Christmas
Is it too early?
Ok, so I know it’s only the 1st of December … but doesn’t the living room look so much nicer with a tree in it?!
Oli Trenouth
Where's Oli?
Just a quick post … I thought I’d better post something to prove I’m still alive. I’m currently in a run of back-to-back theatre performances, which started with “Fiddler on the Roof”, segued into “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, a passing visit to
Operating Systems
7 Days with Windows 7: Part 1
OK, jokes aside, I decided to take the plunge and upgrade to Microsoft Windows 7 this week. I was keen to see if it lived up to the hype, and wanted to see for myself whether this really was Windows “Vista Redux”. I was an early adopter of Windows Vista,
Tech Support Cheat Sheet
I found this while mindlessly browsing the web tonight. Made me laugh :o) – Perhaps I should email it to my family to save on phonecalls! Credit to xkcd
Adobe Lightroom
Sunset Photos: Porth Nanvern, Cornwall
I recently visited Cornwall, and had been given a tip to track down a little-known cove near Lands End called Porth Nanvern, in the Cot Valley. The beach is littered with large, polished rocks – and the bay faces West which makes it great for sunset photos. Unfortunately there wasn’t
Database
Arthemia Premium: Fix for Random Posts
If you’re using the Arthemia Premium WordPress theme, then you may have come across this problem: The “Random Posts / Video” footer you can choose to have at the bottom of some of your pages assumes that ALL of your posts have thumbnails available. The problem I have is that
Hardware
Setting Sail Across the C
I’m a Microsoft developer. There, I said it. I’ve grown up in a world of BASIC, from the early days of QuickBASIC through to VB.NET today. It’s a fantastic, easy going world to live in – particularly since .NET – as everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) is laid
Apple
iPhone 3.0 and Google Calendars (Updated)
Hello again. I’m back … and we’re back on the topic of calendars! UPDATE! – I’ve added a separate article looking at the far simpler sync options for iOS 4. If you’re still using iPhone OS 3.X, then read on – otherwise click here for the updated how-to.
Adobe Lightroom
Nikon D90: Harewood House
The weather was so wonderful yesterday that I finally got a chance to try out my new Nikon D90 camera in the full sun. For the last several years I’ve been using a Nikon D70 camera before I finally decided to upgrade last month. The camera was well worth
Apple
Video encoding strategy for all Apple devices
I’ve had an Apple TV for a number of years, along with an iPod Touch and now (finally!) and iPhone. Before I had any of those things I made a conscious decision to transfer all my CD’s to iTunes and change the way I manage and access my
Database
Wordpress: Moving to a New Server
Got a WordPress blog? Thinking of moving to a new server or host? I’ve recently moved from a basic hosting package to a VPS, and part of the move involved migrating this website (a WordPress-powered blog) with all it’s essentials intact. I’d not done this before so
VPS
Everything's changed, but stays the same.
Hi there! If you were quick enough to catch my last post, you’ll know that I’m in the progress of changing hosts and moving to a virtual private server (VPS) solution for my website. That change has (finally) taken place, and you’ll looking the new and improved