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things i have learnt today

In no particular order: Although OmniGraffle 2.2 is very outdated, it makes short shrift of flow charts, especially when using Lucida Grande 9pt text and frequent use of…

Web 2.1 server-side blink tag demonstration

Web 2.1 server-side blink tag demonstration: http://cheese.blartwendo.com/web21-demo.html Now here’s something the mainstream fuss over AJAX has missed: real, tangible and downright useful code. No more silly browser intelligence:…

AIRTIGHT – PostcardViewer Download

AIRTIGHT – PostcardViewer Download: http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/postcardviewer/ I meant to mention this a while ago when I was looking at various galleries and it’s a great non-linear way of presenting…

ADSL2 speed estimator

DSL ZoneUK – Common terms: http://www.dslzoneuk.net/maxspeed.php If you’re on one of the majority of BT’s exchanges in the UK then by the 31st of March 2006 it ought…

Writers Block Live | Blog Archive | The HD Boycott Begins Now

Writers Block Live | Blog Archive | The HD Boycott Begins Now: http://writersblocklive.com/part-156 Well said that man, and what is interesting is that this isn’t from an uninformed…

Skycache – About

Skycache – About: http://skycache.pureftpd.org/project/skycache This is a very quick and easy caching solution – I’ve checked it in on top of my (hacked-about-a-lot) {Wordpress} install and it does…

Olympus OM mount lenses on a Canon EOS 350D

I’ve had my old OM10 and a selection of lenses (Zuiko 28mm, 50mm and 135mm; Sirius 500m; Vivitar 2x teleconvertor) gathering dust for far too long now: I’ve…

all time is relative, lunch time doubly so

The eldest is having her first sleepover, and an argument was in full swing that needed some intercession: R: Nicci, how many hours are there in a day…

Lightroom roundup

I’m sure it’s not possible to own a Mac, shoot in RAW format and not have heard of {Adobe}’s {Lightroom} software by now, and there’s no way I’m…

OS X 10.4.4 and Canon EOS 350D RAW files

As has already been noted, {OS X} 10.4.4 now supports non-US EOS 350D cameras: I’ve confirmed the European variant, and TK has commented that the Japanese model is…

revised ssh/ipf blocking on netbsd

Update 08jan06 @ 08:05: After sending this link to Hubert he came back with a change to get the sed lines inside the shell, so I’ve updated the…

fun with pop-before-smtp and ipf on netbsd

I’ve not bothered with POP before SMTP authentication before but since v1.38 the script can take an optional config file that allows it to watch different log files…

moderation backlog

My sincere apologies to both Kyle and Phil who left comments weeks ago that were pending approval: it seems as though the email that should have notified me…

Holiday vs Christmas

“Happy Holidays” Is Offensive by Bill Barnwell: http://www.lewrockwell.com/barnwell/barnwell53.html An amusing read and a dig at what happens when PC runs amok. What is more interesting is how dumb…

thermodynamics and four year olds

I was trying my best to answer the neighbours daughter as she came out with the longest stream of questions I’ve ever heard anyone have about an oil…