Archive for March, 2008
A collection of lessons learnt about web hosting
Putting this blog back on its feet after a spot of web hosting bother caused me to learnt a bit more about web hosting than I otherwise might have done. Here’s a selection and they are in no particular order: Store your passwords securely and where you can find them because you never know how [...]
Web Development
Restoration of service
Unfortunately, due to a spot of hosting trouble, this blog was offline for a few days while I was getting things sorted out. Along the way, I learned a few lessons about web hosting that I’ll share soon. In the meantime, I’ll continue to set in place the last few bits and pieces that made [...]
Site NewsA spot of WordPress 2.5 administration panel colouration
The final release of WordPress 2.5 isn’t out yet but that hasn’t stopped me playing around with it and spotting a bug or two. Along the way, I have taken the chance to create a plugin that takes the old Earthtones palate into the new world. To do this, I have taken the WordPress Classic [...]
Opera and table display
I have encountered something very strange with my hillwalking blog and I have to admit that am at something of a loss as to how to resolve it. Opera (version 9.x), it seems, is not displaying the date corresponding to the first post of a particular month. You can see the effect at the right for [...]
Web DevelopmentDownloading Ubuntu
I was wandering around looking for a preview of Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) and it took a bit of blundering before I landed on cdimage.ubuntu.com. There are ample ISO images and torrents available for anyone’s needs and I decided to keep the link somewhere handy for those who might need it.
LinuxHosting more than one WordPress blog on your website
An idea recently popped into my head for my hillwalking website: collecting a listing of bus services of use and interest to hillwalkers. Being rural, these services may not get the publicity that they deserve. In addition, they are generally subsidised so any increase in their patronage can only help maintain their survival. Currently, the [...]