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Blog Code Now Open Sourced 7 May 2013 | 05:56 pm
I have finally taken the source code to this blog and stuck it up on GitHub. It doesn't have much in the way of documentation yet, but feel free to poke around and see how I've implemented this blog....
If it ain't broken... 28 Jun 2012 | 02:52 pm
After a few months of running the new site I thought it's time to get posting again. To start with I thought I'd explain what thinking went into deciding to rebuild it. Origins I started blogging ba...
Complete list of Facebook Chat Emoticons 8 May 2012 | 01:22 pm
While playing with Facebook Chat I wondered if it supported emoticons. Turns out it does. But when I tried the >:-) emoticon (a 'devil') and saw it printed as boring text, I wondered, "what smilies do...
First post for the new site 4 May 2012 | 04:46 pm
This is the first post using my new custom built blogging engine, and the first post I've made in over three years! Stay tuned for more updates and details on the new system and what changes to expec...
Reading Challenge 26 Apr 2012 | 08:24 pm
I started work late last year for a company based in St Leonards. This means everyday I spend over an hour each direction in transit as I travel to and from home in Sutherland. This now affords me a v...
Music link fest 26 Apr 2012 | 08:24 pm
I love music and the internet has certainly fostered that love. No longer do I have to depend just on the radio, friendly recommendations and music-store-serendipity to find music I might like. With t...
Never gonna give you up 26 Apr 2012 | 08:24 pm
Just saw this awesome interview with Rick Astley on the LA Times where he comments on the "rickrolling" internet meme he is at the centre of. For those of you who aren't familiar with the concept of ...
TechWorld 26 Apr 2012 | 08:24 pm
Just thought I'd put out a gratuitous plug for TechWorld - a website we've just pushed live at work. For those who don't know I work for IDG Communications (think PC World or ComputerWorld - tech med...
The first 20 books 26 Apr 2012 | 08:24 pm
It's week 22 of 2008 and I'm well into my reading challenge. So far I am on track to hit 48 having completed 20 books so far. Finally, as promised a number of weeks ago, here is the list so far... De...
Unsafe Zebra Crossings 26 Apr 2012 | 08:24 pm
Ever noticed how the white road markings are really slippery when wet? I remember discovering how slippery they can get when riding my bike to school in the wet. I would always ride along the bike tr...
