Monthly Archives: August 2008

Another day another Blackberry

I’m a blackberry user – I make no apologies for it. I’m not a Crackberry Head and fairly frequently use the Phone Only setting or even turn it off completely but, as it stands, I am a blackberry user. I’m … Continue reading

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We’re all going on a …

really fucking long drive actually. The summer holiday is more or less upon us and this year the GGF and I are off across Europe in a big wobbly mess of countries that would make Indiana Jones blush with shame … Continue reading

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Choosing a CMS Part 3 – WordPress

WordPress (in this example WordPress >= 2.5) is now well known as the number 1 hosted and self installable blog platform in the world. Based on PHP and MySQL (a trend you’ll see continuing as we move through the other … Continue reading

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Lock down your PC

A quick one for all those who are wondering where they can get free security software for their PCs: 30+ Free Security, Encryption Firewall and Antivirus Apps for Windows My recomendations? Antivirus – AVG 8 (but disable the link scanner) … Continue reading

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Choosing a CMS – Part 2 – Requirements

Before I head into platform specific notes, there are a couple of things that should be cleared up in terms of requirements from a CMS. In it’s most basic form, and Online CMS should provide: The facility to manage pages … Continue reading

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I think I won the storage competition.

A certain Mr Baker and I had (some time ago) a bit of friendly competiton running to see who could amass the most disk storage. I think I just won as it’s not very often you see this much free … Continue reading

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Wii Game Reviews – Mariokart Wii

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Since getting a Wii back in December* I’ve we’ve built up a not too shabby catalogue of games and accessories which have reaffirmed my belief that I made the right choice of … Continue reading

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Choosing a CMS – Part 1

A simple enough topic for a post but one that has a fairly hefty scope and, as such, may well be split over a number of parts. CMS = Content Management System or a program that allows you to administer … Continue reading

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