Now here’s an example of extremely bad software design. At work, one of my jobs is to administer the web server that hosts our public website. Most of the work I do by connecting to the server using “Remote Desktop” - a tool from Microsoft that allows me to open a windows session on the […]
When our web server fails to deliver an email, it bounces a copy of the message to me. These message failures get filed away in a quiet little corner and I look over them from time to time, to watch for any problems with the mail service. There was one message today, nothing alarming, just […]
This morning, as I lay dozing listening to the early morning radio, I slipped away into sleep and began to dream. In my dream I got up out of bed and began getting ready for the day ahead. On the radio, they were giving out the latest weather forecast - sunshine, across the country. […]
My parents gave me an ipod nano for my birthday. It is an adorable little device. Those people at Apple certainly know how to make some beautiful, user-friendly gubbins. I’ve loaded it with assorted tunes from my record collection and make great use the “shuffle” mode to play a constant random selection of glorious music. […]
Ok, I’ve just enabled the Akismet plugin that comes with the latest version of Wordpress. Apparently, this plugin will check each incoming comment to see if it looks like spam and, if so, stick it in a spam queue. The spam queue is separate from the normal moderation queue that holds comments from new visitors […]
I’ve just upgraded the wordpress installation powering this blog from version 1.5 to the latest version. It was a relatively painless upgrade as the instructions supplied by wordpress are clear and complete.
My next task is to see what I can do about all the bloody spam comments I’ve been getting lately. I’m averaging about […]
I spent a very pleasant day yesterday trekking over Pen-y-ghent. For those who don’t know, Pen-y-ghent is one of the three highest peaks in the Yorkshire Dales. I say one of the three highest because the three together (Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough) form the famous “Three Peaks Walk” - a 26 mile trek that takes […]