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Oct/08

Blog Maintenance

Filed Under Website, WordPress at 24th October 2008 21:25 by

I was doing some modifications to my WordPress site and noticed my theme needed some maintenance. My theme was based on an older theme from WordPress 2.0. There were some deprecated tags and Google Adsense advert needed replacing. I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

WordPress 2.6.3 Upgrade

Filed Under Website, WordPress at 24th October 2008 17:58 by

Just upgraded the WordPress engine to the latest release. I found this upgrade to be harder than other times because I am not on my main computer and nor am I on the local network where my server is located. … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

Tesco’s 15W Mini Spiral Mini Review

Filed Under Houseware, Review at 23rd October 2008 14:58 by

Overview I recently got a cheap lamp which was falling apart but it still worked. We needed one for the flat because the living room was on the North? side of the building and therefore didn’t get a lot of … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

ThinkPost Customer Service Follow Up

Filed Under Blog at 22nd October 2008 1:55 by

That’s right my email provider had sent me a follow up email to make sure everything was OK. Yes “support” and “follow up” are rarely used in the same sentence positively but another proof that I made the right choice … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

My New (Temp) Office

Filed Under Blog at 21st October 2008 14:09 by
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I have moved some (serious) hardware up to the new flat in hope of staying up here for a while and the only usable desk space I have is on the dinning table.

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Oct/08

WordPress Permalink Change Error

Filed Under Website, WordPress at 15th October 2008 12:46 by

Overview I was changing the permalinks in WordPress from the default and obscure post/page numbers to a more URL friendly style with the date and title of the post. Once I had changed the permalink settings it loaded the home … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

Microsoft Word Crashing Frequently

Filed Under Linux, Networking, Windows at 13th October 2008 2:39 by

I discovered a serious problem with Microsoft Word 2007 and potentially other Microsoft Office applications where if a networked printer is offline and is set as the default printer in Vista and XP would cause the following symptoms: Long opening … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

Disable Automatic Virus Scanning in Firefox 3

Filed Under Web Browser, Windows at 12th October 2008 14:11 by

I recently switched to Firefox 3 on the Windows platform. I thought it was annoying that it took forever to scan large files and was never too sure when it would be complete. To disable this type in the address … Continue reading →