Haphazard rambling on topics I find interesting or I feel like venting to the world.
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Live on Joomla!
I have just migrated from my old static web site to this Joomla based site which features a nice content management system. I will continue to migrate further content from my old site over time.
MBP 99% okay
My rescue mission was mostly successful with the exception of the 2 and @ keys which silently fail to work as well as the keyboard back lighting no longer operating. I am working around this by cut and pasting the characters when I need them but I expect that the novelty value of that will [...]
MBP + Scotch = BAD
As I boogied in my chair, I accidently nudged my scotch glass and splashed a generous portion over the keyboard of my MacBook Pro. Uh oh! I shut my laptop down and turned it upside down to drain the fluid out. I got quite a bit out but liquid has a habit of sticking to [...]
Joomla adding pictures
I have started adding the pics back in so I can get at least the Astronomy content completed. Once that’s done I can migrate the site to production.
Joomla migration progressing OK
I have figured out most of the configuration requirements so I can now focus on getting content across. Still need to go back and add images as the site is very bare at present. Overall Joomla seems easy to use and now that I know how modules work, I can customise the layout further. With [...]
Joomla learning curve
I have been fiddling with Joomla for a few weeks and I am finally getting the hang of how it works. One big mistake I made was to install the sample content – repeat after me, do not install the sample content. Although it seemed like a good idea initially, it was not obvious how [...]
Tech’d Up
My refurbished Macbook Pro 15.4″ laptop arrived yesterday and I found a nice cycling backpack at a Katmandu sale today which will hold it very comfortably while I drag it around Japan.
XBOX360 DOA?
I can’t help but think that the new XBOX360 is going to be pretty much a dud right from the start. Despite a few slick titles on the XBOX, the most exciting use for that hardware was the hacked mediacentre that made it a very nice media server; despite Microsoft’s attempts to block the hacks. [...]
The demise of DVD hire
Given the rapidly decreasing cost of DVDs and the proliferation of DVD writers and new video on demand services, I see the rental industry grinding to a halt in the next 3-5 years. By then DVDs will most likely be starting to be replaced by much high density and more robust technology. Surely discs will [...]
$200m for security upgrades at Airports
Is it just me or is there something a little wrong about John Howard’s priorities to his citizens? We’ve just pledged $1b in aid to Indonesia following that terrible tsunami. One could be cynical and say a chunk of that was a calculated cost for better business relations, regardless, my taxes contributed to that generous [...]
