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A blog post from the Android Phone. We are nearing completion. Just have to install Stainless Steel Wire Balustrading from All Things Stainless (incidentally they use Joomla and VirtueMart so nice to see a bit of open source being used in a nuts and bolts style of...
Google Android HTC Desire Phone
I'm posting this from an Android based phone. Very featureful. A little difficult for my big fingers to type with, but I'm getting better with practice. Battery life is about a day if you use the apps on the phone and keep the phone screen running. Overall I love...
What sort of Webhosting should I use? An Introduction to the Options.
You can’t have a website without a web host. It’s like having a house without having any land to build it on. Until you get that virtual real estate, all you have is a design and a plan. Before you go shopping for a web host, you should be aware that there are...
Youtube – Tutorials
Besides wasting copious amounts of time, which could be better spent communicating with your family. YouTube can also be a fantastic training resource. Tor example despite me being red/green colour blind I still occassionally want to edit images and the Open Source...
Turning off the smbclient mget prompt
Problem: Just tried to use mget to get all the files in a remote directory and it prompted me to accept each file with a y/n. This is because by default smbclient prompts to accept each file when using the mget command. smb: \> cd PDFs smb: \PDFs\> mget * Get file...
Using Google Maps to Roughly Determine Your Distance from the Local Telephone Exchange
ADSL performance is predicated on a number of factors. Of primary importance to the potential speed of ADSL is the distance of your house from your local Telephone Exchange. Using Google maps you can roughly calculate your distance from the exchange: You need to know...