Rebuilding databases. What joy!
Archive > September 2007
SSL Fun and Games
I’ve recently been embarking on another encryption spree in a couple of areas of my online existence. Let it be known for the record that I love encryption. The inherent privacy and security of a good tunnel or SSL connection is very reassuring.
As I recently had to rebuild my media server at home (aka the [...]
Why Apple have got it right with the iPhone
First a quick caveat, when I say “right” I mean right with the marketing in the US and the proposed marketing in the UK, the decision to keep the platform closed and their ties to specific carriers. Those of you who haven’t fallen asleep already or hit the comment box with a “Jobz Suckz” read [...]
Updating my Wordpress Feed to …
Updating my Wordpress Feed to exclude tweets … I hope Jeremy appreciates the effort
What’s Rob watching these days?
A good question even if I do ask it myself.
As I seem to be importing most of my TV from the states at the moment I am very much beholden to the whims of the US schedulers. People who, for no good reason that I can see, decide not to put anything good on over [...]
The many hats of Rob
As one makes one’s way through life you seem to pick up more and more responsibilities. Some fall by the way side (*cough* blogging*cough*) whilst others move from strength to strength.
You’ll hear people discussing their life in terms of hats … which is normally a load of shite as it’s not the hats that define [...]
Manliness Personified
According to J (and Popular Mechanics) there are 25 things I should know how to do to be a real man. Notable by their absence from this list are “rescuing a kitty from a tree”, “giving a woman 5 consecutive orgasms” and “opening really tight jars of stuff” but it’s not a bad start:
