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Every now and again I like to review things like pubs, games, hardware/software and websites.


Drupal and SEO: A comparison

04
Feb
2008

I've recently been noticing a trend in how other websites are handling Clean URLs and it isn't good! Most websites don't appear to have the same luxury we have with Drupal (a concrete URL Alias system provided by the Path module). Although the URL Aliases can sometimes be a bit of a burden on larger sites, as the table can easily enter the tens or evey hundreds of thousands of entries, it provides (if used correctly) a very effective 1:1 relationship.

My Sony Ericsson k850i

23
Oct
2007

London TransitionWell it arrived last week and so far I've been nothing but impressed - 10/10!

I've also fairly recently moved home and thus my old commute to Canon Street is no more! I now (if I walk) get to go past tourist attractions such as St Pauls, Blackfriars Bridge and down towards Waterloo (where the internationally famous London Eye stands tall). During this walk I took some photos with my 'old' k800i and was reasonably impressed with them (factoring in that it is primarily a phone). After getting my new k850i I decided to walk the route again and take some more shots - a like-for-like comparison!

New Blog: Beginners guide to photography

21
Jul
2007

Kate Harris Blog Logo SmallEver wanted to start taking good photo's? Ever wondered what the ISO setting, Exposure Time or that little symbol of a flower on your camera meant? This great new photography blog has just opened to help out new photographers with these kinds of questions. It is run by my Girlfriend who recently just got a Canon EOS 400D and wanted to learn how to use the camera.

Canon EOS 400D : Nikon E4600 : Sony Ericsson K800i

12
Jun
2007

Canon EOS 400D - Rose ThumbnailI bought my girlfriend a Canon EOS 400D a few months back and I'm impressed with every photo that comes out of it - but I recently wondered if that was just because I KNEW it was a good camera. How good is it really? I mean, my Sony Ericsson K800i has a FANTASTIC camera on it (considering its a phone) and the Nikon E4600 I have (and my girlfriend had before her 'upgrade') took great photo's considering its price and it was VERY rugged. How could I test this... So I took all 3 camera's out and took 2 sets of photo's with each camera. Guess who won?

Girlfriend + Camera = playing with fire!

07
May
2007

Canon EOS 400D

After my girlfriend started showing an interest in photography I decided to buy her a new camera as a surprise. I chose the Canon EOS 400D and she has had it for almost 3 weeks now and already she has come up with some STUNNING photo's.

Her first shots with it were wildlife and nature based…

Fantastic drupal site for Free Nokia N73 themes

05
Apr
2007

Need themes for Nokia N73? Download Nokia N73 Themes for free for your Nokia N73 handset.

I found this site while looking around the net. I am considering getting a Nokia N73 and I wanted to know what resources were out there. Then I found this site…

The Woodman

11
Feb
2007
The Woodman

This evening I went out to a pub called The Woodman in Ide Hill with my Uncle and his friend. Its been a while since I've been out to a nice pub and this one certainly is a nice pub!

You can see from the photo (click to enlarge) that the interior makes for a very warm and inviting environment. The staff are friendly and polite. There is a wide variety of drinks and the ale selection is, although limited to 3 pumps, good quality. They were serving Old Speckled Hen, Bombardier & Youngs Special.

EyeTV and Hauppauge Nova T-Stick

06
Feb
2007

Last night (well, technically this morning) I followed the advice in Nova T Stick Review where Tim de Ville left a comment hinting towards a piece of software called EyeTV for the Mac which would allow me to use my Digital Freeview USB Dongle under OSX.

All I can say is WOW!

YAFC as an FTP Client

02
Feb
2007

Firstly - YAFC? "What on earth is YAFC?" I hear you say. YAFC is a command line FTP tool which, unfortunately, only comes in source code which means you need to know how to compile it. Fortunately, compiling it is easy - it required very few dependencies and most of those I could install using yum on my linux box (Redhat Fedora).

1000 Damn good icons!

17
Jan
2007

I have a never ending quest to find good free stuff. Finding free stuff is easy - its the GOOD bit that stumps me…

Often I dont even mind paying for something if its quality, but obviously free is better!

Quality Icons are something I am always on the lookout for and I have been a member of Icon Buffet for a long time now — I'm a big fan of the free deliveries — and, although I've purchased a few packs (Oslo, Oslo Buzz and Soho), they are very expensive for a "bedroom programmer" such as myself.

About Alex Walters

01
Jan
2007

Alex Walters is a good friend of mine. Here is his description from his Cyrus website&hellip

WinTV Nova-T Stick Review

31
Dec
2006

Christmas is over and, as usual, I think of a really good present to ask for too late… But I don't mind if I give myself a late present ;-)

I used to use an old WinTV Theatre PCI Card but I watched so little telly that I decided to remove it and use the space for making the computer lighter. My new toy is USB (2.0). It means I can also use it on my Mac Book Pro (once I get it back from Apple - they're still repairing my broken hard disk!).

Mac Book Pro Hard Disk Failure

30
Dec
2006

A sad day for me… My prized Mac Book Pro just died only 6 weeks after arriving. I powered it up the day after boxing day to hear the lovely noise a Mac makes when you power it up… Followed by a rather unusual noise… A noise I've heard before… A noise that brought back memories of data loss… anger… and regret that I hadn't backed up…

Vivid Imagery UK | Phat Riff | Wild Heart

14
Dec
2006

A good friend, Jon Hockley (AKA Phat Riff) has recently released a new tune called Wild Heart under the label Vivid Imagery UK.

He also has a studio from where he works called Abbey Hill Studios. Take a look at his My Space site!

Site Launch: Teaching Expertise

30
Nov
2006

Teaching Expertise Logo

Electric Word Plc have just launched a fantastic new site. Teaching Expertise has aspirations to become a (if not THE) central hub for everything a teacher would need. It will have articles on topics such as SEN, Bullying and Assemblies, a jobs section, publications and plenty more…

Review: Logitech G15 & G7

21
Nov
2006

Well I got my new keyboard and mouse to replace the very poor Bluetooth MX5000 Laser combo I had before and I'm pleased to say that the first 30 minutes of using it have been an absolute pleasure!

Review: Logitech Cordless MX5000 Laser Sucks

19
Nov
2006

A few months ago I bought the Logitech MX5000 Laser bluetooth keyboard and mouse combo. Since the day I installed it I've had problems with it. Random issues like…

Really cool HTML Graph!

08
Oct
2006

Firstly - the URL... http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/

Next - the description. It scans your site and generates a kind of tree structure of a page. The easiest thing to do is try it yourself

RRD::Simple - an API for Round Robin Files

03
Oct
2006

After trying on and off for days to find an easy way to use RRD to keep an eye on server load (found in places like the top and uptime commands or in the /proc/loadavg file), I found this. Its fantastic!


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