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Feb/09

Copying Files & Rsync On Linux

Filed Under Linux at 5th February 2009 9:08 by

I ofund this article from IBM which says you can copy files and preserve their file permissions using the -p argument e.g cp -p log.txt / This is really handy when used with the recursive -r argument which will keep … Continue reading →

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Feb/09

bash: man: command not found

Filed Under Linux at 4th February 2009 19:39 by

Just a quick update to my experience with a VPS server. The Ubuntu install on CheapVPS is so stripped down it doesn’t even include one of the most basic commands: man. man display man pages which are Linux manuals for … Continue reading →

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Feb/09

George Foreman Easy Clean Grill 14066 Review

Filed Under Houseware, Review at 1st February 2009 0:01 by

I didn’t need a grill but the electric oven is not the best for grilling especially the layout of the shelf (that’s right one shelf). I saw the George Foreman Easy Clean Grill 14066 for less than £20 when it … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

Happy Chinese New Year

Filed Under Blog at 26th January 2009 11:46 by

It’s the year of the cow (Ox) which is my year.

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Jan/09

Dorgem Open Source Montion Capture Software

Filed Under Camera at 23rd January 2009 0:01 by

I found this light weight and free software called Dorgem. It’s not very easy to set up because of the GUI but with instructions on SimpleHelp.net on the article “How to use your PC and Webcam as a motion-detecting and … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

WordPress Built-In Media Library Non Relative Links

Filed Under WordPress at 22nd January 2009 0:01 by

I have encountered a problem with the way the built-in media manager inserts media into WordPress blogs. Normally when I upload and embed / link to photos or other media which are hosted on the same web server I use … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

Russell Hobbs 14165 Turbo Brush Head Cleaning Problem

Filed Under Houseware at 21st January 2009 0:01 by

An update to my experience of the Russell Hobbs 14165 which I had reviewed few months back. Now that I’ve had it for a while I thought I’d check the turbo head which has a rotating brush head. It’s great … Continue reading →

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Jan/09

Breville Coffee Machine Review

Filed Under Houseware, Review at 20th January 2009 0:01 by

We received this machine for Christmas and thought I’d give my view about it. The Breville had good features like washable filter, non-drip mechanism, auto shut off and timer. All sounds good for a simple coffee maker. My first experience … Continue reading →