At midnight our internet access provided by Alltele stopped working and about six minutes later the new service from Bygdsiljum First kicked in. It would have taken longer but I wanted to test the speed so I rebooted the router.

The service is also not getting delivered by Bygdsiljum First, but T3 (for data) and Skelleftea Kraft (for cable) - but I think you know what I mean. The service is called Bygdsiljum First powered by T3.

Read more: Now using Bygdsiljum First and speed test looks good

I started skiing when we moved to Sweden but I'm awful. I do try, but I'm awful. I think it has something to do with my age and teaching dogs new tricks. It doesn't work with me and I still won't go down the main slope at our local ski hill. But I will this year and I've got inspiration.

But I'm posting this because there isn't enough English publicity about the ski hill in our village and it deserves it. Also, because of that inspiration I've found.

Read more: Bygdsiljumsbacken doesn't get enough English publicity

Thanks to Google and their support of the Bygdsiljum First project, the little village where I live has been given a 500 user account on Google Apps.

This basically means that the village no longer needs to run an email server and keep that up to date, as well as the scripts needed for virus protection, the software that manages the email and everything else. It also means, if you have Bygdsiljum email address, that your email address now acts as a Google account, giving you access to loads and loads of services.

Read more: Bygdsiljum goes Google Apps

In 2008, we had an earthquake that measured 2.46 on the Richter magnitude scale and the one we just had, I'd say, was about the same.

I say 'just had', because it happened about 10 minutes ago. I couldn't post as I was watching the World Cup match between Brazil and North Korea and that was more interesting.

Read more: Another earthquake hits Northern Sweden

I've had my Google phone for about a month now and when it arrived, like with all new things, you tend to play with it a lot and eventually it just fits into the place and reason why you bought it. Not the Nexus One - I'm still playing and it's getting a battering.

To say I'm pleased with the phone would be an understatement and I'm not sure why exactly. Is it because it is manufactured by HTC, or is it the super fast processor or is it Android 2.1 - the latest operating system from Google?

Read more: A month with the Google Nexus One in Sweden

The Google car has visited Bygdsiljum and you can now drive down one road and to the top of the ski-hill, minus the snow.

You don´t actually get to see much in Bygdsiljum and Google has pretty much missed most, but it´s still pretty cool that you can have a little look. Maybe, in time they will come back.

Read more: The Google car in Bygdsiljum

I've come very close to getting myself an iPhone but I've never committed when it came to committing and I put that down to my relationship with Apple. You see, it costs a lot less to buy an Apple in England than it does in Sweden.

Read more: Google enter the phone market, just not yet in Sweden

Just visited a Google employee blog and read in the comments that there was a countdown on the homepage, if you click on the I'm feeling Lucky tab without entering a search query. So I had to have a look but it doesn't work at Google Sweden only Google UK or from what I can see, English speaking Google sites.

Read more: Google feeling lucky, counting down to New Years Eve