Welcome to our site. Pauline is a consultant, lectures in the Open University and Open Business School and is researching into innovation policy and Total Quality. Peter was in the Space game - Earth Observation and Satellite Meteorology. Our background includes research, government service and small firms.

We enjoy problem solving, proposal writing and working as consultants or in partnership to offer practical advice on policy, strategy and tactical approaches, especially supporting Small Firms.

Our home is in England, alongside the River Thames. Our pastimes include Travel, photography (Still and Video), music, Winemaking, Watercolour Painting, IT and much time restoring our listed house. We have a Narrowboat called Corinna and a Birman cat called Tigger.

• News Flashes
• First visit - why a home page and a guide to the site
• Pauline's OU Pages - of interest to her OU Students and other Tutors.
• Uniquely New Zealand - A Touring and Camping Guide to the places a "Package" can not reach.
  • New - Touring and Sailing in New Zealand 2003 - All 8 parts now available and illustrated plus a number of other extended pages.
• Small Firms Section - of interest to small enterprises that need a presence on the Internet including:
  • Theale Fireplaces, The Craven B&B and Katrina Richards - Artist
• Technical "How to" Articles - of interest to those setting up and supporting systems. Popular or recent articles include:
  • A Guide to Painless Networks - A simple guide to setting up a network for home or a small firm.
  • How to create your first web site - Tips and hints for the novice on how to create and upload a simple web site.
• Site Search - of use to anyone looking for specific places or information on our sites. Now a separate page.
• Newsletters: 1996 , 1997 , 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and our Christmas Newsletter 2002
  
• Travel Highlights - of interest to those who want to travel the world.
  • Recent - The Cape Town Line - A Cruise from Southampton to Africa and round to Mauritius with an introduction to the Queen Elizabeth 2 Liner and coverage of the journey in three parts.
  • Taking the Tube to Bedford - A summer cruise with the DPOC exploring the Eastern parts of the inland waterways system, the Nene, the Middle Levels, the Great Ouse, the Cam and many associated smaller rivers, drains and lodes.
  • Autumn in France - Food, Wine and Water or from Chateaux to Church - fully illustrated.
• Peter's Resume and Pauline's Full Resume and her Open University Lecturing and Consultancy Experience - of interest to potential employers and customers.
• Publications and Presentations - of interest to colleagues.
• Diary of the creation of a home page - last entry - of interest to those creating a web site and much more.
• Thoughts on Communications - of interest to those setting up systems
• Thoughts on Backup and Archiving - of interest to those seeking robust systems
• Updated - Our Computer System - Rationale and Specification - of interest to those purchasing or upgrading.
• Our Video Camera and Editor - of interest to those seeking a digital video camera and computer based editing system.
• New - Watercolour Painting - Pauline's diary of progress since she restarted on a recent cruise, just admire or buy a print.
• Updated - Peter's Home Winemaking page - of interest to all who get this far!

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