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Has anyone else noticed that Gmail (Googlemail for some) now has a new theme tab in the Settings panel.

Email templates are one area of theme design that I think has been really needing a big player to popularize. Personally I really like the new email templates that Google have made available, I've got the sunset theme on my email at the moment, but I expect I'll change it soon enough.

I guess the next step is to allow HTML emails to use different templates as well. I know that the Mail program that ships with OS X Leopard has a few email templates, but I really want them to be downloadable like other templates.

Maybe I should look into designing email themes and of course I need to see what software handles email themes, but it is better to start than not.

I'm amazed, speechless actually, when did India suddenly become a space nation? In the last few days the BBC has reported about India launching an unmanned probe that is going to go to the moon, put itself into orbit, then photograph the surface of the moon in detail never done before.

This is the sort of thing I usually expect to see NASA or the Russians doing, but instead it is India that is celebrating the successful launch of its rocket and probe.

Apparently the technology is all home-grown, developed by Indian scientists and technicians. Their moon probe, Chandrayaan-1, carries a bunch of instuments, some of them owned by India, and others owned by other nations, and once it's in orbit it will drop to 100km and stay in that orbit while it completes it's mission.

Part of the mission also includes shooting a dart into the moon to measure the kinds of materials found under the surface. Very exciting stuff, and good luck to India!

Webhosting these days seems more and more confusing every time you look at your options, prices don't seem to be the same, some are going up, others are throwing in even more website storage, unlimited bandwidth or domains, and if you want to know about any of it you need a great site that does the comparisons for you.

Rating the various webhosting deals is probably the best way of finding your next host, at least this way you can see what other customers have said about them and what their experiences were.

In the past I've had a reseller account that lets me become a webhost for a low monthly fee, and it's a great way to start your own webhosting business without having to invest in equipment, arrange broadband connections, employ staff etc.

The only thing you need to do is make sure you become a reseller of a reputable host who won't let you down and more importantly, won't let your customers down.

Getting started in reselling isn't easy, but check out this article I found
that explains all about reseller hosting.

They tell you what you get for your money, and the risks involved, as well as give a basic explanation of the types of control panels you should look out for from your host.

I thought this was interesting on Science Daily, a room designed to be the world's most relaxing room to calm even the most stressed out minds.

What they did is put some soft mats on the floor that you lie on with your head resting on a Lavendar scented pillow, while really gentle relaxing music plays in the background.

As you look up you see an artificial clear blue sky, but you'll be bathed in green light reminiscent of a forest glade.

It sounds weird, but at the same time kinda groovy, the designers are from the University of Hertfordshire who specialise in studying relaxation and the room is only a showcase to see what is possible, but it makes me wonder if we can duplicate this at home/

I would love to own an Infrared Sauna, mostly because I suffer from back and shoulder pain and I know these can make a big difference to easing pain, which would give most people an improved quality of life.

The infrared waves can reach upto 1 and a half inches into soft tissue so they're able to reach most aches and pains and using far infrared saunas looks so much more convenient than going to a specialist, just have it installed somewhere in your own house or out on the patio.

An infrared sauna can also help with weight loss since the body sweats and has to use up calories to do so. I love the idea of sitting in a sauna and relaxing, yet losing weight at the same time!

Check out this wonderful old swing machine that I've been using to make little things for around the house.

It's a Sigma, but basically the same as a Singer which is the more popular brand, and it works by using a foot pedal. Learning to the get the combination of right and left foot working properly is a challenge but the machine produces a wonderful straight line, and it use no power.

This sewing machine only has one foot for the needle so it can only do straight stitching, I'd love to get a foot for it that could also do zig zag stitching but I have no idea where to look.

Despite it's age, it works really well, a little bit of oil to lubricate it now and again, and then use those legs. Working at this machine for a couple of hours feels the same on my legs as going for a long bike ride and I'm sure it's helping tone my muscles.

Recently I've mentioned how much I love fashion and crafts, well I've started sewing again, just little things, but I so desperately needed a new pair of scissors for cutting fabric.

Up till now I've just been using the kitchen scissors but they're never long enough or heavy enough. I bought this pari for only a few Euros, and they're absolutely fantastic. They needed a bit of oil to lubricate them but they cut so much better.

The fabric I'm cutting ranges from lightweight cotton to really heavy denim and other scissors seem to get caught up on the threads and either stop cutting or rip the fabric which can be expensive if you're cutting to a pattern.

Maybe next year I'll upgrade to a professional set of scissors like seamstresses and fashion designers use.