring swimmers, there is an outdoor pool in Gourock.

The isles of Barra, North & South Uists, Benbecula, Harris and Lewis make up the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, as they are alternatively known.  Situated on the extreme North West of Scotland, the Hebrides are known as the “Long Island” as they stretch for over 100 miles. The islands are steeped in history and culture, ranging back thousands of years.

The Isle of Lewis is the most northern of the Western Isles. and Stornoway is the main town on the Isle of Lewis and is also the home of the Western Isles Council. Just over 6,000 people live in the town, which represents about a third of the total population of the island.  Barra and Vatersay are the most southerly islands.  Two ferries and numerous causeways join the islands together, giving a stepping stones feel to the islands.

They form part of the archipelago of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch, the Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides.

The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities, and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline. Much of the land is now under local control, and commercial activity is based on tourism, crofting, fishing, and weaving.

Sea transport is crucial, and a variety of ferry services operate between the islands and to mainland Scotland. Modern navigation systems now minimise the dangers, but in the past the stormy seas have claimed many ships. Religion, music and sport are important aspects of local culture, and there are numerous designated conservation areas to protect the natural environment.